Main entry:

Li, Na (Researcher on public history), author.

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
©2015

Description:

xv 122 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-114) and index.
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.
Text in English.

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.-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781442648173 (bound)
1442648171
9781442616219 (paperback)
1442616210

Subject:

Ethnic neighborhoods Ontario Toronto History.
Immigrants Ontario Toronto History.
Collective memory Ontario Toronto.
Public history Ontario Toronto.
Quartiers ethniques Ontario Toronto Histoire.
Immigrants Ontario Toronto Histoire.
Mémoire collective Ontario Toronto.
Histoire appliquée Ontario Toronto.
Collective memory
Ethnic neighborhoods
Immigrants
Public history
Stadtviertel
Stadtplanung
Denkmalpflege
Kollektives Gedächtnis
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.) History.
Kensington Market (Toronto, Ont.) Histoire.
Ontario Toronto Kensington Market
Ontario Toronto
Toronto

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 290216
Call No.: BIB 233066
Status: Available