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This is a very good book about The Ward: https://www.amazon.ca/Ward-Torontos-First-Immigrant-Neighbourhood/dp/1552453111/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+ward&qid=1613071658&sr=8-1

I purchased my copy at Mackenzie House over a year ago.

The Ward is not at all forgotten, it's an important part of local history.

check out The Ward.

Here's the synopsis:

> From the 1840s until the Second World War, waves of newcomers who migrated to Toronto – Irish, Jewish, Italian, African American and Chinese, among others – landed in 'The Ward.' Crammed with rundown housing and immigrant-owned businesses, this area, bordered by College and Queen, University and Yonge streets, was home to bootleggers, Chinese bachelors, workers from the nearby Eaton';s garment factories and hard-working peddlers. But the City considered it a slum, and bulldozed the area in the late 1950s to make way for a new civic square.

> The Ward finally tells the diverse stories of this extraordinary and resilient neighbourhood through archival photos and contributions from a wide array of voices, including historians, politicians, architects, story-tellers, journalists and descendants of Ward residents. Their perspectives on playgrounds, tuberculosis, sex workers, newsies and even bathing bring The Ward to life and, in the process, raise important questions about how contemporary cities handle immigration, poverty and the geography of difference.

Have you looked at this book called "Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto" by Shawn Micallef? I've had it for a few years but haven't really done any of the walks (as noted above, I like to just go and wander, taking different streets I've never been down, etc.). However, I was recently reading it and think I'd like to bring it along for a walk. Tonnes of interesting information about the various walks.

I have a "Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Western Region" book. It's written by Robert Beymer and Louis Dzierzak. It includes a few pages each of history, wildlife, bear info, climate, geology and more geared towards the beginner (even if your not a beginner it might still have some good info). It also describes all the entry points and gives suggested routes. Its a good book with lots of info from people that sound like they've done it a time or two. There is also an "Eastern Region"

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0899974600/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687742&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0899972373&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1DZZW4R88QAJ61S2HFZ7

http://www.amazon.com/Boundary-Waters-Canoe-Area-Eastern-ebook/dp/B0060LSOGU

actually a lot of map making is about subjectivity and understanding the psychogeography of a landscape in ways that a computer can't. So while computers have aided in map making in a big way there is a large place for humans in mapmmaking.

For example, maps of neighbourhoods, ethnic enclaves, green spaces, culinary maps, soundscape mapping, art gallery walks, historic landmark maps,

My favourite book on an example of subtle psychogeographic details in maps is called Stroll.

http://www.amazon.ca/Stroll-Psychogeographic-Walking-Tours-Toronto/dp/1552452263

there was also a great podcast on monocle recently about hidden layers of cities uncovered by human made maps recently

http://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-urbanist/173/

Clans of the Alphane Moon by Philip. K. Dick. I'm also using a Starcraft guest pass as a bookmark. I'm a geek, it seems.

Also reading Ontario Wine Country because I love Ontario wine, and it's so fascinating to learn about it :)