The Cultures of a Metropolis

Paper Summary:

The paper describes the central Toronto area known as The Annex and the almost suburban Kingsway area. The paper examines these longstanding parts of the Greater Toronto Area and explores how each area has a very different local culture. The paper describes the pedestrian, friendly and lively way of life in the Annex that offers a feeling of humanity and warmth in contrast to the Kingsway's quieter culture of privacy and quiet.

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Introduction
The Annex, Central Toronto
The Kingsway, West Toronto
Concluding Remarks

From the Paper:

"One sees that one must be specific when referring to such terms as urbanity, urbanization, urban lifestyles or urban neighbourhoods, and notably as Canadian cities are expected to continue in transition through the next century with areas forever changing as a result of both natural patterns and planning. (Bunting & Filion: 2000:11-13) Moving from the Annex to the Kingsway is a marked change in urban and human culture that goes beyond the use of space, or old or new structures, into the ways in which people interact, how they move, whether they seem connected to others, or are self-contained, not acknowledging one another. A community always has its politics of place and the areas visited do show different ideas of what a community might be, their visual politics quite plain to the observer. (Kemmis: 1993)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Batten, J. (2004). The Annex - The Story of a Toronto Neighbourhood. Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press.
• Bunting, T. and P. Filion. (2000). Canadian Cities in Transition - The 21st Century. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
• Ingolfsrud, E. and A. Keefer. (2004). Kingsway Park - a Triumph in Design - an Architectural Study of a Planned Community, Etobicoke 1924-1947. Toronto: Toronto Regional Architectural Conservancy.
• Jacobs, J. (2004). The Dark Age Ahead. New York: Random House.
• Kaufman, M.T. (1999). William H. Whyte, 81, Author of The Organization of Man. (obituary). New York Times. January 13.

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