Cover of "Toronto City of Commerce 1800-1960", 2022 Heritage Toronto Book Nominee. Image courtesy of James Lorimer & Company Ltd.
Toronto City of Commerce 1800-1960
Author: Katherine Taylor
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company Ltd.
In its early years, Toronto was a city of small businesses of astonishing variety. Unlike today, manufacturers held a prominent place in the city. Enterprising Torontonians ran and worked in factories making suits, carpets, home appliances, shoes and much more. The city also boasted lively retail and entertainment sectors. There were confectionaries, barbershops, burlesques, sports arenas — and many others.
Katherine Taylor’s Toronto City of Commerce describes the remnants of Toronto’s industrial landscape in a post-industrial world. Taylor recounts the stories of Toronto’s vanished businesses and their owners and workers. Each story is richly illustrated with a variety of archival images and occasionally contemporary photographs of lingering signs, buildings and storefronts.
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Toronto City of Commerce 1800-1960
About the Author:
Katherine Taylor is a banker by day and history buff by night. Her blog, One Gal’s Toronto, delves into the stories behind Toronto’s old buildings and businesses, bringing them to life with archival images and new photos. Katherine’s work has been featured in NOW Toronto. Katherine lives in Toronto.
