The Robert Silverman Bike Highway
Robert Silverman, one of Montréal’s most visible and colourful cycling activists who died in 2022, was honoured today with the Piste Robert-Silverman, a section of the city’s famous Réseau express … Continue reading
New FRQ grant
(originally posted on the Montréal History Group site) The Montreal History Group has received a grant from the Fonds de recherche du Québec (Support for Research Teams) for 2025-2029! The … Continue reading
The politics of the high-rise
Early this June I was in Toronto for the first in-person meeting of the Canadian Historical Association since 2019. It was an absolute pleasure to return to a “normal” (as … Continue reading
Undressed Toronto
It is always a pleasure to read (and re-read) a good book in depth. This past year I spent some time with Dale Barbour’s new history of bathing in Toronto, … Continue reading
Yonge Street’s second-last strip club closing its doors
The Brass Rail, for decades one of the most visible sexual entertainment venues on downtown Yonge Street, is finally closing its doors. I was interviewed on the subject by Oliver Moore of the Globe and Mail.
Bad behaviours in the city
I’m delighted to see the special issue of the Urban History Review that I co-edited with Matthieu Caron finally in print! The theme is “bad behaviours and disorderly public spaces.”
East end vs. west end Toronto
East end and west end. What is behind local identities in Toronto today? I was interviewed on the subject by the Toronto Star.
Histories of urban knowledge
I’m delighted to be organizing an urban history conference around the theme of Histories of Urban Knowledge.
Active History in University Affairs
The Active History project was profiled today in University Affairs magazine, in English and in French.
De Toronto à Montréal
C’est avec grand plaisir que j’annonce mon installation à Montréal, où je fais désormais partie du Département d’histoire à l’Université du Québec à Montréal.
A murder that changed Toronto?
Today I’m featured in an article on the CBC exploring the impact of the ’77 shoeshine boy murder on Toronto.
PhD!
Thrilled to announce that my PhD defence at York University was a great success. The end of a long journey, and the start of new, exciting things.
My PhD defence
I’m excited to announce that I will defend my PhD thesis at York University on March 2, 2017.
Across the pond
This fall, the view from my window looks a bit different. Until December, I’ll be an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Urban History in Leicester, UK.
Daniel Ross 