Winnipeg : A Social History of Urban Growth, 1874-1914

This study provides a reasonably detailed social history of Winnipeg: a description—or reconstruction—of the evolvement of an urban area. It endeavours to identify and describe the events, personages, trends, and movements which have played a key role in the development of Winnipeg. Cover CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION PART ONE: The Pre-Urban Era, 1863–74 1 The Origins and Incorporation of Winnipeg PART TWO: "Big Men, Come Together with Big Purpose" 2 The Dominance of a Commercial Elite 3 Civic Politics: The Search for Business Efficiency in Municipal Affairs PART THREE: The Growth Ethic in Action 4 Winnipeg's Legacy: Geography, Railroads, and a Triumphant Growth Ethic 5 Winnipeg: Port of the Northwest 6 The Search for Cheap Power: Private Enterprise, Monopoly, and Municipal Ownership 7 The Campaign for Immigrants and Industry PART FOUR: The Urban Community: People and Neighbourhoods 8 Population Growth and Change in Winnipeg 9 The Urban Environment PART FIVE: The Challenges of Urban Growth 10 The Immigrant Problem: Accommodation, Disease, and Economic Adjustment 11 The Immigrant Problem: Education and Assimilation 12 The Commercial Elite and the Water Supply Problem 13 Public Health versus the Private City 14 Red Lights in Winnipeg: Segregated Vice, Moral Reformers, and Civic Politics PART SIX: Toward Urban Maturity 15 The Rise and Demise of a City Planning Movement CONCLUSION: The End of an Era APPENDIXES A. Elected Officials, City of Winnipeg, 1874–1914 B. Schemes for Governmental Reform, City of Winnipeg, 1884–1906 C. A Comparative Profile of Winnipeg's Occupational Structure, 1881 and 1911 D. J. S. Woodsworth Report on Living Standards, City of Winnipeg, 1913 ABBREVIATIONS NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W