King of Kensington
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In his book Creeping Conformity: How Canada Became Suburban, 1900-1960, Richard Harris makes a distinction between post-1900 and 19th century suburbs. The economic crisis of the 1890s was as severe as the Great Depression in many respects and few new houses were built.
Post-1900 suburbs were at a different scale, impacted by the electric streetcar as well as massive population growth. Prior to 1910, most people walked to work and only professionals and businessmen could afford to pay the fare for earlier horsecar suburbs. By 1910 streetcars were affordable for workers.
Post-1900 suburbs were at a different scale, impacted by the electric streetcar as well as massive population growth. Prior to 1910, most people walked to work and only professionals and businessmen could afford to pay the fare for earlier horsecar suburbs. By 1910 streetcars were affordable for workers.
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