 The population of Hamilton Mountain at the time was 20,000 but some felt the numbers were actually larger because many tenants were not listed on voters' lists.On June 1, 1949 the city of Hamilton issued 61 building permits on East Twenty-Seventh and East Twenty-Eighth Streets between Queensdale and Fennell Avenues.At the time it was the largest number of building permits issued at one time in the city by the City's building department and was described as "the biggest unsubsidized housing scheme in Canada.