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Dr. Clarke's Clinic

Dr. Clarke’s Clinic

From: The Ward

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Drawing Conclusions

Drawing Conclusions

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Dream States
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Dream States

Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias

Is the ‘smart city’ the utopia we’ve been waiting for? The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early 2010s, … 290 View
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Economies of Agglomeration
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Economies of Agglomeration

Section 1: The Economist’s City

From: Cities Matter

Chapter 1 examines the theory of economic agglomeration, topics discussed include “economies of scale,” types of economies of agglomeration (Shared pool of labour, Input sharing, … 10 $1.00 Add
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Electricity and Sex
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Electricity and Sex

From: Vancouver Vice

This chapter provides a history of the West End, with a focus on the importance of electricity and sex in the neighbourhood’s development. 10 $1.00 Add
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Elizabeth Street

Elizabeth Street

What the City Directories Reveal

From: The Ward

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Elsie's Story

Elsie’s Story

From: The Ward

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End of an Era

End of an Era

From: Sweethearts

1970s examines the slow down of growth due to regulations that had been put into place and the choice of some companys to team up with US companies where there was still a boom happening 8 $0.80 Add
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Engineering the City
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Engineering the City

The Technology of Cities

From: Dream States

The Technology of Cities: Part 2 explores the physical building and engineering of cities. Topics discussed include construction, city-building technology, building blocks, hygiene, bridges, … 9 $0.90 Add
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Epilogue

Epilogue

Lessons Learned

From: Thirty Years' War

Illustration of how the issues arising in the accounts of the transit dispute could be applied in a modern context. 11 $1.10 Add
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Epilogue

Epilogue

From: Sweethearts

A brief accounting of what happened to the key players in these chapters after the 1970s 5 $0.50 Add
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Epilogue
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Epilogue

From: Vancouver Vice

The epilogue considers the subsequent history of the West End, from the AIDS epidemic to the dramatic transformation of the built neighborhood. 5 $0.50 Add
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'Fashionable Jamaican Wedding'

‘Fashionable Jamaican Wedding’

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Finishing with the Old Regime, 1921–24

Finishing with the Old Regime, 1921–24

From: Thirty Years' War

Account of the arbitration relating to the 1921 takeover of the Toronto Railway Company’s transit operations. 13 $1.30 Add
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'Fool's Paradise'

‘Fool’s Paradise’

Hastings' Anti-Slum Crusade

From: The Ward

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Foreward

Foreward

From: 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 … 7 $0.70 Add