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Copyright © 2009 Leo Groarke

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Groarke, Leo

Reinventing Brantford : a university comes downtown / Leo Groarke.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-55488-459-9

1. Urban renewal--Ontario--Brantford--History. 2. Central business districts--Ontario--Brantford--History. 3. Wilfrid Laurier University-History. 4. Central business districts--Conservation and restoration-- Ontario--Brantford. 5. Brantford (Ont.)--History. I. Title.

FC3099.B743G76 2009 971.3’47 C2009-902998-7

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Front Cover: (Top) The Brantford Carnegie Library, 1906. Courtesy of the Brant Museum and Archives, cat. no. 200727032. (Bottom) The Brantford Carnegie Library, the first building of the Brantford campus of Laurier University, 2006. Photo by Darragh Christie. Courtesy of the author. Back Cover (Top) The Brantford Bicycle Club, 1897. Courtesy of Brant Museum and Archives, cat. no.ch 937101. (Bottom) The former Wilkes House. Courtesy of JG Group of Companies.

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