Eric Very
@ekvery.bsky.social
I like local history, cycling, coffee, quiet streets, and making connections—between people, places, and ideas.
Working on the waterfront.
Working on the waterfront.
This book does a good job of giving more context to the boom and bust cycles. Belich argues the booms drove settlement, not just followed it. Growth came from the settlement economy, and when the busts hit, the staples stepped in to fill the gap.
books.google.ca/books/about/...
books.google.ca/books/about/...
Replenishing the Earth
Why does so much of the world speak English? Replenishing the Earth gives a new answer to that question, uncovering a 'settler revolution' that took place from the early nineteenth century that led to...
books.google.ca
October 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This book does a good job of giving more context to the boom and bust cycles. Belich argues the booms drove settlement, not just followed it. Growth came from the settlement economy, and when the busts hit, the staples stepped in to fill the gap.
books.google.ca/books/about/...
books.google.ca/books/about/...
Thank for this. A great review of a great book.
Always interesting to see the list of neighbourhoods that were part of the 1908 "Shacktown Relief Fund," which raises funds for mostly food and fuel for families in these neighbourhoods.
Always interesting to see the list of neighbourhoods that were part of the 1908 "Shacktown Relief Fund," which raises funds for mostly food and fuel for families in these neighbourhoods.
September 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Thank for this. A great review of a great book.
Always interesting to see the list of neighbourhoods that were part of the 1908 "Shacktown Relief Fund," which raises funds for mostly food and fuel for families in these neighbourhoods.
Always interesting to see the list of neighbourhoods that were part of the 1908 "Shacktown Relief Fund," which raises funds for mostly food and fuel for families in these neighbourhoods.
I would've stopped if I didn't have a kid to grab! Was great seeing you out and about! Looked like a great tour
July 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I would've stopped if I didn't have a kid to grab! Was great seeing you out and about! Looked like a great tour
Good find. The 1920 article makes it sound so very novel. But you're right, a by-law making Leader Lane one-way passed July 2, 1901.
By-law 4108 remains the law of the land!
By-law 4108 remains the law of the land!
April 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Good find. The 1920 article makes it sound so very novel. But you're right, a by-law making Leader Lane one-way passed July 2, 1901.
By-law 4108 remains the law of the land!
By-law 4108 remains the law of the land!
March 1920.
City introduced its first on-street parking restrictions and six one-way streets downtown
City introduced its first on-street parking restrictions and six one-way streets downtown
April 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
March 1920.
City introduced its first on-street parking restrictions and six one-way streets downtown
City introduced its first on-street parking restrictions and six one-way streets downtown
But gotta admire the sheer girth of the building. Toronto's largest 19th century office building.
April 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
But gotta admire the sheer girth of the building. Toronto's largest 19th century office building.
A hazy view when it was new, off in the distance. At 7 stories wasn't able to rise above the church steeples to make a real impact on the skyline.
April 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A hazy view when it was new, off in the distance. At 7 stories wasn't able to rise above the church steeples to make a real impact on the skyline.