Big Changes Coming to Dundas Square & The Tenor | Toronto (May 2024)

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  • A downtown Toronto walk around Yonge-Dundas Square and then it's off to explore the strange Tenor Complex at the north-east corner of Yonge & Dundas.
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ความคิดเห็น • 75

  • @billchow747
    @billchow747 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    The Yonge-Dundas area has been the busiest neighbourhood in Toronto for a very long time. Over 25 years ago, I used to go there to browse at Sam The Record Man and The World's Biggest Bookstore. Both are long gone. There used to be many porno magazine/video stores along Yonge St and the original Eaton's Dept Store in the Mall. All gone. Thanks for the updates on all the changes.

  • @roxorz007
    @roxorz007 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    They can suck it! It'll always be Dundas square, just like Skydome. /Rant

  • @jeanettemorales6062
    @jeanettemorales6062 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Thank you for all you do Johnny! My daily TO video fix always makes my day! 🤗

    • @FalcomScott312
      @FalcomScott312 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Good evening Jeanette how are you? Hope your doing well & Happy belated Mother's day to you! 😉❤💐

    • @jeanettemorales6062
      @jeanettemorales6062 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@FalcomScott312 - Thank you! Have a great evening! 😊

    • @JohnnyStrides
      @JohnnyStrides  23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      You're welcome!

  • @m.h.7630
    @m.h.7630 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    At 5.31 Ooooh my, Mr BELIEVE is still standing in his corner, I can't believe he is still around, last time seen him about 10 years ago.

  • @lisadeeyoung
    @lisadeeyoung 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Tkaronto Square has a nice ring to it.

    • @FalcomScott312
      @FalcomScott312 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Evening Lisa & hope you have a beautiful week! 💛

  • @glenncooney3959
    @glenncooney3959 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Great to see my heroine Trish Stratus (3:39) on the billboard for CGT. Good to see the BELIEEEEEVE guy too at 5:33. Shakeshack is awesome too. Looking forward to going there on a future trip to T.O.
    The “yoink” at the end is quite appropriate considering you got through The Tenor without being stopped from filming 😅

  • @azamyahmad
    @azamyahmad 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Bless Monday morning from Montreal QC and welcome back Jhonny!! .. as always tip top shape and clear camera work captured and you rock it all again my friend, appreciate your efforts and hard work for sharing such an amazing job .. thanks again and stay safe and take care of yourself my friend ..

  • @adamyahya4638
    @adamyahya4638 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    The square - whatever you want to call it is the embodiment of Toronto malaise. It's the most depressing slab of concrete surrounded by the most sterile grey/blue glass boxes. What is it with Toronto and just not being able to design anything nice?

  • @patnolche
    @patnolche 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    maybe Torontorio Square, completes, thanks Johnny for the inner views, news and updates, hope to be there soon enough

  • @Anitas-peaceful-universe
    @Anitas-peaceful-universe 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    It is always nice to see something new instead of the same old same old streets of Toronto 🥰

  • @fracturedmind13
    @fracturedmind13 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    There was an April fools joke to rename the square to Gord Downie Square. I could get behind that

    • @EmperorBeef
      @EmperorBeef 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I thought that was real

    • @lisadeeyoung
      @lisadeeyoung 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@EmperorBeef Hahaha yes, for a second so did I and was so happy about it!

    • @donaldthomas3368
      @donaldthomas3368 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Gordon Lightfoot Square was also suggested. I could get behind that.

  • @michaelw2695
    @michaelw2695 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    Why not just simply name it Toronto Sq. Or Ontario Sq. Something like that if there must be a name change

  • @jim8199
    @jim8199 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Let's lobby to rename it... "Eddy Shack Square" 🎉

  • @georgehoward9306
    @georgehoward9306 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Thanks for the very informative video!

  • @Sheppard87
    @Sheppard87 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    7:19 wow this looks really nice 👍

  • @sunnygwon4012
    @sunnygwon4012 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Hi 🤩

  • @FalcomScott312
    @FalcomScott312 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Cheers for sharing this video mate & your government should've kept the name Dundas Square instead of calling something so bloody weird lol! 🙄

  • @dylanreynolds8264
    @dylanreynolds8264 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    good morning everyone

  • @harjotjassal9180
    @harjotjassal9180 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beautiful video Johnny

  • @user-uk9yw6go8h
    @user-uk9yw6go8h 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Very interesting information about Dundas Sq and the Tenner. Thank you.

  • @NightOwwl728
    @NightOwwl728 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Oh, so that's what happened to the Future Shops! Didn't know that Best Buy bought them out. A many years-long mystery finally solved for me. Anyway, only been in that building once to meet a friend for a movie but I don't remember the food court looking that drab or I may be mis-remembering it.

  • @teaeff8898
    @teaeff8898 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I’m sure they could have come up with something to do with Toronto! And they should have had public input/a vote on it!

  • @unknownuser0006
    @unknownuser0006 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Just a matter of time and big corps will buy these locations and just put their names on it like they do with venues....

  • @jim8199
    @jim8199 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hi Johnny, your narrative today on Dundas square while continuously panning around was fantastically honest and also the same sentiments as all other Toronto residents. I don't agree with any name changes to our history. I'm especially bothered by them quietly railroading a new name through. And lastly the fact that we missed the opportunity to at least pay homage to our Toronto history with an appropriately historical local renaming. Wokeness at its finest!!!

  • @SamSami-sm3oo
    @SamSami-sm3oo 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Nice toronto❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Rising-north-africa
    @Rising-north-africa 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Hi I'm from Morocco the Atlantic between us

  • @areenakju
    @areenakju 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @ancientclown
    @ancientclown 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Congrats @Johnny Strides
    Your Loblaws/Dollarama video was used in a Yahoo News story.

  • @dukezap1
    @dukezap1 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    No one will be switching to the new name no matter how hard the city tries lol

  • @RyantheCanuckpirate
    @RyantheCanuckpirate 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Yonge and Dundas is pretty much downtown Canada, so I think the name should reflect Canadian or Toronto history.
    I mean if they made a park or square in a neighbourhood with a large population from Ghana, then that'd be really cool to see. But Yonge and Dundas is one of the most famous places in Canada and has an established name.
    If Yonge or Dundas have become problematic, then name it after a different Yonge or Dundas and save the money.

  • @lopezsamuel
    @lopezsamuel 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Henry Dundas was an active politician from the 1770s to the early 1800s, when the British parliament was debating slavery abolition motions. There is a dispute surrounding Dundas's role in the propagation of the slave trade.

  • @user-sf8nt3tl8t
    @user-sf8nt3tl8t 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It’s ridiculous it will always be Dundas Square to me. It’s no wonder so many people can’t stand politicians . What do they do for the everyday working guy.😂

  • @monicapushkin3274
    @monicapushkin3274 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I told a former colleague who moved back to Ghana, about "Sankofa" in Toronto. He was gobsmacked and mystified. Could not believe it.

  • @dorbanihalima3923
    @dorbanihalima3923 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Merci beaucoup 👍👍

  • @indigoattila
    @indigoattila 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's a weird, inappropriate name. I am stunned they didn't name it after Toronto's indigenous heritage. Also Little Canada is great; it's a lot of fun and the artistry is amazing!

  • @cainrac
    @cainrac 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good day, beautiful Johnny Strides! Thanks much for a very informative video walk, one of these days, I will visit Toronto & their shops! The Yonge & Dundas area needs more sprucing up with more lively billboards like in Times Square...but the name should remain the same. Just how much money did they spend talking about the name change, I wonder..?? Cheers, Johnny Strides & keep smilin' showing us your beautiful face & teeth! Have a great day/night & keep yourself safe! 🥰🥰🦅🦅🦅🦅

  • @CuriousTinkering
    @CuriousTinkering 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Man, of all the more pressing issues in the city and this was done first? 🙃

  • @user-pz4el9mh1g
    @user-pz4el9mh1g 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Спасибо тебе Джонни, за то, что ты есть и твою работу! Каждый вечер уже жду твоих новых фильмов, просто не могу без них, очень увлекательно и познавательно. Продолжай в том же духе! Удачи!

  • @martym61
    @martym61 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Totally agree with you about the Square. Enjoyed seeing the Tenor.

  • @Greyedoutoo
    @Greyedoutoo 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    How about Sandy Koufax square?

  • @billjohnson7904
    @billjohnson7904 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    They will change the name of Queen's Park one day, if they are able to seize power, which is the goal. Fanatics live to seize power, and force others to follow their commands.

  • @ebashford5334
    @ebashford5334 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "We are now the knights who say....Dundas, Dundas Dundas" King Arthur: "Those who hear them seldom live to tell the tale." Seriously, I always thought that Monty Python skit was a commentary on being oversensitive to particular words and favoring censorship.

  • @n.b.3521
    @n.b.3521 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have mixed feelings about the Tenor. If they carved it up into smaller stores it would be better. Also, if they put a coffee shop in the corner of the 2nd floor (where the Winners is now), it would resemble Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo.

    • @JohnnyStrides
      @JohnnyStrides  15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That would be a neat idea. Although it's like 1/20th of Shibuya in scale and pedestrian activity.

    • @n.b.3521
      @n.b.3521 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@JohnnyStrides "Chibi-Shibuya" 😂

  • @richystar2001
    @richystar2001 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Why are all the fast food burger joints at mall food courts.. being replaced with minority mash fast food places. I would rather have a slice of pizza or a burger.... than eating a bowl of assorted veggie broth and bits.

  • @6ytruyt
    @6ytruyt 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I will never call it Sankofa! For me it's always Yonge and Dundas. The tenor, i still call it 10 Dundas.

  • @JENNIFERBOO
    @JENNIFERBOO 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Why tho? Hollywood North Square would make better sense……🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @JENNIFERBOO
    @JENNIFERBOO 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Wanna be NYC Toronto Square….🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @robertsabharwal9787
    @robertsabharwal9787 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Nothing like the world famous Sankofa Square!!!!!!!!

  • @monicapushkin3274
    @monicapushkin3274 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sankofa my A^^^^^^^^^^^^.

  • @Genious.
    @Genious. 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    People love to hate change.

  • @maxben565
    @maxben565 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Revisionism and replacement.

  • @kevinn1158
    @kevinn1158 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +32

    Sankofa Sq. The worst name ever. Dundas shouldn't be controversial and neither should Ryerson. Just a bunch of so called activists have re written history for these 2 figures. If they insist on rename the Sq, name it Lightfoot or after some other artist. I love John Candy.. so many people they could name it.

    • @billjohnson7904
      @billjohnson7904 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Except they want to destroy Canada, that is the point.

    • @hhhhhh-vj2uc
      @hhhhhh-vj2uc 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Nobody rewrote their HISTORY it was EXPOSED and they were identified as bigots and racist. Get your facts straight.
      I prefer Toronto square or Tsq personally.
      Sankofa doesn't sound bad it just doesn't 'Fit' with Toronto.

  • @claytoncrawford3167
    @claytoncrawford3167 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

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  • @jefffraser4992
    @jefffraser4992 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hopefully never, just ridiculous changing Dundas Street name, it’s just another social media tactic 👎🏻

  • @lopezsamuel
    @lopezsamuel 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Toronto City Council voted back in 2021 to rename Dundas Street and the associated city assets following a renewed examination of anti-Black racism in the wake of George Floyd's death.

  • @ColdHardToronto
    @ColdHardToronto 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Woke Goblin Square

  • @monicapushkin3274
    @monicapushkin3274 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Olivia Chow should change her last name to Sankofa. I am tired of Chow, so boring, needs an update.

  • @AZGT350
    @AZGT350 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It will always be Dundas Square. It will take 2-3 generations for that new name to catch on…