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Kensington Market : collective memory, public history, and Toronto's urban landscape, Na Li

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Since the beginning of the twentieth century, Toronto's Kensington Market neighbourhood has been home to a multicultural mosaic of immigrant communities: Jewish, Portuguese, Chinese, South Asian, Caribbean, and many others. Despite repeated transformations, the neighbourhood has never lost its vibrant, close-knit character. In Kensington Market, urban planner and public historian Na Li explores both the Market's dynamic history and the ways in which planners can access the intangible collective memory that helps define neighbourhoods like it around the world. Through examinations of memorable Kensington landmarks such as the Kiev Synagogue, Hyman's Bookstore, and United Bakers Dairy Restaurant, Li traces the connections between the Market's built environment and the experiences of its inhabitants, providing a sterling example of how to map the intangible value of this national landmark. Li's book will be a must-read for those fascinated with this iconic Toronto neighbourhood, as well as anyone with an interest in the role heritage and collective memory can play in urban planning.--
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eng
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Extent
xv 122 pages
Contents
  • Memory and history : urban streetscapes as public history
  • Kensington Market an urban neighbourhood, a cultural metaphor
  • Collective memory and Kensington Market
  • From sites of memory to memoryscape : wisdom sits in place
  • A sense of time and a sense of place : the past is not a foreign country
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9781442616219
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Kensington Market : collective memory, public history, and Toronto's urban landscape
Title
Kensington Market
Title remainder
collective memory, public history, and Toronto's urban landscape
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Na Li
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Since the beginning of the twentieth century, Toronto's Kensington Market neighbourhood has been home to a multicultural mosaic of immigrant communities: Jewish, Portuguese, Chinese, South Asian, Caribbean, and many others. Despite repeated transformations, the neighbourhood has never lost its vibrant, close-knit character. In Kensington Market, urban planner and public historian Na Li explores both the Market's dynamic history and the ways in which planners can access the intangible collective memory that helps define neighbourhoods like it around the world. Through examinations of memorable Kensington landmarks such as the Kiev Synagogue, Hyman's Bookstore, and United Bakers Dairy Restaurant, Li traces the connections between the Market's built environment and the experiences of its inhabitants, providing a sterling example of how to map the intangible value of this national landmark. Li's book will be a must-read for those fascinated with this iconic Toronto neighbourhood, as well as anyone with an interest in the role heritage and collective memory can play in urban planning.--
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1977-
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Li, Na
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  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Language note
Text in English
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Ethnic neighborhoods
  • Immigrants
  • Collective memory
  • Public history
  • Toronto (Ont.)
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Kensington Market : collective memory, public history, and Toronto's urban landscape, Na Li
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-114) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Memory and history : urban streetscapes as public history -- Kensington Market an urban neighbourhood, a cultural metaphor -- Collective memory and Kensington Market -- From sites of memory to memoryscape : wisdom sits in place -- A sense of time and a sense of place : the past is not a foreign country
Control code
ocn905385110
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xv 122 pages
Isbn
9781442616219
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)905385110
Label
Kensington Market : collective memory, public history, and Toronto's urban landscape, Na Li
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-114) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Memory and history : urban streetscapes as public history -- Kensington Market an urban neighbourhood, a cultural metaphor -- Collective memory and Kensington Market -- From sites of memory to memoryscape : wisdom sits in place -- A sense of time and a sense of place : the past is not a foreign country
Control code
ocn905385110
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xv 122 pages
Isbn
9781442616219
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, map
System control number
(OCoLC)905385110

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