A tale of two neighbourhoods: what downtown Chinatown and Kensington Market’s recent past tells us about a changing Toronto [Toronto Star]
A tale of two neighbourhoods: what downtown Chinatown and Kensington Market’s recent past tells us about a changing Toronto [Toronto Star]
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> In the just-released book Denison Avenue ($33, ECW Press), Toronto-based author Christina Wong and illustrator Daniel Innes tell the story of these two neighbourhoods through the eyes of Cho Sum, a fictional elderly Chinese immigrant who started to collect cans after the sudden death of her husband, trying to survive in a city she no longer recognizes. > > The book is split into two parts: Wong’s novella, which takes readers back a decade ago when Honest Ed’s was nearing its end and the mayor’s drug problem was making international headlines. The other half contains more than 100 illustrations by Innes depicting current and bygone storefronts and houses in Kensington Market and Chinatown. > > The Star spoke with Wong and Innes about the language of Chinatown, the dizzying speed of development and walking the line between preservation and change.
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> In the just-released book Denison Avenue ($33, ECW Press), Toronto-based author Christina Wong and illustrator Daniel Innes tell the story of these two neighbourhoods through the eyes of Cho Sum, a fictional elderly Chinese immigrant who started to collect cans after the sudden death of her husband, trying to survive in a city she no longer recognizes.
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> The book is split into two parts: Wong’s novella, which takes readers back a decade ago when Honest Ed’s was nearing its end and the mayor’s drug problem was making international headlines. The other half contains more than 100 illustrations by Innes depicting current and bygone storefronts and houses in Kensington Market and Chinatown.
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> The Star spoke with Wong and Innes about the language of Chinatown, the dizzying speed of development and walking the line between preservation and change.