GEO 793 Study Guide - Final Guide: Commodification, Lawrence West Station, Italian Canadians
10 Oct 2017
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3 modes of place-making: quotidian, calendrical, monumental. Italian neighborhoods in the city: college street"s little italy, st. clair avenue west"s corso italia, woodbride. Population diminished over the years % of new groups in increased. Italian- canadians make claims and seek acknowledgment of their presence. Marking of italian ethnic presence in urban space. Foundation of monuments and institutions to assert the permanence of italians in the city: Columbus centre (lawrence ave & duffern st. )( lawrence west subway station) New immigrants settlement patterns: economic disadvantage and housing costs, lack of knowledge about housing markets, lack of english and french, racism. Relations with the portuguese community (brazil, angolia, mozambicans) Residential mobility: too expensive, housing conditions, size of housing. Used portuguese friends for referral of houses, looking around, organizations. The portuguese community: angolans and mozambicans face racism and cultural barriers with them. Level of satisfaction is alright no sense of being home in the neighbhorhood.
