ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛtlɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈeɪlz, hˌuː mˈuːvd tə ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ænd sˈɛɾəld ˌɔn ɐn ˈɛɹiə bˈoːɹdɚd baɪ wˈeɪlz stɹˈiːt, kˈɪŋsweɪ ænd ˈiːst fˈoːɹɾi fˈɪfθ ˈævənˌuː.
The first settler in the area was George Wales, who moved to the area in 1878 and settled on an area bordered by Wales Street, Kingsway and East 45th Avenue.