La Vie Urbaine - Everyday Urban Life

Despite the death-knell of expropriation, commercial activity continued, in mixed and semi-commercial building, Cathy’s Lunch Bar was operat...

The professional appraisals of the Flats reflected the social Darwinist understanding of “natural” neighbourhood change. These descriptions ...

As an operator of over 50 cabs, plus 40 independent operators, the central location of Red Line Taxi at the Corner of Fleet and Duke Street...

Photo: Victoria Foundry Scrap Yard Among the remaining industrial production, there were a number of foundries on LeBreton Flats including t...

On 17 April 1962, the federal government publicly announced a massive urban renewal project for the neighbourhood of LeBreton Flats in downt...

As Canada’s national media obsesses over a few burnt cars, the shock doctrine has been played in full force to the Canadian context. During ...

“It cannot be overlooked that the assembly line, which plays a fundamental role in the process of production, is in a sense represented by t...

When Robert Dahl wrote his book on urban governance in 1961 he asked the question of who governs the city, and how urban development can be...

Jean Sarkozy, le fils cadet du président de la République tente d’être élu à la présidence de l'Etablissement public d'aménagement d...

“It is clear that juvenile delinquency, crime and vice thrive in an environment of bad housing... many of these surveys have indicated that ...