Authentic
Urban Neighborhoods
What is distinctive about this scene in comparison to placeless
scenes?
Answer:
This19th century residential area has been converted into stores:
the
living rooms were converted first. Later new facades were built with lots of
different colors and materials (the opposite of standardization); "messy"
appearances (the absence of enforcing city codes)
Toronto: Kensington commercial area (formerly all Jewish and, now, largely
West Indian)
Created by Ingolf Vogeler on 1 May 1996; last
revised on
09 March 2005.
