Inside Toronto: Urban Interiors 1880s to 1920s at Cormorant Books

Inside Toronto: Urban Interiors 1880s to 1920s

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Synopsis

Based on 260 vintage images and extensive original research, Inside Toronto: Urban Interiors 1880s to 1920s is the first book to investigate the complex, interior life of a single city — the ordinary and extraordinary places where Torontonians lived, worked, shopped, and performed the rituals of daily life. Interior photographs are rare. Not many were taken; and fewer have survived. Fortunately, Toronto's archival resources, supplemented by private and public collections elsewhere, are extensive enough to support an investigation of these interior spaces. Many images are glorious, all are informative. Text illuminates the images and provides historical background.

Reviews

"Inside Toronto is a stimulating and rewarding book. It contains an excellent selection of photographs that provide a peek into the lives of the rich and poor alike in stark black and white. The introductions to each chapter, as well as the interpretation of the pictures are backed by scholarly research and are readable. It sets a high standard for other histories of Toronto and is truly deserving of the Award of Excellence."
- 33rd Annual Heritage Toronto Award Jury

"Sally Gibson knows her topic well - you might almost say from the inside out ... It is a considerable achievement ... This book works effectively on a number of levels ... it is hugely entertaining simply tp turn the pages."
- University of Toronto Quarterly

"Emotional, engaging, it brings to life a forgotten part of Canadian history."
- The Sun Times