Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Toronto - then, now


Footage of the Bloor streetcar in the winter of 1939-1940. Film shows the streetcar at Bloor St. at Yonge St., the City Hall loop, Bay St. at Albert St., the Jane loop, Bloor St. at Dundas St. W., Bloor St. at the CN/CP underpass, the Bloor St. car loading, and Dundas St. W. at Bloor St. with a small Witt car on King St W. The TTC donated the original 16mm film to the National Archives of Canada in 1981. In return, the National Archives copied the film and deposited it to the TTC.

On July 31st 1955, Marilyn Bell of Toronto became the youngest person to swim the English Channel from France to England, in 14 hours 36 minutes. She had a tumultuous welcome, in her home town.

Old pictures of Toronto - Past & 2014 > .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbTbexguZ2E .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6z6r2YYHZY .


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