About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: Distillery District
Toronto #18: Vaudeville, Theatre & Movies
Toronto’s streetscapes could pass for anywhere and when major movies are shot in locations such as the Distillery District the city becomes Hollywood North. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Gallery of Ontario, Bata Shoe Museum, cinema, commercial film, Distillery District, double-decker theatre, Ed Mirvish, Elgin Winter Garden Theatre Centre, Gooderham & Worts, Hollywood North, Honest Ed’s, interior architecture, Marcus Loew, Metro Toronto Zoo, movies, Ontario Science Centre, Princess of Wales Theatre, restoration, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Royal Ontario Museum, The Crystal, TIFF, vaudeville, “Cats” and “Tommy”, “Chicago” (movie)
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Toronto #14: The Distillery and the Bankers
In 1834, when Toronto had a population of 9,000 people there were already 300 taverns. New immigrants William Gooderham and James Worts seized the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank of Toronto, cooperage, distillers, Distillery District, Dominion Bank, First World War, Flat Iron building, Gooderham & Worts, Grand Trunk Railway, Grist Mill, James Austin, Little Trinity Church, malt, museum, Norfolk (England), Northern Ireland, Spadina House, taverns, TD Financial Bank, Toronto, Toronto Dominion Bank, Victorian architecture, whiskey, William Warren Baldwin, windmill
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