A History of Toronto #20 -- Yonge Street and the TTC
Archival film footage combines with intriguing stories to reveal the history of Toronto's transportation system. It all started when Governor Simcoe built Yonge Street, a military road that opened the north to settlers. In the 1830s you could hire a cab or take a stage coach which in time led to horse-drawn urban omnibuses and then, with the advent of electricity, streetcars with wooden seats and coal stoves. When downtown Yonge intersections became a nightmare of horses, cabs, streetcars, pedestrians and omnibuses - the subway was built. For more information visit www.ontopoftheworld.net and check out the category on Toronto 175.
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Fascinating!
Muy lindo me encanta ver videos antiguos
Thanks, enjoyed listening to the history of this. 😇🥰😎🙏✌🤍
Thanks for sharing
Hello Anne, a few of the TTC scenes in the film seem to have been lifted from copies of either VHS or DVD releases from many years back when the TTC kindly loaned me their archive films through the auspices of John F Bromley alas no longer with us. I've now upgraded them to colour HD at 60fps ready to put clips on KZread but notes you have used several clips. Was this with the permission of the TTC or just a random download as this will clash with the upgraded footage copyright and films it has taken a long time to process, best regards Dave Spencer The PMP Film Archive
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Dave please drop me a note on my email address and I will respond in detail. anne@ontopoftheworld.net Tx.
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This is really my favourite Channel! Thanks for your nice Videos, it is very enlightening, I am going to share with my friends. M4K East Toronto (The Danforth West / Riverdale) (CFB Toronto)
commissioner of works. Rowland Caldwell Harris...R C Harris of the water filtration plant fame...and responsible ,also, for the subway deck below the bloor viaduct 60 years before the subway went through...not sure if 60 is correct, but it was years before...forward thinking back then...smart.
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It was so British at that time
Vancouver transit take note of artwork in stations. Vancouver transit is like being bombarded by capitalistic ads
yonge st is not the longest street in the world.. a common misconception ....