Urban Renewal on the Prairies: A Comparison of Brandon and Saskatoon in the 1950s and 1960s
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2025-01-17
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Thesis
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Masters
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This thesis examines the processes of urban renewal and redevelopment in the context of the Canadian Prairies during the 1950s and 1960s. Using Brandon, MB, and Saskatoon, SK, as case studies, this work shows that smaller urban centres on the Prairies underwent similar changes to larger ones like Toronto and Vancouver, albeit with regionally different results. Both cities moved towards a new model of economic planning driven by urban renewal and development-based initiatives, facilitated by expanded planning departments. These cities also underwent ambitious, era-defining projects in the 1960s that defined their skyline for years to come. However, the key difference and most significant point this thesis makes is that the results of urban renewal in Brandon and Saskatoon provide an example where modernist ideals did not necessarily result in long term social issues and typical scenes of slum clearance as they did elsewhere.
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Urban Development, Urban Renewal, Saskatoon, Brandon, Urban History
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Master of Arts (M.A.)
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History
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History