"People took pride in their homes and our parents kept them clean and spotless." These houses were inhabited by conscientious hard-working people but the Depression of the 1930s and the impact of two World Wars took their toll. The well-kept facades adorned with flower boxes , lace-curtained windows and many manicured yards disguised what lay behind. Lack of money meant that roofs and stucco could not be maintained. Even the houses in good repair were slated for demolition to make way for Regent Park.