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.
Tag Archives: Yonge Street
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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Tagged archival footage, Big Dig, Bloor Street, Bloor Viaduct, Canada, coal stoves, documentary, Don Valley, Eglinton, Governor Simcoe, history, horse-drawn cab, Industrial Exhibition, military road, Ontario, Sir George Yonge, St. Lawrence Market, stage coaches, streetcars, subway, Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission, transportation, TTC, Union Station, Yonge Street, York
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Toronto #16: Emergence of Luxury Hotels
As the city expands to the west of Yonge Street, William Gooderham decides to build the King Edward Hotel, the first luxury hotel in … Continue reading
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Tagged Allahambra Palace, art, ballroom, big bands, Canadian Pacific Railway, Crystal Ballroom, Edwardian widow’s walk, Governor of Canada, jazz age, King Edward Hotel, King Street, Paris, polio, railway hotel, rock and roll, Royal York Hotel, Spain, tourism, William Gooderham, Yonge Street
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Toronto #15: Champions of Industry
New immigrants George Brown, Timothy Eaton, Adam Beck and Sir Henry Pellatt bring their entrepreneurial skills to the new City of Toronto and pave … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Beck, Aldershot (England), Canadian National Exhibition, Canadian Pacific Bank, Casa Loma, Clear Grit Party, Dominion Bank, Eaton’s, Father of Confederation, George Brown, Globe & Mail, Hydro Electric generators, Immigrants, John A McDonald, Liberal Party, militia, Niagara Falls, Provincial Capital, Queens Own Rifles, Sir Henry Pellatt, Timothy Eaton, Toronto, Toronto Electric Light Company, Traders Bank, Victorian architecture, Yonge Street
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