As I indicated in my previous post on the closure of the Honest Ed's retail store in Toronto, gentrification has transformed many parts of the city over the last couple of decades. This has perhaps been most evident in the neighborhood known as Parkdale, in the southwestern part of the city along Queen Street West. … Continue reading Parkdale, Toronto
Honest Ed’s, Toronto
This post is likely not going to do justice to its subject, but I'll throw it out there anyway. Those familiar with Toronto will know Honest Ed's, the landmark discount store at the corner of Bloor Street and Bathurst Street, in a neighborhood called the Annex, near the University of Toronto and just north of … Continue reading Honest Ed’s, Toronto
Russia
I’ve started preparing for my fall semester courses, including my introductory human geography course, and am thinking of examples to explain one of the more ‘fuzzy’ concepts upon which my discipline rests, geographical imagination. The fuzziness of this concept lies in the contested nature of any claims to describe a place or accurately and fully … Continue reading Russia
Canada 150
July 1 is Canada Day, the anniversary of Canada's confederation as a union joining the previously separate province of Canada (today Ontario and Quebec) with the British colonies of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. This year is the 150th anniversary ('Canada 150' - it's even a twitter hashtag!), so the build-up to Canada Day and … Continue reading Canada 150
The Confederacy
I promised in my last post to commit the next one to a discussion of Confederate monuments and memorials, the more general practice of naming public buildings and infrastructure after Confederate leaders, and the current movement to rename, remove, or relocate them from their prominent positions in the built environment across the US South. This … Continue reading The Confederacy
Bamberg, Germany
I was recently on a trip through Germany and spent a couple of days in the town of Bamberg, in the north of Bavaria in the region known as Franken, or, in English, Franconia. Bamberg is a lovely place and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city is pedestrian-friendly with lots of public spaces and … Continue reading Bamberg, Germany
Las Vegas, Nevada
This is yet another post about an American city, probably the last on that kind of place for a while, but it's also a little different than previous posts because this one is a rerun, of a sort. I previously managed a blog through the Google blogger platform, but discontinued it maybe 9 or 10 … Continue reading Las Vegas, Nevada
