Toronto 1978 - The Golden Years #toronto #ontario #GTA
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Published 2019-02-19
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People have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years.After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada. During the War of 1812, the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by American troops.York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the city of Toronto. It was designated as the capital of the province of Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation. The city proper has since expanded past its original borders through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 (243.3 sq mi).
The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada.More than 50 percent of residents belong to a visible minority population group,and over 200 distinct ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants.[30] While the majority of Torontonians speak English as their primary language, over 160 languages are spoken in the city Mainly Chinese and Hindi.
Toronto is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture production, and television production,[and is home to the headquarters of Canada's major national broadcast networks and media outlets.Its varied cultural institutions,which include numerous museums and galleries, festivals and public events, entertainment districts, national historic sites, and sports activities, attract over 43 million tourists each year.Toronto is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in particular the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere, the CN Tower
The city is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the headquarters of Canada's five largest banks,and the headquarters of many large Canadian and multinational corporations.Its economy is highly diversified with strengths in technology, design, financial services, life sciences, education, arts, fashion, aerospace, environmental innovation, food services, and tourism.
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All Comments (21)
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So much more space in the city back then. Look at the City Hall photo (at 4:50) - there's so much sky around it - and you don't need to look straight up to see it!! Great pics - thanks for the look back into those years... Maybe no time is purely magical, but those 70's years in Toronto came pretty close...
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One thing is true? Politicians have ruined everything.......
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What a great safe city to grow up in in the 60s and 70s
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Ontario was truly an awesome province to live in the 70s....
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I miss what Toronto was, not over crowded could be boring at times, but so much space to breathe.
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Oh man this makes my heart ache .
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I absolutely loved Toronto in the late 70s in 1980s, it was just a wonderful city to be in , and Canada could be so proud of it, I was back there for two weeks last year and walking around and I felt like I didn’t even belong there anymore , Just couldn’t relate to anybody on the streets or anything. It was just so bizarre, it was like I just don’t belong there. Oh well.
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Great photos. Moved to Toronto in June 1979 at 18 years old and got my first apartment. It was a bachelor apartment and the rent was only $200 bucks a month. First full time job, had no car but life was great, on my own in the big city.
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Real Canada and its lovely city which is gone sadly .
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I was 12 yrs old in 1978. I remember T.O. back then...a magical era for a kid to be there. As a young adult, in the mid to late 80's...every Friday night, go for dinner with my girlfriend (at the time...now my wife...34 years, today, as a matter of fact) Mr. Greenjeans at the Eaton's Center...then cruise up and down Yonge Street... Best time to be a kid, was back then. Thanks for sharing this great compilation of timeless photography!
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Beautiful upload, born in 76, i miss Toronto of the 80s and 90s
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i was 24 in 1978, living at yonge and eglinton...and yes those the golden years...
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Toronto was the greatest big city in the world to live in at that time. We here in Hamilton wanted to be like Toronto back then . We don't want to be like Toronto anymore.
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We had the cleanest subway in the world and there were no shootings and the streets were spotless and no tents !
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I so love this!! 1978.....I was fifteeeeeen and downtown was just the best ever!! Thank you so much for this sweetness in time♥️
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In the fall of 1978, about 60 high school seniors ( including myself) boarded 2 buses from the finger lakes area of NYS and headed to Toronto. I will never forget my senior trip. No one needed a passport, we did have to have a birth certificate, but no one's was ever even looked at. 3 nights of just an amazing time to be a kid from a small town. Only had to be 18 to drink, we were able to pretty much do almost anything we wanted. What a blast it was. I can remember we all went to Ed's for dinner one night
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I grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, which in my opinion was the Greatest Generation. (Sorry, Tom Brokaw).
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Nobody loves Toronto anymore. The city we knew is gone and will never be the same again. Everything that was enjoyable was taken away from us. Including the best restaurants and movie theatres. We had live entertainment on the streets that were fun to watch and now its just borining.
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Brings back memories. Thank you!
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Exactly this year I lived in Toronto for a year as a babysitter (1978 I was 18).... from Switzerland .. thank you I love these pictures, memories come up 😍🤩
