Compare Working People by James Lorimer, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

This book is a classic, intimate study of the people of Toronto's East of Parliament neighbourhood in the 1970's, a time when the working-class district came under undprecendented pressure from developers and middle-class gentrification. An unconvential account, Working People combines a wide variety of materials-interviews, economic analysis, songs, jokes, newspaper advertisements, community newspapers, photographs-to present an unparalleled portrait of a changing urban community in depth. Working People remains a fascinating record of a community in transition. | Working People by James Lorimer, Paperback | Indigo Chapters