Education is power, and keeping stories alive is essential. In celebration of Black History Month we wanted to highlight the history of our beloved Corktown neighborhood through our "Did You Know" series, beginning with Thornton Blackburn who owned the first taxicab in Upper Canada. He called his one-horse drawn carriage "The City" and painted it red and yellow – the colours were eventually adopted by the City of Toronto's transit system. Thornton Blackburn and his wife Lucy were enslaved African Americans who escaped and made their way to way to Upper Canada in 1834 and lived at 54 Eastern Ave at the corner of Sackville Street for over 50 years, steps away from where Gusto 501 resides today. #blackhistorymonth #didyouknow #gusto501 #gusto #corktown #corktownto #toronto #torontofood #tofood #torontorestaurants #torontoeats #tofoodies #tastetoronto