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Toronto sketches 11

Summary: The 11th volume in Mike Filey's series of collected columns on the rich history of the city he loves - Toronto. Featured in this volume are Hurricane Hazel, the Great Lakes passenger ships of yore, the St. Clair streetcar redo, and the unforgettable Toronto snowstorm of 1944.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781459707641 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 9781459707634 (print)
  • Physical Description: electronic resource
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    1 electronic text (240 p.) : digital file.
  • Publisher: Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn, 2012

Content descriptions

General Note:
"The way we were" columns from the Toronto Sunday Sun.
Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
Formatted Contents Note: Dancing Days of Yesteryear -- Remember Kids, Safety First -- On a Wing and a Prayer-- Never-Ending Roadwork -- Toronto EMS Has Come a Long Way -- Life and Times of the SS Cayuga -- Crash Course in History -- The Birth of Toronto Island-- Titanic's Toronto Connection -- The Man Behind Sunnybrook -- Paying Homage to the Temple -- Horsing Around with the Past -- A Royal Trip Around T.O. -- Namesake Is Forever Yonge -- Royal Twist to Street Name -- Daring Young Man over T.O. -- Ritzy Hotel Shot for the Green -- Evolution of Transportation -- Long Track to Union Station's Opening -- When T.O. Got Wired -- Agriculture Fair Sprouts the Ex -- Good, Plane Fun at the Ex -- Toronto's "New" City Hall Turns 45 -- Next TTC Stop, "Little Norway" -- Waterfront Gem Still Sparkles -- Brave Firemen of Yesteryear -- City Hall that Might've Been -- Lavish Houses of Government -- The History of Sick Kids -- Shedding Light on a Landmark -- Fire-Claimed Landmarks -- Canadian Icon's Birthplace -- Postcards from the Edge of Town -- Hustled by City Hall -- This Victoria Square Just a Dream -- Arrow's Short-Lived Flights -- He Was the Justin Bieber of '52 -- Arcade Building a T.O. Original -- Making Tracks Back to Belt Line -- The Vanishing Bayview Ghost -- From Farm Field to Airfield -- The Cyclorama Experience -- That's One Big Birthday Candle -- Whatever Happened to Gas Wars? -- Sailing Back in Time -- Rocket Blast to the Past -- Debt, Generally Speaking -- City Streets Go Electric -- Gateway to Fun and Games -- Commuters of Yesteryear -- Noronic's Last Voyage -- Gas Shortage Sparks Innovation -- Air Museum Home Up in the Air -- Barker Finally Gets His Due -- The Street Name Game -- Toronto's Steamy Past -- "Kipling's Road to Woodbridge" -- Cop Shops, Old and New -- Road Pioneers of the Past -- House that Conn Smythe Built -- Sunnyside Had Quite a Ride -- Great Snowstorm of '44 -- Trip Down Gasoline Alley -- Get Wind of This ... -- Death in the Valve House -- Evolution of T.O.'s Transit -- A Moving Experience -- Getting Schooled in Histo
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Also available in print version.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject: Toronto (Ont.) -- History
Genre: Electronic books.

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