{"product_id":"9781770564190","title":"The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of the growth and destruction of Toronto’s first 'priority neighbourhood.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the 1840s until the Second World War, waves of newcomers who migrated to Toronto - Irish, Jewish, Italian, African American and Chinese, among others - landed in 'The Ward.' Crammed with rundown housing and immigrant-owned businesses, this area, bordered by College and Queen, University and Yonge streets, was home to bootleggers, Chinese bachelors, workers from the nearby Eaton's garment factories and hard-working peddlers. But the City considered it a slum, and bulldozed the area in the late 1950s to make way for a new civic square.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ward\u003c\/em\u003e finally tells the diverse stories of this extraordinary and resilient neighbourhood through archival photos and contributions from a wide array of voices, including historians, politicians, architects, storytellers, journalists and descendants of Ward residents. Their perspectives on playgrounds, tuberculosis, sex workers, newsies and even bathing bring The Ward to life and, in the process, raise important questions about how contemporary cities handle immigration, poverty and the geography of difference.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u0026amp;Contributors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/em\u003e- John Lorinc\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSearching for the Old Ward \u003c\/em\u003e- Shawn Micallef \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo Place Like Home\u003c\/em\u003e - Howard Akler\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBefore the Ward: Macauleytown\u003c\/em\u003e - Stephen A. Otto \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Grandmother the Bootlegger \u003c\/em\u003e- Howard Moscoe \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgainst All Odds: The Chinese Laundry \u003c\/em\u003e- Arlene Chan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVJ Day \u003c\/em\u003e- Arlene Chan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMerle Foster's Studio: 'A Spot Of Enchantment' \u003c\/em\u003e- Terry Murray\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMissionary Work: The Fight for Jewish Souls\u003c\/em\u003e - Ellen Scheinberg \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKing of the Ward\u003c\/em\u003e - Myer Siemiatycki \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere the Rich Went for Vice\u003c\/em\u003e - Michael Redhill\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fresh Start: Black Toronto in the 19th Century\u003c\/em\u003e - Karolyn Smardz Frost\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolicing the Lord's Day\u003c\/em\u003e - Mariana Valverde\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'The Maniac Chinaman'\u003c\/em\u003e - Edward Keenan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElsie's Story\u003c\/em\u003e - Patte Roseban\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLawren Harris's Ward Period\u003c\/em\u003e - Jim Burant \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Fool's Paradise': Hastings' Anti-Slum Crusade\u003c\/em\u003e - John Lorinc\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrange Brew: The Underground Economy of Blind Pigs\u003c\/em\u003e - Ellen Scheinberg \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Consulate, the Padroni and the Labourers\u003c\/em\u003e - Andrea Addario\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcerpt: The Italians in Toronto\u003c\/em\u003e - Emily P. Weaver\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArthur Goss: Documenting Hardship\u003c\/em\u003e - Stephen Bulger\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFresh Air: The Fight Against TB \u003c\/em\u003e- Cathy Crowe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Stone Yard\u003c\/em\u003e - Gaetan Heroux\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWilliam James: Toronto's First Photojournalist\u003c\/em\u003e - Vincenzo Pietropaolo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Avenue Not Taken\u003c\/em\u003e - Michael McClelland\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimothy Eaton's Stern Fortifications\u003c\/em\u003e - Michael Valpy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSettling In: Central Neighbourhood House\u003c\/em\u003e - Ratna Omidvar and Ranjit Bhaskar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto's Girl with the Curls\u003c\/em\u003e - Ellen Scheinberg\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChinese Cafes: Survival and Danger\u003c\/em\u003e - Ellen Scheinberg and Paul Yee\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDefiance and Divisions: The Great Eaton's Strike\u003c\/em\u003e - Ruth A. Frager\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElizabeth Street: What the City Directories Reveal\u003c\/em\u003e - Denise Balkissoon\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrowing Up on Walton Street\u003c\/em\u003e - Cynthia MacDougall\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRevitalizing George Street: The Ward's Lessons\u003c\/em\u003e - Alina Chatterjee and Derek Ballantyne\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTaking Care of Business in the Ward\u003c\/em\u003e -  Ellen Scheinberg \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A Magnificent Dome': The Great University Avenue Synagogue\u003c\/em\u003e - Jack Lipinsky\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReading the Ward: The Inevitability of Loss\u003c\/em\u003e - Kim Storey and James Brown\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto's First Little Italy\u003c\/em\u003e - John Lorinc\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Elizabeth Street Playground, Revisited\u003c\/em\u003e - Bruce Kidd\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDivided Loyalties\u003c\/em\u003e - Sandra Shaul\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrowded by Any Measure\u003c\/em\u003e - John Lorinc\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Peddler and His Cart: The Ward's Rag Trade\u003c\/em\u003e - Deena Nathanson\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto's Original Tenement: Wineberg Apartments\u003c\/em\u003e - Richard Dennis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcerpt: Tom Thomson's Diary\u003c\/em\u003e - Tom Thomson \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Untimely Death\u003c\/em\u003e - Brian Banks\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaper Pushers\u003c\/em\u003e - Ellen Scheinberg \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe BMR's Wake-Up Call\u003c\/em\u003e - Laurie Monsebraaten\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcerpt: Report of the Medical Health Officer ... \u003c\/em\u003e- Charles J. Hastings\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr. Clarke's Clinic \u003c\/em\u003e- Thelma Wheatley\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlum-Free: The Suburban Ideal \u003c\/em\u003e- Richard Harris\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Glionna Clan and Toronto's First Little Italy\u003c\/em\u003e - John E. 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