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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 SweetheartsThe Builders, the Mob and the Men |
Toronto was Boomtown in the 1960s. The city was growing quickly, gobbling up farmland for suburbs, pushing through expressways, knocking down neighbourhoods to make way for high-rise apartments. … | Catherine Wismer | 272 | 2014 | View |
 Thirty Years’ WarThe Failed Public/Private Partnership that Spurred the Creation of the Toronto Transit Commission, 1891-1921 |
Between 1891 and 1921, the Toronto Railway Company operated Toronto’s streetcars under a franchise granted by the City. The arrangement brought the City a modern electric streetcar system, … | C. Ian Kyer | 257 | 2015 | View |
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From ForewardFrom: Sweethearts |
Explains the process that led to the mafia finding a way into the housing industry. Also points to the fact that the book is an ethnic history where Jews and Italians sought to break the … | Catherine Wismer | 7 | 2014 | $0.70 Add |
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From IntroductionFrom: Thirty Years' War |
Background to the legal battles between the City of Toronto and its transit provider in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. | C. Ian Kyer | 13 | 2015 | $1.30 Add |
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From Laying the Groundwork for Conflict, 1891–92From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of the end of the franchise of the Toronto Street Railway Company and the need to replace it. | C. Ian Kyer | 16 | 2015 | $1.60 Add |
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From The Harbord Class of ’33From: Sweethearts |
Looks at the Harbord Class of 1933, comprised of Jews, and the discrimmination they faced from Hitler supporters | Catherine Wismer | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
Bubsey, Squeaky, Little Woody and the WeaselFrom: Sweethearts |
1930-1949. Looks at the life of a Italian in Toronto during this time period who was involved with illegal activity. Introduced to the Zanini family | Catherine Wismer | 12 | 2014 | $1.20 Add |
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From Seeking the Upper Hand, 1892–93From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of political activities surrounding the enactment of the legislation to incorporate the Toronto Railway Company. | C. Ian Kyer | 16 | 2015 | $1.60 Add |
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From Beyond a Bowl of Spaghetti:Lansky and Luciano From: Sweethearts |
1920-1949. Looks at Luciano and Lanskey who made their fortune during prohibition and how their operation entered toronto | Catherine Wismer | 13 | 2014 | $1.30 Add |
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From Ice, Snow, and a Temporary Thaw, 1893–99From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of legal actions commenced by two individuals over operational issues in the early years of the Toronto Railway Company. | C. Ian Kyer | 16 | 2015 | $1.60 Add |
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From Crowded Streetcars, 1899–1903From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of operational disputes between the City and the Toronto Railway Company, specifically in relation to the issue of overcrowding of streetcars. | C. Ian Kyer | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add |
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From The New BuildersFrom: Sweethearts |
1950-1960. looks at the housing boom that occurred after the war due to the population swell. The decision to start building high rises | Catherine Wismer | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |
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From DippersFrom: Sweethearts |
1950-1960. Italian Immigration to Canada in the early 1950s their need to find work and finding jubs in construction. Explores the creation of unions for housing workers | Catherine Wismer | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
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From Uncrowded Suburbs, 1904–07From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of a case appealed to the Privy Council dealing with certain operational issues, including which of the City or the Toronto Railway Company had the power to decide about establishing new … | C. Ian Kyer | 23 | 2015 | $2.30 Add |
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From A New Battleground, 1907–11From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of the creation of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board and its role in the disputes between the City and the Toronto Railway Company over expansion of transit services. | C. Ian Kyer | 18 | 2015 | $1.80 Add |
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From The Mob and Its MoneyFrom: Sweethearts |
1950-1960. Looks at the mob’s expansion into legitimate business focusing on housing development. Corruption is explored | Catherine Wismer | 17 | 2014 | $1.70 Add |
