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(1974)
Toronto
the way we were
by Mike Filey
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In this lavishly illustrated volume, Toronto historian Mike Filey regales readers with the best of his meditations on everything Toronto, including stories of the city's past told through its landmarks, neighbourhoods, streetscapes, social customs, pleasure palaces, politics, sporting events, celebrities, and defining moments.
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Pictorial works, History, General, ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY, Toronto (ont.), history, HistoirePlaces
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Toronto: the way we were : a collection of photos & stories about North America's greatest city
1974, Nelson, Foster, & Scott Limited
in English
0919324223 9780919324220
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Table of Contents
1 Toronto's passing scene
Birth of a city
Many happy returns
Our mother of invention
The CNE that was ...
Postcard perfect
Torn from the headlines
Water tanks ... for the memories
On the beat since 1834
Grab your Easter bonnet
Celebrations in history
History of improvement
The bells, the bells
Ring in the New Year
Calling 1947!
Mayor Foster's Care
2 Toronto's war years
Days of defeat
Path to a great tribute
In praise of our heroes
It's over, over there
An anniversary of note
3 Toronto pleasure palaces
Kicking up our heels
The Palais Royale reborn
Casino Royale
Coulda danced all night
The play's the thing
On the sunnyside
The gardens
4 Toronto at work
A hit, one tire at a time
Banking on Canada
Driving ambition
Not at your service
Public power
Snapshot of the past
Luxury up on high
Gas pains
5 Toronto and disaster
Our city in ruins
Rare photos of the Great Toronto Fire
Toronto's worst disaster
Up in smoke
Watery grave
Swept away
6 Toronto landmarks
Toronto's tower of power
Pray in beauty
Postal past
Prime real estate
Save the roundhouse
The Flatiron Building
T.O. streets full of art
A house like no other
A pleasant walk in the past
And the winner was ...
Battle for Sunnybrook
Child full of grace
Defending Fork York
Doing time in T.O.
Fanciful flights
Mi Casa Loma
Milestones in medicine.
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