Comment 72690

By Tecumseh (registered) | Posted January 03, 2012 at 15:50:54 in reply to Comment 72679

Great video Matt. And great maps too, although I have to say I think the city neighbourhood designations are frequently arbitrary and meaningless. In some cases, like Corktown or Stinson, or the North End, they match up with what exists in the minds of residents. But in other cases they're completely useless. For instance, does anyone say they're from "Crown Point East" or "Crown Point West"? Wouldn't they just say "Ottawa Street"? And with the city designated neighbourhoods (like Crown Point), neighbourhood focal points like Ottawa Street or James street often become boundaries, rather than centres, of neighbourhoods.

I rather like the Ork Posters map of Toronto neighbourhoods, where the "official" neighbourhoods were jettisoned in favour of what exists in the psyches of locals. It's a bit subjective, but I think more meaningful than the official city boundaries. (I'm actually presently working on a map for Hamilton similar to the Ork Posters, although it's just for fun, mostly just for myself, I don't expect I'll print any up for distribution).

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