About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
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Toronto #14: The Distillery and the Bankers
In 1834, when Toronto had a population of 9,000 people there were already 300 taverns. New immigrants William Gooderham and James Worts seized the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank of Toronto, cooperage, distillers, Distillery District, Dominion Bank, First World War, Flat Iron building, Gooderham & Worts, Grand Trunk Railway, Grist Mill, James Austin, Little Trinity Church, malt, museum, Norfolk (England), Northern Ireland, Spadina House, taverns, TD Financial Bank, Toronto, Toronto Dominion Bank, Victorian architecture, whiskey, William Warren Baldwin, windmill
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Toronto 175 – Part 6: Ethnic Origins
Toronto, the global village today, and how it looked to immigrants in the 1800s.
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Tagged Black Creek Pioneer Village, Canada, city, documentary, ethnic communities, farm, Grist Mill, history, Ontario, Street cars, Toronto, tourism, TTC, urban, York
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