The Ward (eBook, ePUB)

The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood
Redaktion: Lorinc, John; Taylor, Tatum; Scheinberg, Ellen; McClelland, Michael

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From the 1870s to the 1950s, waves of immigrants to Toronto - Irish, Jewish, Chinese and Italian, among others - landed in 'The Ward' in the centre of downtown. Deemed a slum, the area was crammed with derelict housing and 'ethnic' businesses; it was razed in the 1950s to make way for a grand civic plaza and modern city hall. Archival photos and contributions from a wide variety of voices finally tell the story of this complex neighbourhood and the lessons it offers about immigration and poverty in big cities. Contributors include historians, politicians, architects and descendents of Ward residents on subjects such as playgrounds, tuberculosis, bootlegging and Chinese laundries.

With essays by Howard Akler, Denise Balkissoon, Steve Bulger, Jim Burant, Arlene Chan, Alina Chatterjee, Cathy Crowe, Richard Dennis, Ruth Frager, Richard Harris, Gaetan Heroux, Edward Keenan, Bruce Kidd, Mark Kingwell, Jack Lipinsky, John Lorinc, Shawn Micallef, Howard Moscoe, Laurie Monsebraaten, Terry Murray, Ratna Omidvar, Stephen Otto, Vincenzo Pietropaolo, Michael Posner, Michael Redhill, Victor Russell, Ellen Scheinberg, Sandra Shaul, Myer Siemiatycki, Mariana Valverde, Thelma Wheatley, Kristyn Wong-Tam and Paul Yee, among others.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Coach House Books
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781770564190
• Artikelnr.: 43074035

Autorenporträt

John Lorinc is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to Toronto Life, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Saturday Night, Report on Business, and Quill & Quire, among other publications. He has written extensively on amalgamation, education, sprawl, and other city issues. He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards for his coverage of urban affairs. His first book, Opportunity Knocks: The Truth About Canada's Franchise Industry (1995), was shortlisted for the National Business Book Award. He lives in Toronto. Michael McClelland, OAA, FRAIC, is a registered architect with over twenty years of experience. He is actively involved in the promotion of Canada’s architectural heritage and is a founding member of the Canadian Association of Professional Heritage Consultants (CAPHC). Prior to establishing E.R.A. Architects with Edwin Rowse in 1990, McClelland worked for the Toronto Historical Board. He is the recipient of a certificate of recognition from the Ontario Association of Architects and the Toronto Society of Architects for his outstanding contributions to architecture and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. Ellen Scheinberg is a historian, writer and the president of Heritage Professionals, which specializes in archival, museum and information management initiatives. She lives in Toronto. Tatum Taylor is a writer and heritage specialist at ERA Architects. She holds a master's degree in historic preservation from Columbia University, where she worked on the editorial team for the Future Anterior Journal. She is actively involved with ICOMOS Canada and the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario's Executive Committee. Her interests include the interpretation of under-documented community histories and the connections between place, memory and language.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents & Contributors Introduction
John Lorinc Searching for the Old Ward
Shawn Micallef No Place Like Home
Howard Akler Before the Ward: Macaulaytown - Stephen A. Otto My Grandmother the Bootlegger - Howard Moscoe Against All Odds: The Chinese Laundry
Arlene Chan V-J Day
Arlene Chan Merle Foster
s Studio: `A Spot Of Enchantment
- Terry Murray Missionary Work: The Fight for Jewish Souls
Ellen Scheinberg King of the Ward
Myer Siemiatycki Where the Rich Went for Vice
Michael Redhill A Fresh Start: Black Toronto in the 19th Century
Karolyn Smardz Frost Policing the Lord
s Day
Mariana Valverde `The Maniac Chinaman
- Edward Keenan Elsie
s Story
Patte Rosebank Lawren Harris
s Ward Period - Jim Burant `Fool
s Paradise
: Hastings
Anti-Slum Crusade
John Lorinc Strange Brew: The Underground Economy of Blind Pigs
Ellen Scheinberg The Italian Consulate
Andrea Addario Excerpt: The Italians in Toronto
Emily P. Weaver Arthur Goss: Documenting Hardship
Stephen Bulger Fresh Air: The Fight Against TB
Cathy Crowe The Stone Yard
Gaetan Heroux William James: Torontös First Photojournalist
Vincenzo Pietropaolo The Avenue Not Taken
Michael McClelland Timothy Eaton
s Stern Fortifications
Michael Valpy Settling In: Central Neighbourhood House
Ratna Omidvar and Ranjit Bhaskar Torontös Girl with the Curls
Ellen Scheinberg Chinese Cafés: Survival and Danger
Ellen Scheinberg and Paul Yee Defiance and Divisions: The Great Eaton
s Strike
Ruth A. Frager Elizabeth Street: What the City Directories Reveal
Denise Balkissoon Growing Up on Walton Street
Cynthia MacDougall Revitalizing George Street: The Ward
s Lessons
Alina Chatterjee and Derek Ballantyne Taking Care of Business in the Ward
Ellen Scheinberg 'A Magnificent Dome': The Great University Avenue Synagogue
Jack Lipinsky Reading the Ward: The Inevitability of Loss
Kim Storey and James Brown Torontös First Little Italy
John Lorinc The Elizabeth Street Playground, Revisited
Bruce Kidd Divided Loyalties
Sandra Shaul Crowded by Any Measure
John Lorinc A Peddler and His Cart: The Ward
s Rag Trade
Deena Nathanson Torontös Original Tenement: Wineberg Apartments
Richard Dennis An Untimely Death
Brian Banks Paper Pushers
Ellen Scheinberg The BMR
s Wake-Up Call
Laurie Monsebraaten Excerpt: Report of the Medical Health Officer ...
Charles J. Hastings Dr. Clarke's Clinic
Thelma Wheatley Slum-Free: The Suburban Ideal
Richard Harris The Glionna Clan and Torontös First Little Italy
John E. Zucchi 'The Hipp
Michael Posner Before Yorkville
John Lorinc Public Baths: Schvitzing on Centre Avenue
Ellen Scheinberg Sex Work and the Ward
s Bachelor Society
Elise Chenier The Health Advocates: McKeown on Hastings
John Lorinc Remembering Torontös First Chinatown
Kristyn Wong-Tam Tabula Rasa
Mark Kingwell Unrealized Renewal
J. David Hulchanski A Short History of the `Civic Square
Expropriation
John Lorinc Storytelling is Part of the Story
Tatum Taylor How We Think About What (Little) Survives
Patrick Cummins Institutional Memory
Scott James & Victor Russell Alternative Histories
Michael McClelland