Brilliant, we have been going on holiday there since the 60’s . Like most Scot’s I’ve relatives in Toronto & the surrounding area. This is when Toronto was a magical place. You couldn’t pay me enough to move there now. The place is one sprawling mess without any caricature, you could be anywhere in North America.
Thank you Paulette for this beautiful film. I grew up in Toronto in the '60's and '70's and your film is very nostalgic of some special times in the places where we enjoyed them.
Ahaaa finally a shot of the 3 record shops A&A, Sam's, and Music World. (2:45) Still have all the albums I bought underneath me in the crawlspace now that I think about it. Also I had a laugh at Becker's for popsicles clip....so true!
Thing I miss the most is the red subways 2:12 with the green interior and burgundy colour plush leather seats, and the windows that you could open, and the incandescent lights that blinked off occasionally. I remember the sound of their electric engines chugging along.
FYI - It's not the Princess Gates. It's the Princes' Gates, after Edward, Prince of Wales (who later became King Edward VII until he abdicated the throne and his brother Albert became King George VI, father of Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince George, Duke of Kent who opened the gates in 1927.
Thank you Paulette, I have been in Toronto since 1969 and your video reminded me of why I love this city and my life here. Thanks and the best of times to you !
I was born at Saint Joe's in 1956. I lived all around T.o. You captured so many places that are gone now. I wish we could get some of the old "atmosphere" back...TY
I grew up there in 1941 and left in January 1972 for professional reasons. When. I left the city had matured, but over the years it seems to become an overcrowded city with unaffordable housing , a ruined waterfront and endless ugly condo buildings. I really miss Eaton’s and Simpsons stores; the Bay just doesn’t work as well.
Enjoyed your video, well done. We lived near Honest Ed's till '83. Everything you showed I remember it exactly. My son was born in '69, a love child. A product of the Yorkville days. We then moved to Scarborough. The Delta Hotel with the piano bar. The Metro TO zoo opened. We did some X-C skiing in winter. The good old days. Now I'm old and have 3 grand kids, not bad either. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Karen, I lived in Scarborbough as well and my daughter was born in 1969 too! I miss Toronto very much living on the weat coast now! Glad I grew up in TO!!!
we suffered from tear-it-down syndrome. all those lovely classic buildings gone into 30 story Lego block towers. last to go was the sw corner of yonge and dundas. so many places in europe and the uk kept the lovely facades and built behind and over them so they still make your feel like a human when you walk down the streets. why, we came darn close to losing the "old" city hall. what a disaster that would have been. they wanted to leave only the cenotaph. and, while I was only a weekend hippie, i sure did spend time at yorkville and hazleton and endless coffee at frans. thanks for the brilliant presentation. peace to you and yours ☮☯☮
Duckworth’s Fish and Chips has been my favourite forever. Some of my memories: IMAX Theatre at Ontario Place, Molson Indy, Molson Amphitheater, Roxy Theatre (someone else mentioned), Keg Mansion, Aquarius Lounge/Panorama/360 (top of the Manulife).
Toronto very nice city i lived there short time back late in 1989-1990. because my dad was living in Markham Ontario before he passed away. i love to come back there to visit
OMG....so freakin homesick now! I grew up here and lived in most of the places shown...Yonge and Eglinton...upper beaches...hung out at most of the places...wow!
Loved the video. Born at Mount Sanai in 67. Loved downtown in the early 80's. As someone else said dropped a lot of quarters in the pinball machines on Yonge St lol. Late 80's early 90's Friday or Sat nights at the Gasworks. Druxy's at Yonge and Bloor for corned beef on rye. Great times back then
It was fun to see the video. I first saw Toronto in 1966 when I saw the Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens. I would visit Toronto in the 70's while going to Trent in Peterborough, then again in the 80's when I returned to Trent. Then in the 90's till today with my wife. I would have to say my favorite time was the late 70's- early 80's. There was Young street with Sams, (and Sam the Chinese food man.) Eaton center was the place, and Ontario place was that new funky place. Since then I have enjoyed my time there with my wife, But I wish she could have been there with me when Toronto was at its best. still love the city though, and your vid brings back great memories.THX
Lots of great memories ! CN tower, the EX, Ontario Place, Maple Leaf Gardens (100s of hockey games). You're from the east end, so I was surprised to see Apache Burger, an Etobicoke landmark. On my wedding day my brother (best man) took us to Apache Burger for lunch, my last meal as a free man (until after the divorce, ha).
Love this video, I was a child of the 1970s teen young adult in the 80s, growing up in Toronto. Does anyone remember an event in the mid 70-mid 1980s called Caravan? I think ? They would set up around the city cultural pavilions , you could experience food music dance fashion say from Italy, and Spain as well many others countries etc...and you could get a transit map to find out where they were. It would last for the month of May or June I Think?
Toronto was basically English and Scottish plus some Italians in the 1960s. You could buy a house in Cabbage Town, unrenovated of course, for $16,000 in the late 1960s.
Fun. Yonge had so much life pre-Eaton Centre. If only we could bring some life back to Yonge St between Queen and Gerrard. Near dead zone since the Eaton Centre opened in ‘77.
Wow, that was a great video Paulette, I liked it...Nostalgic stuff.....As a resident of Toronto myself, I must say, your Toronto looks way more better than the Toronto of today :) good work here :)
There is no escaping those crazy prices. I bought my first house in Port Credit, detached, with a garage and fifteen years old, for $15k. Could be downtown TO in 15 mins going along the Queen E. When you think about what you could get for $15k in those days it emphasizes how inflation has destroyed so much of our lives. Beer - 15 cents a glass. For $1.00 I could enjoy six glasses and have a packet of chips to chew on. What would that cost today. My paycheck was a little more than $5k a year. Life was good then.
Mexican Highlife Sir, are you talking 30 or 60 years ago? I never heard such cheap prices during the 80's to 90's. I know it was cheaper, but not that cheap on Toronto. 🤔
@@peteryeung111 Well, it was that cheap in the sixties. The point of my comment was to highlight how inflation has gone up and the relatively low value of a dollar these days. Now, just about all families need two working parents to keep up with the how we choose to live. There was optimism in those days too. We all expected better lives for our children. Now things are bleaker than ever. What has changed? SOCIALISM!!! That is a one word answer but it is the best I can offer. We always had some socialism in Canada but there was also an incentive to work, get ahead, and enjoy life. Now a good life is demanded, whether we work for it or not. When a socialist (Liberal or NDP) government gives generous programs, even when the province or country can't afford it, it is hard for a common sense government to take it back. It is a treadmill and will end badly. Harper was doing a good job but the voters didn't like the medicine. Well, they are going to get it now or later and the longer we put off taking it, the worse it is going to be. There really, really isn't a money tree hiding in Sussex Drive in Ottawa.
Mexican Highlife I couldn't agree more with what you said. Yes, everything is very disproportionate and was going down hill for a while now. Not sure when things will change back to at least we have less worries about our future. I'm starting to think a lot more for my 20 year old son recently. I totally respect your point of view. Cheers.
Was born in '72 at Toronto East general and grew in Scarborough and then the town of Markham '81-'99 when I got married lol but I remember going to the ex With my mother vassa before she died on October 16 1988 from a brain aneurysm in her sleep at 38 years I was 16 at the time. I'll be 50 years old in July and now a stroke and cardiac arrest and culun cancer survivor
I do miss the Swiss Chalet, nothing like it here in Los Angeles. And the FOOD building at the C.N.E... 5 cent Pepsi, and Tiny Tom donuts. Becker's ... and you've made me hungry for Mister Submarine. Where did you live in the beaches? I always lived in the east end.
No, Fran's had restaurants on both College St and St. Clair. The workers at the College Street location would not serve gays at night. I hope the former owner Fran Deck is rotting in Hell where he belongs.
Jackie Shane at the Sapphire - Yeah! I used to sneak in, under-age to see that show. Nobody knows what became of him. There used to be a TV show called 'Toronto the Good' - never hear/see any mention of it. God, I miss those years!
There are parts of Toronto that remain intact a d much that has changed, due to the new Crosstown transit system and so many highrises. What has changed more dramatically is the people.
nicely done!..I also lived a minute away from the science centre on st. dennis drive....gotta disagree about the best hamburger though, that had to be johnny`s at victoria park and sheppard....had one about a month ago, not quite the same these days !
Yes, Jungle Jay Nelson, Al Boliska, Dave Johnson, Mike Darrow, "CHUM checks from the Ex", CHUM Charts etc. Wonderful Memories from the 60s. I left Toronto in '67 and married a Vancouver girl and we're still together after 54 years but I still have fond memories of being a kid in Toronto the good.
@@Vincent_Sullivan That was my entire university food cultural history all gone! I was a Ryerson Student and Swissy was such a great study space. We had a back corner table. Order the chicken or ribs. Eat then stay there the rest of the night till close studying. It had a rhythm to it. We now call it ASMR but back then the soundscape was just right....
@@PWingert1966 I was also a Ryerson student from 1972 to 1980 in electrical/ electronic engineering. Ate many a meal at Swiss Chalet and the other places I mentioned. Lived at 96 Gerrard St E. which was very handy. Ryerson had just started the transition from polytechnical institute to university and I was a student in the first year that started the program with the intent of getting a degree. Three years to get a diploma, work a year in your field, then an equivalent 4th year at night school while you continued to work in your field led to a Bachelors degree. Retired now from a 35 year career with Transport Canada and National Research Council.
![Toronto, Canada 1920s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/V0JwD77B66A/mqdefault.jpg)
Brilliant, we have been going on holiday there since the 60’s . Like most Scot’s I’ve relatives in Toronto & the surrounding area. This is when Toronto was a magical place. You couldn’t pay me enough to move there now. The place is one sprawling mess without any caricature, you could be anywhere in North America.
Great video. Brings back lot's of memories. Now if I could build that darn time machine.......
Thanks for the video Paulette. I spent the first 12 years of my life in Toronto.
The only things missing were The Roxy Theater on the Danforth that showed Rocky Horror weekly during the late 70's and Rush playing The Gardens.
Thank you Paulette for this beautiful film. I grew up in Toronto in the '60's and '70's and your film is very nostalgic of some special times in the places where we enjoyed them.
Ahaaa finally a shot of the 3 record shops A&A, Sam's, and Music World. (2:45) Still have all the albums I bought underneath me in the crawlspace now that I think about it. Also I had a laugh at Becker's for popsicles clip....so true!
Thing I miss the most is the red subways 2:12 with the green interior and burgundy colour plush leather seats, and the windows that you could open, and the incandescent lights that blinked off occasionally. I remember the sound of their electric engines chugging along.
One of my favourite memories as well. Plus the conductor that whistled twice before closing the doors.
FYI - It's not the Princess Gates. It's the Princes' Gates, after Edward, Prince of Wales (who later became King Edward VII until he abdicated the throne and his brother Albert became King George VI, father of Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince George, Duke of Kent who opened the gates in 1927.
Thank you Paulette, I have been in Toronto since 1969 and your video reminded me of why I love this city and my life here. Thanks and the best of times to you !
I love this video. I was born and raised and still live in Scarborough. 50 years and counting. Thank you for sharing the memories.
ChillerKane
Thank you for watching! I miss Toronto very much and I am from Scarborough too!
GREAT video!!! Thank you. Lived there since 1964. Brought back a lotta memories. Steve.
OldSchoolAquaponics Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it! I miss Toronto !
I was born at Saint Joe's in 1956. I lived all around T.o.
You captured so many places that are gone now.
I wish we could get some of the old "atmosphere" back...TY
I grew up there in 1941 and left in January 1972 for professional reasons. When. I left the city had matured, but over the years it seems to become an overcrowded city with unaffordable housing , a ruined waterfront and endless ugly condo buildings. I really miss Eaton’s and Simpsons stores; the Bay just doesn’t work as well.
Enjoyed your video, well done. We lived near Honest Ed's till '83. Everything you showed I remember it exactly. My son was born in '69, a love child. A product of the Yorkville days. We then moved to Scarborough. The Delta Hotel with the piano bar. The Metro TO zoo opened. We did some X-C skiing in winter. The good old days. Now I'm old and have 3 grand kids, not bad either. Thanks for the video.
Thank you Karen, I lived in Scarborbough as well and my daughter was born in 1969 too! I miss Toronto very much living on the weat coast now! Glad I grew up in TO!!!
@MatthieuMarcotte Thanks for the comments about my Toronto The good video!! I miss Toronto and it's good
to hear others feel the same! thanks
I can't miss Toronto I'm still here 😭
I was born at Toronto Grace Hospital in December 1966 and loved this video. You sure know how to pull at the heart strings.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, I love Toronto....it will always be home to me!
my favourite city.
Me to , 1961 ....
we suffered from tear-it-down syndrome. all those lovely classic buildings gone into 30 story Lego block towers. last to go was the sw corner of yonge and dundas. so many places in europe and the uk kept the lovely facades and built behind and over them so they still make your feel like a human when you walk down the streets. why, we came darn close to losing the "old" city hall. what a disaster that would have been. they wanted to leave only the cenotaph. and, while I was only a weekend hippie, i sure did spend time at yorkville and hazleton and endless coffee at frans. thanks for the brilliant presentation. peace to you and yours ☮☯☮
Yeeees!!! ♥️💋please keep close to you and pass it down.....I fear it will all be gone soon.... thanks for the memories
Duckworth’s Fish and Chips has been my favourite forever. Some of my memories: IMAX Theatre at Ontario Place, Molson Indy, Molson Amphitheater, Roxy Theatre (someone else mentioned), Keg Mansion, Aquarius Lounge/Panorama/360 (top of the Manulife).
It was a friendly city in the 1960's.
FRIENDly 1901
1979
1989
Toronto very nice city i lived there short time back late in 1989-1990. because my dad was living in Markham Ontario before he passed away. i love to come back there to visit
Where in Markham?
OMG....so freakin homesick now! I grew up here and lived in most of the places shown...Yonge and Eglinton...upper beaches...hung out at most of the places...wow!
Loved the video. Born at Mount Sanai in 67. Loved downtown in the early 80's. As someone else said dropped a lot of quarters in the pinball machines on Yonge St lol. Late 80's early 90's Friday or Sat nights at the Gasworks. Druxy's at Yonge and Bloor for corned beef on rye. Great times back then
It was fun to see the video. I first saw Toronto in 1966 when I saw the Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens. I would visit Toronto in the 70's while going to Trent in Peterborough, then again in the 80's when I returned to Trent. Then in the 90's till today with my wife. I would have to say my favorite time was the late 70's- early 80's. There was Young street with Sams, (and Sam the Chinese food man.) Eaton center was the place, and Ontario place was that new funky place. Since then I have enjoyed my time there with my wife, But I wish she could have been there with me when Toronto was at its best. still love the city though, and your vid brings back great memories.THX
We dropped many quarters at the pinball places along Yonge St. in the early 70's.
Lots of great memories ! CN tower, the EX, Ontario Place, Maple Leaf Gardens (100s of hockey games). You're from the east end, so I was surprised to see Apache Burger, an Etobicoke landmark. On my wedding day my brother (best man) took us to Apache Burger for lunch, my last meal as a free man (until after the divorce, ha).
Wow...never knew that Swiss Chalet we visited, 1974, was the first...
I didn't know either & I lived here all my life
Love this video, I was a child of the 1970s teen young adult in the 80s, growing up in Toronto. Does anyone remember an event in the mid 70-mid 1980s called Caravan? I think ? They would set up around the city cultural pavilions , you could experience food music dance fashion say from Italy, and Spain as well many others countries etc...and you could get a transit map to find out where they were. It would last for the month of May or June I Think?
Toronto was basically English and Scottish plus some Italians in the 1960s.
You could buy a house in Cabbage Town, unrenovated of course, for $16,000 in the late 1960s.
That was great!
Fun. Yonge had so much life pre-Eaton Centre. If only we could bring some life back to Yonge St between Queen and Gerrard. Near dead zone since the Eaton Centre opened in ‘77.
the only thing that didn't change is the TTC..
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lovely video indeed
At 0:57, should say Princes' Gates not Princess. Common mistake made by many Torontonians.
1:55 The Irish must have done something right to maintain market the value in the neighborhood and bringing it up to what it is today.
Wow, that was a great video Paulette, I liked it...Nostalgic stuff.....As a resident of Toronto myself, I must say, your Toronto looks way more better than the Toronto of today :) good work here :)
Thank you. Gaston! I miss Toronto!!
Great Video and a great use of Beethoven's fifth symphony one of my favorite Beethoven pieces
Cost of living forced me out 30 years ago, its insane now. But I am still homesick.
There is no escaping those crazy prices. I bought my first house in Port Credit, detached, with a garage and fifteen years old, for $15k. Could be downtown TO in 15 mins going along the Queen E. When you think about what you could get for $15k in those days it emphasizes how inflation has destroyed so much of our lives. Beer - 15 cents a glass. For $1.00 I could enjoy six glasses and have a packet of chips to chew on. What would that cost today. My paycheck was a little more than $5k a year. Life was good then.
Mexican Highlife
Sir, are you talking 30 or 60 years ago? I never heard such cheap prices during the 80's to 90's. I know it was cheaper, but not that cheap on Toronto. 🤔
@@peteryeung111 Well, it was that cheap in the sixties. The point of my comment was to highlight how inflation has gone up and the relatively low value of a dollar these days. Now, just about all families need two working parents to keep up with the how we choose to live. There was optimism in those days too. We all expected better lives for our children. Now things are bleaker than ever. What has changed? SOCIALISM!!! That is a one word answer but it is the best I can offer. We always had some socialism in Canada but there was also an incentive to work, get ahead, and enjoy life. Now a good life is demanded, whether we work for it or not. When a socialist (Liberal or NDP) government gives generous programs, even when the province or country can't afford it, it is hard for a common sense government to take it back. It is a treadmill and will end badly. Harper was doing a good job but the voters didn't like the medicine. Well, they are going to get it now or later and the longer we put off taking it, the worse it is going to be. There really, really isn't a money tree hiding in Sussex Drive in Ottawa.
Mexican Highlife
I couldn't agree more with what you said.
Yes, everything is very disproportionate and was going down hill for a while now.
Not sure when things will change back to at least we have less worries about our future. I'm starting to think a lot more for my 20 year old son recently. I totally respect your point of view. Cheers.
@@peteryeung111 I worry more about my 20 year old grandson than myself now too. It is a bleak outlook for youth.
Great channel!
Was born in '72 at Toronto East general and grew in Scarborough and then the town of Markham '81-'99 when I got married lol but I remember going to the ex With my mother vassa before she died on October 16 1988 from a brain aneurysm in her sleep at 38 years I was 16 at the time. I'll be 50 years old in July and now a stroke and cardiac arrest and culun cancer survivor
I do miss the Swiss Chalet, nothing like it here in Los Angeles.
And the FOOD building at the C.N.E... 5 cent Pepsi, and Tiny Tom donuts.
Becker's ... and you've made me hungry for Mister Submarine.
Where did you live in the beaches?
I always lived in the east end.
Len Duckworths Fish & Chips!
My sister in law still works at Duckworths 😁 I still like Toronto
Swiss Chalet on Bloor and Bedford Rd. My first job.
5:29 Great commercial club venue. I heard the djs there were pretty good.
You've mistaken Yonge and Gould for Dundas Square. And Fran's is on College, not St. Clair. JS.
No, Fran's had restaurants on both College St
and St. Clair. The workers at the College Street location would not serve gays at night. I hope the former owner Fran Deck is rotting in Hell where he belongs.
Is there a Franz on Bloor as well as College?
Jackie Shane at the Sapphire - Yeah!
I used to sneak in, under-age to see that show.
Nobody knows what became of him.
There used to be a TV show called 'Toronto the Good' - never hear/see any mention of it.
God, I miss those years!
Jackie is still alive..... My friend talked to him on the phone a month ago
Jackie Shane is alive and Well and lives in a small town in the USA.
Odd choice of music. When it started, I was expecting it to break out into Walter Murphy's _A Fifth of Beethoven._ Funky!
Agree. Beethoven overpowering the great visuals.
Great video. It wasnt always Toronto the Good here as alot of bad things happened on that Yonge street strip for example back then.
That scene of "Yorkville today" at 4:03 is not in Yorkville, but at St. Joseph St., west off of Yonge.
Thanks Paulette.^^
4:28 - is Actually Queen's Park but the same architect as Old City Hall
There are parts of Toronto that remain intact a d much that has changed, due to the new Crosstown transit system and so many highrises. What has changed more dramatically is the people.
Didn't know Le Coq D'or and Starvin Marvins existed at the same time.
right on!
I saw apocalypse Now at the Cinesphere HUGE martin sheen eyeball
brings back memories... gotta disagree on best fish and chips, tho -- thatd be penrose on mt pleasant rd
Your picture of Dundas Sq. is wrong. You have a picture of Yonge and Gould. You're a block north of Yonge and Dundas where Dundas Sq. is. JS. 😉
nicely done!..I also lived a minute away from the science centre on st. dennis drive....gotta disagree about the best hamburger though, that had to be johnny`s at victoria park and sheppard....had one about a month ago, not quite the same these days !
john kennedy I lived on st Dennis too!
I do not own the rights to these photos. It is just a Toronto fan video!
Thank you Paulette. Very enjoyable
Live alone here in Hamilton
ooooohhhhhhyes
How was your honeymoon?
Chum 1050 Toronto 👍👏😊❤️
Yes, Jungle Jay Nelson, Al Boliska, Dave Johnson, Mike Darrow, "CHUM checks from the Ex", CHUM Charts etc. Wonderful Memories from the 60s. I left Toronto in '67 and married a Vancouver girl and we're still together after 54 years but I still have fond memories of being a kid in Toronto the good.
Old cabbage was a dump when my mom lived there in 40s what a joke it is now asking high up rent smh
you forgot leaside towers tallest apartment buildings in the world when built.
It is PRINCE'S gates.
The Swiss Chalet on Yonge recently closed.
Aw darn... First Sai Woo closed, then Mr. Greenjeans, then Lindy's, and now Swiss Chalet!
@@Vincent_Sullivan That was my entire university food cultural history all gone! I was a Ryerson Student and Swissy was such a great study space. We had a back corner table. Order the chicken or ribs. Eat then stay there the rest of the night till close studying. It had a rhythm to it. We now call it ASMR but back then the soundscape was just right....
@@PWingert1966 I was also a Ryerson student from 1972 to 1980 in electrical/ electronic engineering. Ate many a meal at Swiss Chalet and the other places I mentioned. Lived at 96 Gerrard St E. which was very handy. Ryerson had just started the transition from polytechnical institute to university and I was a student in the first year that started the program with the intent of getting a degree. Three years to get a diploma, work a year in your field, then an equivalent 4th year at night school while you continued to work in your field led to a Bachelors degree. Retired now from a 35 year career with Transport Canada and National Research Council.
No gang shootings in those days
No your right
Paulette frost is hot,hot hot
Oh Toronto i miss you
Prince's Gates
Tried to watch it but there are too many irritating graphics
and theres nothing on yonge street now but asian restraunts shops petshops and fast foods aka meth stops...mcdonalds A&W...lol
WTF? I have lived in Toronto for 67 years and I don't get this at all. I suppose that people can have widely different perceptions of the same thing.
Simpson my first oxford cotton shirt,now its all romanian cotton soft n oh feel so good,Ceausescu kids awrite.eh joke
Actually it Princes' gate after Prince Edward and Prince George
Correct
@@elliotsaunders7445 Women always want to call them the the princess gates for some reason. It's likely their subconscious resentment of men.
4:33, arrogant who the hell asked. That is where the video got tacky.
It's her personal video. It's not tacky. Her marriage her honeymoon and her child's birth. It's her timeline.
Wish to go that place someday🥰🥰🥰🥰