Book ID: CBB544892126

Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto: A Visual Analysis of Change (2022)

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Doucet, Brian (Author)
Doucet, Michael J. (Author)


University of Toronto Press


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 320
Language: English

When looking at old pictures of Toronto, it is clear that the city’s urban, economic, and social geography has changed dramatically over the generations. Historic photos of Toronto’s streetcar network offer a unique opportunity to examine how the city has been transformed from a provincial, industrial city into one of North America’s largest and most diverse regions.Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto studies the city’s urban transformations through an analysis of photographs taken by streetcar enthusiasts, beginning in the 1960s. These photographers did not intend to record the urban form, function, or social geographies of Toronto; they were "accidental archivists" whose main goal was to photograph the streetcars themselves. But today, their images render visible the ordinary, day-to-day life in the city in a way that no others did. These historic photographs show a Toronto before gentrification, globalization, and deindustrialization. Each image has been re-photographed to provide fresh insights into a city that is in a constant state of flux.With gorgeous illustrations, this unique book offers an understanding of how Toronto has changed, and the reasons behind these urban shifts. The visual exploration of historic and contemporary images from different parts of the city helps to explain how the major forces shaping the city affect its form, functions, neighbourhoods, and public spaces.

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Authors & Contributors
Errázuriz, Tomás
Chadarevian, Soraya de
Dennis, Richard
Engelmann, Lukas
Gross, Alan G.
Harmon, Joseph E.
Journals
Historia
Icon: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Public Understanding of Science
San Jose Studies
Publishers
Georgia Institute of Technology
Cambridge University Press
Duke University Press
McGill-Queen's University Press
Routledge
University of Chicago Press
Concepts
Urban history
Transportation
Photographs
Mobility
Visual representation; visual communication
Technology and society
People
Crick, Francis
Watson, James Dewey
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
21st century
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
Toronto (Ontario)
Canada
Chile
Europe
London (England)
California (U.S.)
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