Urban
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  NEW! Bars and BathhousesFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter concentrates on Faces, an early West End gay club, and Wayne Harris, a club member who later became the focus of a major vice squad investigation. | Aaron Chapman | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
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From  Before The WardMacaulaytown From: The Ward |
Stephen A. Otto | 4 | 2015 | $0.40 Add | |
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From Before YorkvilleFrom: The Ward |
John Lorinc | 4 | 2015 | $0.40 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  Bomb ScareFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Holly Martelle | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add | |
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From  NEW! Boomtown |
This chapter examines Toronto’s explosive postwar transformation from the late 1940s through the mid-1960s, when a million new residents reshaped the city. The narrative traces the housing … | Gilberto Fernandes | 12 | 2026 | $1.20 Add |
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From Boomtown TorontoFrom: Sweethearts |
1960s looks at appartment developers and the boom in high rise appartments in Toronto, which renewed commericial and downtown development | Catherine Wismer | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From 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 NEW! Call Girls and BoysFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter explores the history of the sex trade in the West End,from the 1930s to 1975. | Aaron Chapman | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! “Can You Hear Me?” |
This chapter examines construction worker safety in Toronto during the mid-1960s. The narrative follows Local 183 leader Gerry Gallagher as he battled dangerous subway tunnelling conditions, … | Gilberto Fernandes | 18 | 2026 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! Canada’s New Carscape: Town and Country RemadeFrom: Car Nation Canada |
In this chapter, Anastakis describes the impact of autos and Canadian transport networks, building new highways and road systems. He examines how urban development patterns modified to … | Dimitry Anastakis | 14 | 2026 | $1.40 Add |
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From Cape and TradeFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Ellen Scheinberg | 3 | 2018 | $0.30 Add | |
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From Ceramics as Nineteenth-Century Social MediaFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Holly Martelle | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add | |
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From Chief Justice Robinson’s PlanFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Guylaine Pétrin | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add | |
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From Chinese CafésSurvival and Danger From: The Ward |
Ellen & Yee Scheinberg | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From  NEW! Cities and Nation-StatesSection 2: Jacobs’ Urban Economics From: Cities Matter |
Chapter 6 explores the political and economic environments cities have to compete within their larger political structures, such as nation-states, federations, or confederations. It explores … | Charles-Albert Ramsay | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
