Toronto is Canada’s largest city with population over 2.8 million, and have attractions like CN tower, Toronto islands, AGO and ROM, etc. but its not always like that, where now stands CN tower there was a mountain of ice just as big. With many transitions, such as glaciers melting, people started gathering. A city is shaped by people, their wants and ideas, their organization and technology as well as location and nature of its site, the place where people gather. Thus, it was with Toronto. Toronto is located along the north shore of Lake Ontario which gave access to age long Indian path way that ran north to reach Georgian bay and Lake Huron. The first to reside in Toronto were the First Nation people, then came French who set up significant …show more content…
Manufacturing continued to remain continued to remain important part of Toronto’s urban economy. The city’s population increased drastically in the first two decades if the century and housing structures and public infrastructure started changing, they appear to be more "modernized". The construction of condos was more generalized to accommodate single person and car ownership increased and were linked to the rise in residential space and single-family home ownership. The auto-mobile travel became a necessity rather than a choice, which had government made some transformations around the city to accommodate autos and adjust the land arrangements to preserve green spaces. By late 1950s, Ontario government invest a lot of funds in highway building and residential streets from peaceful two-lanes rambles to four or six lanes by municipalities. These widened roads were to manage the relentless flow of traffic (Penfold, S. 2004). Widening of expressways and arterial roads allowed really allowed people to reach facilities at greater distances. Hotels, restaurants, malls and small fast food outlets provided cab services, these developments distinguished inner city from the suburb areas. However, as convenient as this was, it was damaging to the public transit. street cars were common in the city, but cars were cheaper and efficient so most Canadian used that. Buses came in general use by 1920s, though less comfortable than streetcars, motorbuses still manage to give great competition to automobile, but by 1945 most public transit was worn out. Toronto went into redevelopment and government was sure to include public transport in their plan now. As the widening and rebuilding of roads and expressways continued more traffic congestion grew and people once again turned to public transport. Many subways built with the capacity of holding larger number of passenger, motorbuses were once again useful
Recorded during 1980 a total of 87.2% of American homes owned at least one vehicle, while 51.5% of Americans owned more than one vehicle.[2] The increasing amount of sales resulted in an increase in the amount of cars that were on the road. The large amount of cars made the time of traveling from one destination to another longer than it was when not as many vehicles were on the road. Reducing the amount of time it took to travel lead to the idea of the highway system in 1938.[4] The extensive process of figuring out where the highways should lay and how they should be created did not allow the building process to begin until 1956.[4] Besides reducing the amount of time that it took to travel to each destination the highway system will
The strike was generally non-violent. The majority of the strikers were reformist, ("revolutionary socialism", which believes that there must be a revolution to fundamentally change a society.) not radical. They wanted to amend the system, not destroy it and build a new one.
‘Roaring’ is an appropriate term to describe Canada in the 1920s because it was a time of economic growth and radical transformation. It was a time of economic growth because there was a high demand for Canadian raw materials, Canada’s manufacturing industry expanded, and because of immigration, which produced job opportunities and generated revenue for the Canadian government. It was a time of radical transformation because women were adopting new roles, the youth were ignoring traditional roles, and sports were creating a sense of nationalism, which created shock, unity, tension, and pride. Technology was becoming popular and lightened the workload for many people. With inventions like the telephone, automobile, vacuum cleaners and washing machines revolutionizing the 20s, life was easier. This was the beginning of the technological age that led to the creation of today’s advanced medicines and gadgets
Good Times in Canada as the Roaring Twenties "The Roaring Twenties" is an accurate label to describe the mood of most Canadians in the twenties. During a decade of growth and prosperity, women were furthering their education and participating in activities previously enjoyed only by men. Canada's economy experienced a boom and many workers had more money for luxuries. People all over Canada were exploring alternative lifestyles aimed more towards independence and fun.
The history of Canada was flooded with many influential and incredible events, particularly during World War 1 and World War 2. During the 20th century, Canada got more involved in worldwide events. It was a very important period for Canada; it was where they gained their independence and progressed as a country. After this century, Canada was considered an important and powerful country. The three main 20th century events in Canadian history are the battle of Vimy Ridge, the change of woman’s rights and the battle of Juno Beach.
The article explains that gentrification of City of Toronto is “a socio-spatial process that is highly unsustainable and socially unjust.” The author explains that the condominium boom is the result of the municipal and provincial policies incorporated to waterfront Toronto, which transforms the existing urban fabric of the city. The article argues that City of Toronto needs to
Roads had been paved, parking lots and filling stations had drastically increased in number, and millions of new jobs had been created in Canada8, impacting, for the better, lives all across North America. No longer was travel, like communication, an issue for Canadians. Instead of having to walk or take public transportation, purchasing a car was the obvious and more efficient solution. This invention had impacted Canadian lives and would continue to impact them until
...hing, more prominent than the effect on the farms. The automobile has radically changed city life by accelerating the outward expansion of population into the suburbs. The suburban trend is emphasized by the fact that highway transportation encourages business and industry to move outward to sites where land is cheaper, where access by car and truck is easier than in crowded cities, and where space is available for their one or two story structures. Better roads were constructed, which further increased travel throughout the nation. As with other automobile-related phenomena, the trend is most noticeable in the United States but is rapidly appearing elsewhere in the world.
Within the past century, the automobile have had a large impact on cities. One of the effects of the automobile that people don't always think about is the formation of suburbs. Suburbs began being built heavily in the 19th and 20th centuries. “Levittown was the first pre-fabricated community, it was built in 1949.” (Automobile in American Life). Levittown was the first of the largest mass produced suburbs. Cars allowed for people to live outside of the city and still be able to commute to work. This greatly reduced city crowding. The expansion of city boundaries required an expansion of roadways. Highways and Interstates were formed because of this. Highways allowed for travel between cities and interstate allowed for travel across state lines. (Automotive History). Along with this new expansion came new opportunities. Some of these opportunities include drive-in movie theaters and restaurants, drive-thru banks and restaurants, motels, and convenience stores. 7 Eleven was the first extended hour convenience store (Impact of the Automobile). This impacted american culture and travel greatly. It was the first store with extended hours. The new hours were from 7 am - 11pm. That in fact, is how the store got its name (7 Eleven). Motels p...
Organizing a topic as diverse as Canadian history into periods is challenging. Canadian history spans hundreds of years, covers events from varying points of views, and contains dimensions of culture, theme, and politics. To understand how to organize history logically into periods, it is helpful to refer to Canadian history sources.
Introductory Paragraph: The 1920s were years of political controversy and defying social. standards, this time in Canada would mark an era which would pioneer the way for those to come in. regards to daring fashion, radical opinions, progressive technologies and political changes. “ The Roaring Twenties” is a phrase often used when describing this period of time in North America. phrase is justified by the cultural and artistic diversity of the time, it was a period of glamour and prosperity for many of us.
Canada became a country on July 1, 1867 when the British Parliament passed the British North America Act. Since then, Canada has grown into a political and economical powerful nation that we know today. However, developing from a mere dominion to its own nation did not come without immense obstacles along the way. Social development changed the identity of a Canadian and brought nationalism. The economic augmentation during the turn of the century to the start of World War ll, helped our country to become one of the highest income countries in the world today. Political progression assisted in making Canada its own nation. The factors that progressed Canada socially would be, the Group of Seven, the famous Jazz Age and sports, a current major
As the 1950s came about and the war was over, “the automobile industry jumped from from 39 million to 74 million” (Shmoop Editorial Team, “Society in the 1950s”). The industry helped with the grow of the economy after the war with people being hired to build and fix the cars. Along to support the Industry was the build of Interstate Highways. The constructing of the highway was designed to make evacuating out of cities quicker and easier. “It was a monumental undertaking to build 41,000 miles of four-lane roads” (Shmoop Editorial Team, “Society in the 1950s”).
Toronto city is one of the world’s most cosmopolitan, diverse and tolerant cities and is consistently ranked as one of the best cities to live in terms of life quality. Toronto located on the northwestern shores of Lake Ontario in the Southern Ontario district is home to more than 2.5 million residents. This Canadian city is unique melting pot of diverse cultural and ethnical immigrants from all over the world. The city is renowned for its high quality of life, economic and financial position and as an important socio-cultural center of North America.
In the early days of car making, the process was slow and costly. The average car was around eight-hundred and fifty dollars, until the assembly line was developed by Henry Ford. This process made the cost of the Ford Model T drop down to an inexpensive three-hundred dollars. The Ford Motor Company sold a total of fifteen-million Model T’s by 1927(History, “Model T”). With the cost of the Model T almost three times less expensive, it allowed the average middle-class citizen to purchase a luxury such as an automobile. This drastically increased the number of cars on the small number of roads that the United States had to offer. This led to the mass development of roads and allowed people to travel from city to city relatively quickly to buy goods and services. Roads were a huge factor in american growth. It allowed businesses to grow and expand,