Toronto
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 NEW! Dream StatesSmart 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, … | John Lorinc | 290 | 2022 | View |
 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 |
 The WardThe Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood |
- | Michael ed. McClelland | 321 | 2015 | View |
 The Ward UncoveredThe Archaeology of Everyday Life |
In early 2015, a team of archaeologists began digging test trenches on a non-descript parking lot next to Toronto City Hall — a site designated to become a major new court house. What they … | Holly Martelle; John Lorinc; Michael McClelland; Tatum Taylor | 305 | 2018 | 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 IntroductionFrom: The Ward |
- | John Lorinc | 13 | 2015 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! IntroductionFrom: Dream States |
The introduction looks towards the future of the post-pandemic city. | John Lorinc | 13 | 2022 | $1.30 Add |
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From Introduction: The Object is the SubjectFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
- | John Lorinc | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! ConnectionsThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 1 explores how urban development intersects and is shaped by the larger political, social, and technological advancements happening around it. Topics discussed … | John Lorinc | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 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 Parking Lot 11From: The Ward Uncovered |
- | John Lorinc | 5 | 2018 | $0.50 Add |
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From Searching For The Old WardFrom: The Ward |
- | Shawn Micallef | 3 | 2015 | $0.30 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 |
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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 |
