Farewell Oak Street_
This documentary presents a before-and-after picture of people in a large-scale public housing project in Toronto. Due to a housing shortage, they were forced to live in squalid, dingy flats and ramshackle dwellings on a crowded street in Regent Park North; now they have access to new, modern housing developments designed to offer them privacy, light and space.
Starring
Roxanna Bond, Bonnie Brooks, Gerald Campbell
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Farewell Oak Street was released 73 years ago in 1953.
Overview
This documentary presents a before-and-after picture of people in a large-scale public housing project in Toronto. Due to a housing shortage, they were force...
Farewell Oak Street is a Documentary film with a runtime of 0h 17m.
CAST (11)
RB
Roxanna Bond
BB
Bonnie Brooks
GC
Gerald Campbell
EC
Eric Clavering
AH
Andy Halmay
Welfare Man
CL
Cosie Lee
EM
Edgar Marshall
DM
Douglas Masters
JM
Jim McRae
Kate Reid
Welfare Woman
Lorne Greene
Narrator
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What is Farewell Oak Street about?
This documentary presents a before-and-after picture of people in a large-scale public housing project in Toronto. Due to a housing shortage, they were forced to live in squalid, dingy flats and ramshackle dwellings on a crowded street in Regent Park North; now they have access to new, modern housing developments designed to offer them privacy, light and space.
How long is Farewell Oak Street?
Farewell Oak Street has a runtime of 17 minutes (0h 17m).
Who stars in Farewell Oak Street?
The cast of Farewell Oak Street includes Roxanna Bond, Bonnie Brooks, Gerald Campbell, Eric Clavering, Andy Halmay.
GENRES (1)
Documentary