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Post by snacky on Oct 11, 2014 6:00:25 GMT
lol, I wish they included a picture of that! It's hard to imagine! They did! Click on the spot where it says view 3 photos its #2...it's weird! omg, whole new meaning to sea sickness! |
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Post by mrsbrisby on Oct 11, 2014 8:44:54 GMT
Late reply, sorry about that mrsbrisby. I can't think of any specific book titles regarding Toronto history but I'm sure there are many. Mike Filey who authored the article above, has written several books, all with many photographs, about Toronto and related history so maybe try searching for his books/name and it may give you other search leads. I know much of the land that is now below Front Street, I believe, is reclaimed land and that way back when, it was docks. It wasn't that long ago I vaguely recall an article in the TO Star about construction crews working on excavating for a new buidling, finding an old wooden boat and/or wooden dock ---I remember "wood" was involved !! hahaha. It was a reminder for everyone in the city that the shoreline of Toronto Harbour is now waaaay back from the original, natural shoreline. There are some very interesting stories out of early Toronto, but I'm sure you would enjoy reading something by Mike Filey, he knows so many of the little details.....even just reading from the archives of his They Way We Were columns in the Toronto Sun newspaper would be very interesting. We still need to make this map some day.  This link will take you to a 1902 map of Toronto and it can be enlarged by clicking on it. 766fa1237ef2c73d5b9e41a6d10b45c191ada570-www.googledrive.com/host/0BwadvTiFXSLcNmNMeEJDeW82Nlk/hmt/1902Sankey.G_3524_T61_1902_fullf.jpg |
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Post by mrsbrisby on Oct 11, 2014 8:54:16 GMT
This was a very interesting article. Are there any published histories of Toronto? I would be interested in on that followed the development of the city as opposed to one of those "Great Families of (Fill in the name of the City) that are so prevalent and are almost completely uninformative. I've been puttering around looking at the maps that are available online and I think I discovered an interesting factoid and forgive me Torontonians if you already know this. When I read the the first Murchoch book in which it was mentioned that Station House Four was on Wilton, I went to Google Maps and looked up Wilton finding this short little street south of Front and thought I had identified the location of SHF. Then I started perusing historic maps and discovered that the location of that Wilton Street was either underwater or under a dock in 1902. Later while scanning through the Fire Insurance maps I found Wilton Avenue! It ran west to east between Yonge Street and what was then River Street. On the north side of Wilton in the first block east of Parliament Street was the police station. Wilton Avenue disappeared when it became part of the route of Dundas Street. That may not float your boats, but this kind of research was a large part of my professional life and I find it fascinating. I found a map of 1902 Toronto on the site: Historic Maps of Toronto, if you want to get a feel for the city as it was then, well at least the layout of the place. Anyway, I'm always interested in historic information. At Late reply, sorry about that mrsbrisby. I can't think of any specific book titles regarding Toronto history but I'm sure there are many. Mike Filey who authored the article above, has written several books, all with many photographs, about Toronto and related history so maybe try searching for his books/name and it may give you other search leads. I know much of the land that is now below Front Street, I believe, is reclaimed land and that way back when, it was docks. It wasn't that long ago I vaguely recall an article in the TO Star about construction crews working on excavating for a new buidling, finding an old wooden boat and/or wooden dock ---I remember "wood" was involved !! hahaha. It was a reminder for everyone in the city that the shoreline of Toronto Harbour is now waaaay back from the original, natural shoreline. There are some very interesting stories out of early Toronto, but I'm sure you would enjoy reading something by Mike Filey, he knows so many of the little details.....even just reading from the archives of his They Way We Were columns in the Toronto Sun newspaper would be very interesting. Thanks for the information. I will try to find it and I should be able to access the blog. It is amazing how much land we reclaim from waterfront areas when we expand our cities. I used to live in the SF bay area and if you compare a 19th century map of the bay especially the City of San Francisco, it is astonishing how much land area has been added by building up with fill. The trouble is in the right earthquake all that fill will liquefy. How odd and yet exciting that the excavations at the docks uncovered a wooden boat. What a rare find . . |
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Post by snacky on Oct 11, 2014 19:37:34 GMT
While we're geeking on history, I have to take a minute to fangirl over the Inspector's wicker wheelchair. |
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Post by snacky on Oct 11, 2014 19:40:45 GMT
Late reply, sorry about that mrsbrisby. I can't think of any specific book titles regarding Toronto history but I'm sure there are many. Mike Filey who authored the article above, has written several books, all with many photographs, about Toronto and related history so maybe try searching for his books/name and it may give you other search leads. I know much of the land that is now below Front Street, I believe, is reclaimed land and that way back when, it was docks. It wasn't that long ago I vaguely recall an article in the TO Star about construction crews working on excavating for a new buidling, finding an old wooden boat and/or wooden dock ---I remember "wood" was involved !! hahaha. It was a reminder for everyone in the city that the shoreline of Toronto Harbour is now waaaay back from the original, natural shoreline. There are some very interesting stories out of early Toronto, but I'm sure you would enjoy reading something by Mike Filey, he knows so many of the little details.....even just reading from the archives of his They Way We Were columns in the Toronto Sun newspaper would be very interesting. Thanks for the information. I will try to find it and I should be able to access the blog. It is amazing how much land we reclaim from waterfront areas when we expand our cities. I used to live in the SF bay area and if you compare a 19th century map of the bay especially the City of San Francisco, it is astonishing how much land area has been added by building up with fill. The trouble is in the right earthquake all that fill will liquefy. How odd and yet exciting that the excavations at the docks uncovered a wooden boat. What a rare find . . Did you also see me post this Tumblr link for great historic photos if you really want to get the vibe: onceuponatown.tumblr.com/And yes, it is exactly like the SF Bay Area! We have bars built out of tipped over ships sticking out of the silted up areas! |
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Post by mrsbrisby on Oct 12, 2014 17:20:13 GMT
Thanks for the information. I will try to find it and I should be able to access the blog. It is amazing how much land we reclaim from waterfront areas when we expand our cities. I used to live in the SF bay area and if you compare a 19th century map of the bay especially the City of San Francisco, it is astonishing how much land area has been added by building up with fill. The trouble is in the right earthquake all that fill will liquefy. How odd and yet exciting that the excavations at the docks uncovered a wooden boat. What a rare find . . Did you also see me post this Tumblr link for great historic photos if you really want to get the vibe: onceuponatown.tumblr.com/And yes, it is exactly like the SF Bay Area! We have bars built out of tipped over ships sticking out of the silted up areas! Wow. Great pix. Thx fro the link very cool. |
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Post by Hodge on Oct 12, 2014 19:39:48 GMT
Talking of tours of Toronto, a couple of us are doing a tour of the Hamilton, ON filming locations. If anyone within driving distance of Hamilton is interested it's on Nov 2 starting at 2pm. We're limiting the numbers as some of the locations are private. We have 5 vehicles driving the route and there are a couple of spots open but you'll have to let me know pretty soon. Spots are on a first come, first serve basis. We're also having dinner at a local restaurant after the tour. Please PM me if you'd like to book a spot and or dinner.
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Post by carco on Oct 12, 2014 23:44:29 GMT
Did you also see me post this Tumblr link for great historic photos if you really want to get the vibe: onceuponatown.tumblr.com/And yes, it is exactly like the SF Bay Area! We have bars built out of tipped over ships sticking out of the silted up areas! Wow. Great pix. Thx fro the link very cool. Yes, great link, snacky. I missed when you posted this originally. Amazing photos...especially the one of the earthquake. |
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Post by snacky on Oct 13, 2014 0:02:05 GMT
Wow. Great pix. Thx fro the link very cool. Yes, great link, snacky. I missed when you posted this originally. Amazing photos...especially the one of the earthquake. I think it's somewhere in the Murdoch Takes Manhatten links. This is where I got those pics. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2014 4:18:01 GMT
Late reply, sorry about that mrsbrisby. I can't think of any specific book titles regarding Toronto history but I'm sure there are many. Mike Filey who authored the article above, has written several books, all with many photographs, about Toronto and related history so maybe try searching for his books/name and it may give you other search leads. I know much of the land that is now below Front Street, I believe, is reclaimed land and that way back when, it was docks. It wasn't that long ago I vaguely recall an article in the TO Star about construction crews working on excavating for a new buidling, finding an old wooden boat and/or wooden dock ---I remember "wood" was involved !! hahaha. It was a reminder for everyone in the city that the shoreline of Toronto Harbour is now waaaay back from the original, natural shoreline. There are some very interesting stories out of early Toronto, but I'm sure you would enjoy reading something by Mike Filey, he knows so many of the little details.....even just reading from the archives of his They Way We Were columns in the Toronto Sun newspaper would be very interesting. We still need to make this map some day. Really interesting info. I never knew that the shoreline changed. And that Wilton St. was in a different place. I think someone said it was actually where Dundas St. is now, going east off Yonge between Garrard and Queen St.. That actually puts it a lot closer to Queens Park .So that makes our little tour somewhat questionable. I could not find Ontario St on that old map but my eyesight is not the best so if anybody finds it please let me know. I had never heard of Mike Filey either. This is becoming very educational! |
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Post by Hodge on Oct 13, 2014 4:21:21 GMT
Talking of tours of Toronto, a couple of us are doing a tour of the Hamilton, ON filming locations. If anyone within driving distance of Hamilton is interested it's on Nov 2 starting at 2pm. We're limiting the numbers as some of the locations are private. We have 5 vehicles driving the route and there are a couple of spots open but you'll have to let me know pretty soon. Spots are on a first come, first serve basis. We're also having dinner at a local restaurant after the tour. Please PM me if you'd like to book a spot and or dinner. |
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Post by snacky on Oct 13, 2014 4:25:40 GMT
We still need to make this map some day. Really interesting info. I never knew that the shoreline changed. And that Wilton St. was in a different place. I think someone said it was actually where Dundas St. is now, going east off Yonge between Garrard and Queen St.. That actually puts it a lot closer to Queens Park .So that makes our little tour somewhat questionable. I could not find Ontario St on that old map but my eyesight is not the best so if anybody finds it please let me know. I had never heard of Mike Filey either. This is becoming very educational! When is this famous tour becoming a map? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2014 4:34:04 GMT
I am asking for help from lovemondays because I honestly do not know how to do it. I am hoping she or Georgeisclairvoyant are able to figure something out.
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Post by snacky on Oct 13, 2014 4:35:59 GMT
I am asking for help from lovemondays because I honestly do not know how to do it. I am hoping she or Georgeisclairvoyant are able to figure something out. I'm happy to collaborate on that project, too.  Oh, btw I found something on the CBC twitter feed that suggests using Yannick's image for one-off t-shirt might not be a problem. Attachment DeletedI'd put the image on the back, though, so it wouldn't stretch over your curvy places. (And people wouldn't be staring at your chest, lol). |
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Post by Hodge on Oct 13, 2014 4:36:40 GMT
I am asking for help from lovemondays because I honestly do not know how to do it. I am hoping she or Georgeisclairvoyant are able to figure something out. What is it you don't know how to do? |
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