The Heart of Toronto - Corporate Power, Civic Activism, and the Remaking of Downtown Yonge Street (Hardcover)

From the 1950s to the 1970s, downtown North America was reconfigured for the suburban age. The Heart of Toronto follows one example of efforts to address the problems and possibilities of city centres: downtown Yonge Street. Attempts to keep pace with, or even lead, urban change included the street’s conversion into a car-free public space, a clean-up campaign targeting the sex industry, and the construction of North America’s largest urban shopping mall. Linking these projects to postwar decentralization, economic restructuring, and cultural transformation, Daniel Ross reveals the politics and power dynamics involved in reinventing the heart of Toronto.

General

Imprint:	University of British Columbia Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	April 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Daniel Ross
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-7748-6700-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Landscape art & architecture > City & town planning - architectural aspects Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > History > General
LSN:	0-7748-6700-0
Barcode:	9780774867009

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