In the late 1960s, partially in conjunction with the planned Spadina Expressway, the city designated the area a slum and planned to demolish and redevelop a large part of it with tall tower blocks as they did with St. James Town. This resulted in the demolition of most of the houses on one block at the Northeast corner of the neighbourhood, and led residents to organize in opposition, forming the Sussex-Ulster Residents' Association. They were successful. Smaller towers were built along Spadina and the rest was given to the University of Toronto to create playing fields and outdoor recreation for their students and the local community.http://provart.website.snafu.de/UofT/Brief_History_of_Robert_Street_Field_r9.pdf It is currently being redeveloped by the University to serve as an expanded sports field and a public park.https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2018/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-118899.pdf
