From CityNews:
Five families, the Vellone’s, the Decaria’s. the Rizzuto’s, the Dadetta’s and the Soldano’s, all emigrated from Southern Italy to the Palmerston community in the early 1960s. They ended up living next to each other in the laneway that will be named after them. Together, they created a garden that they used to can peppers and tomatoes and continued the tradition for 45 years.
Via dei Giardini translates to “Way of the gardens” and the lane between Euclid Avenue and Palmerston Boulevard will now be known as Via Dei Giardini Lane.