Making the Scene is a history of 1960s Yorkville, Toronto's countercultural mecca. It narrates the hip Village's development from its early coffee house days, when folksingers such as Neil Young and Joni Mitchell flocked to the scene, to its tumultuous, drug-fuelled final months. A flashpoint for hip youth, politicians, parents, and journalists alike, Yorkville was also a battleground over identity, territory, and power. Stuart Henderson explores how this neighbourhood came to be regarded as an alternative space both as a geographic area and as a symbol of hip Toronto in the cultural imagination. Through recently unearthed documents and underground press coverage, Henderson pays special attention to voices that typically aren't heard in the story of Yorkville - including those of women, working class youth, business owners, and municipal authorities. Through a local history, Making the Scene offers new, exciting ways to think about the phenomenon of counterculture and urban manifestations of a hip identity as they have emerged in cities across North America and beyond.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-13
9781442610712
eBay Product ID (ePID)
106451065
Product Key Features
Author
Stuart Henderson
Publication Name
Making the Scene: Yorkville and Hip Toronto in the 1960s
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
660g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Stuart Henderson
Country/Region of Manufacture
Canada
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