Main entry:

Gordon, David L. A., 1954- author.

Title & Author:

Town and crown : an illustrated history of Canada's capital / by David L.A. Gordon.

Publication:

Ottawa : Invenire, 2015.
©2015

Description:

vi, 438 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-430) and index.
A magnificent site (pre-1826) -- Building Bytown (1826-1832) -- Imperial outpost (1832-1857) -- The queen's choice? (1858-1867) -- Lumbertown (1868-1900) -- Crown plans : 'parking' the capital (1900-1912) -- Crown plans : city beautiful? (1913-1920) -- Roaring twenties (1920-1930) -- Depression and the wartime capital (1930-1944) -- Post-war plans (1945-1959) -- Boom town (1960-1969) -- Town vs. crown (1970-1989) -- From red tape to blue chips? (1990-2011) -- Town and crown : lessons for the future of Canada's capital.

Summary:

A study reporting on a research program carried out over the last 16 years to reconstruct the story of the the transformation of the Ottawa region into a modern capital.--http://www.invenire.ca/
Town and Crown is an illustrated history of the planning and development of Canada's capital city, filling a significant gap in our urban scholarship. It is the story of the transformation of the region from a sub-arctic wilderness portage to an attractive modern metropolis with a high quality of life. The book examines the period from 1800-2011, and is the first major study that covers both sides of the Ottawa River, addressing the settlement history of aboriginal, French and English peoples. Ottawa's transformation was a significant Canadian achievement of the new profession of urban planning in the mid-20th century. Our national capital has the country's most complete history of community planning, and served as a gateway for important international planning ideas and designers. Town and Crown illustrates the influence of landscape architect and Olmsted protégé Frederick Todd; Chicago's City Beautiful architect Edward Bennett; and British planner Thomas Adams. Prime Minister Mackenzie King maintained a direct interest in planning Canada's capital for almost fifty years, choosing France's leading urbaniste, Jacques Gréber, to plan the post-1945 redevelopment of the region. The principal research method for Town and Crown includes over sixteen years of archival studies in North America, Australia and Europe, and interviews with key politicians, designers and planners that supplemented the contemporary research. The narrative is augmented by over 200 images drawn from early sketches, historical maps, plans and archival photography to illustrate the physical transformation of Canada's federal capital.--http://www.invenire.ca/

ISBN:

9781927465264 (paperback)
1927465265 (paperback)

Subject:

Regional planning National Capital Region (Ont. and Québec)
City planning Ontario Ottawa History Pictorial works.
City planning Ontario Ottawa History.
City planning National Capital Region (Ont. and Québec) History.
Aménagement du territoire Capitale nationale, Région de la (Ont. et Québec)
Urbanisme Ontario Ottawa Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.
Urbanisme Ontario Ottawa Histoire.
Urbanisme Capitale nationale, Région de la (Ont. et Québec) Histoire.
City planning.
Regional planning.
Ottawa (Ont.) History Pictorial works.
Ottawa (Ont.) History.
National Capital Region (Ont. and Québec) History.
Ottawa (Ont.) Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.
Ottawa (Ont.) Histoire.
Capitale nationale, Région de la (Ont. et Québec) Histoire.
Canada National Capital Region.
Ontario Ottawa.

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works.
History.
Pictorial works.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 292507
Call No.: BIB 236824
Status: Available