old school Toronto/ new school Toronto

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Its interesting to see Toronto from the past to see what the creative climate was like, and how much the city has really changed, i like the 1970's , it seams like a time when the city was planting the seeds in becoming an internationally connected city, buildings, immigrants, becoming less conservative, not just looking to the British for inspiration!

Here is a collection of youtube vids, a window into toronto in the past.


- Cn tower opening in 1976
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CvM3VB0R7Q


- Toronto a model city?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NN_nPY1acY


- the new modern city
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiQCSXuGxvI&feature=related


- toronto islands 1970
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1WiJ6H7-t0

- Ontario place 1983
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2HftvJQpbE&feature=related

 

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- also we have a 1985 ttc commercial,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGZ7B1HsaEo&feature=related


-Here is an old Eatons center commercial, i wonder how it was recieved when first built? i had'nt been in Toronot until the early nineties i think was the first time being in the core.
Its fun looking at the past but i do prefer the toronto of today, its evolved so much,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmO_KM9Mjro&feature=related

 

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-A 1984 promotion for a book "celebrate our city"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8DiXI5J-w4&feature=related


- City t.v. city pulse promotion 1984
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTgplnmAdOA&feature=related

 

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NEW SCHOOL TORONTO


lets take a look at the current era in toronto transformation,

-The art gallery of ontario is a good place to start, this video makes the building look elegant, smooth, like a jewl in the urban.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MolWL7CsnmE&feature=related

ago time lapse vid- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeUhxgACLxs


the building winning the hearts of many people!


- the rom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC_axrg0Cm8&feature=related

rom time lapse- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s1EepgLNdg

 

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- Who can forget the waterfront haha the much talked about place that many people believe nothing is happening ,
how about hto urban beach right in the city, huge improvement!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W6umArx7Ws


Yonge and Dundas , Torontos busiest intersection with a scramble crossing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXdOCCz67ew