Tag Archives: York

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, … Continue reading

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1812 – Part 10: Relief of Fort Michilimackinac

Following the Battle of Lake Erie when the British fleet was defeated by the Americans, Fort Michilimackinac in the Mackinaw Straits was isolated. The … Continue reading

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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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Toronto 175 – Part 5: A Learning Experience

A brewer and a bishop, two of the central characters who brought their educational philosophies to York (today’s Toronto) in the 1800s.

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1812 – Part 5: Rebuilding Fort York

After the Battle of York, the Americans destroyed the Fort, the Governor’s House and the Parliament Buildings. They then decided that the town of … Continue reading

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Toronto 175 – Part 4: Churches and Chestnuts

Religious fervor in the late 1700s when the Simcoes arrived, the challenges of building wooden churches in the early days of York, how Bishop … Continue reading

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1812 – Part 4: The Battle of York

During the War of 1812 an American squadron attacks York (today’s Toronto) and burns the fort and government buildings. The British retaliate.

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Toronto 175 – Part 3: The Railway Era

In 1793 Simcoe laid out York in classic military fashion. South of the town a cliff dropped sharply to the water’s edge and the … Continue reading

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Toronto 175 – Part 2: The Founding of York

  Simcoe chooses a natural harbour for the foundations of York and builds a Fort at the entrance to protect the new town.

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Toronto 175 – Part 1: In the beginning

A natural harbour and a perfect meeting place for the First Nations peoples who first visited the area to fish and hunt.  Later French … Continue reading

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