College Street - Little Italy: Toronto's Renaissance Strip

With essays by the editors and Giulianna Colallilo; Mark Fram; Beatriz Hausner; Domingos Marques & Manuela Marujo; Richard Menkis & Harold Troper; Gabrielle Scardellato.

College Street Toronto's Renaissance Strip charts the history of a community that is a microcosm of the larger forces that created the diverse culture of today's Canada. Through immigration, College Street has evolved as Canada has evolved with each generation and ethnic group leaving its distinctive mark.

Richly illustrated with contemporary and archival photos, College Street Toronto's Renaissance Strip tells the story of these people, through a series of essays that explore the social and cultural history of an ever changing environment.