Toronto Sketches 10
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Toronto Sketches 10

"The Way We Were"

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Toronto Sketches 10

"The Way We Were"

About this book

Mike Filey's column "The Way We Were" first appeared in the Toronto Sunday Sun not long after the first edition of the paper hit the newsstands on September 16, 1973. Now, almost four decades later, Filey's column has enjoyed an uninterrupted stretch as one of the newspaper's most popular features. In 1992 a number of his columns were reprinted in Toronto Sketches: "The Way We Were." Since then another eight volumes of Toronto Sketches have been published, each of which has attained great success.

This 10th volume highlights some of Toronto's greatest landmarks such as the Don Jail and its graves and Hanlan's Point on Toronto Island. Mike also steps back in time to revisit the Avrocar, the flying saucer of the Great White North; takes a peek at Miss Toronto of 1926; conjures up The Hollywood, the city's first "talkie" theatre; and recalls historic snow days Canada's largest city has experienced.

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Information

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9781554887804
eBook ISBN
9781459711617
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Contents

A Watery Commute
Cronyism Has Always Existed Here
Toronto Under Siege
Touring Motel Alley
What’s in a Name?
Safety Back in the Day
Swimmingly Good Times
Gas Price Wars Revisited
Babe a Hit in Toronto
Rose by Any Other Name
A Shining Example
Gooderham, Worts, and All
Lights, Action, Drive!
Our Changing Skyline
On the Waterfront
Hooray, Simcoe Day
TTC Testing LRT Bidders
Ex Marks the Spot
Red Rockets of Yesteryear
Taking a Flight Back in Time
She’s the Belle of Lake Ontario
A Grave Story Indeed
Stagnant Gardens
When Joy Came to Town
Goodbye Dominion, Hello Metro
New, Old Electric Railway
Landmark of Learning
Lest We Forget
Toronto in Transition
A Toronto Kingpin
Tracking the Past
Bag to the Future
Oh, How We’ve Grown
A Surprise Demolition
Birth of Sunday Sports
Historic Snow Days
Bridging the Gap
Historic “Snow Fight”
Yorkville — the First ’Burb
Postcards from the Edge
Casa de Toronto
Street Smart?
Big Time in History
Central Prison of Horrors
Motor Ride Back in History
A Time for Talkies
Original “Mr. Fix-It”
Tough Act to Follow
Night Toronto Burned
Full Steam Ahead
John Lyle’s Vision Shaped in T.O.
Royal Reception
The Dating Game
Ahead of its Time
Sky’s the Limit
Pomp and Pageantry
Keeping Us Amused
Streetcar City
Toronto in the Dumps
Here She Is, Miss Toronto (1926)
University’s Magnificent Beacon
The Day Noronic Went Up in Smoke
The Word on the Street Is …
Island Tunnel that Would Never Be
A Revolutionary Condo Concept
Home Sweet Home Aboard Red Rocket
Let’s Set the Record Straight
Let’s Head Back in Time
You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry …
Flying Saucer of the Great White North
Shedding Light on Queen’s Wharf Lighthouse
Toronto’s Ever-Changing Skyline
The Rise of the Big Smoke
Rolling Billboards of the Past
They Were a Cut Above
Mike Filey’s column “The Way We Were” has appeared in the Toronto Sunday Sun on a regular basis ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. A Watery Commute
  7. Cronyism Has Always Existed Here
  8. Toronto Under Siege
  9. Touring Motel Alley
  10. What’s in a Name?
  11. Safety Back in the Day
  12. Swimmingly Good Times
  13. Gas Price Wars Revisited
  14. Babe a Hit in Toronto
  15. Rose by Any Other Name
  16. A Shining Example
  17. Gooderham, Worts, and All
  18. Lights, Action, Drive!
  19. Our Changing Skyline
  20. On the Waterfront
  21. Hooray, Simcoe Day
  22. TTC Testing LRT Bidders
  23. Ex Marks the Spot
  24. Red Rockets of Yesteryear
  25. Taking a Flight Back in Time
  26. She’s the Belle of Lake Ontario
  27. A Grave Story Indeed
  28. Stagnant Gardens
  29. When Joy Came to Town
  30. Goodbye Dominion, Hello Metro
  31. New, Old Electric Railway
  32. Landmark of Learning
  33. Lest We Forget
  34. Toronto in Transition
  35. A Toronto Kingpin
  36. Tracking the Past
  37. Bag to the Future
  38. Oh, How We’ve Grown
  39. A Surprise Demolition
  40. Birth of Sunday Sports
  41. Historic Snow Days
  42. Bridging the Gap
  43. Historic “Snow Fight”
  44. Yorkville — the First ’Burb
  45. Postcards from the Edge
  46. Casa de Toronto
  47. Street Smart?
  48. Big Time in History
  49. Central Prison of Horrors
  50. Motor Ride Back in History
  51. A Time for Talkies
  52. Original “Mr. Fix-It”
  53. Tough Act to Follow
  54. Night Toronto Burned
  55. Full Steam Ahead
  56. John Lyle’s Vision Shaped in T.O.
  57. Royal Reception
  58. The Dating Game
  59. Ahead of its Time
  60. Sky’s the Limit
  61. Pomp and Pageantry
  62. Keeping Us Amused
  63. Streetcar City
  64. Toronto in the Dumps
  65. Here She Is, Miss Toronto (1926)
  66. University’s Magnificent Beacon
  67. The Day Noronic Went Up in Smoke
  68. The Word on the Street Is …
  69. Island Tunnel that Would Never Be
  70. A Revolutionary Condo Concept
  71. Home Sweet Home Aboard Red Rocket
  72. Let’s Set the Record Straight
  73. Let’s Head Back in Time
  74. You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry …
  75. Flying Saucer of the Great White North
  76. Shedding Light on Queen’s Wharf Lighthouse
  77. Toronto’s Ever-Changing Skyline
  78. The Rise of the Big Smoke
  79. Rolling Billboards of the Past
  80. They Were a Cut Above

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