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: Union Station
Toronto # 20 –Yonge Street and the TTC
Archival film footage combines with intriguing stories to reveal the history of Toronto’s transportation system. It all started when Governor Simcoe built Yonge Street, … Continue reading
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Tagged archival footage, Big Dig, Bloor Street, Bloor Viaduct, Canada, coal stoves, documentary, Don Valley, Eglinton, Governor Simcoe, history, horse-drawn cab, Industrial Exhibition, military road, Ontario, Sir George Yonge, St. Lawrence Market, stage coaches, streetcars, subway, Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission, transportation, TTC, Union Station, Yonge Street, York
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Toronto #17: Reclaiming the Waterfront
Toronto moves south into the Lake and Union Station is built becoming the busiest transportation hub in Canada. The waterfront is developed and as … Continue reading
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Tagged amalgamation, Canada, CN Tower, Don Valley, entertainment, Expressways, icon, Lake Ontario, Mega City, National Historic Site, observation, Ontario, Prince Phillip, Queen Elizabeth, railway hotels, reclamation, Redpath Sugar Refinery, shipping, telecommunications, The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, transportation hub, Union Station, Waterfront
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Toronto 175 – Part 3: The Railway Era
In 1793 Simcoe laid out York in classic military fashion. South of the town a cliff dropped sharply to the water’s edge and the … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Don Station, Esplanade., Fort York, Front Street, Grand Trunk Railway, Great Lakes Shipping, loading docks, Parliament Street, railroad, railway stations, railway tracks, Railways, Roundhouse Railway Museum, Simcoe, St. Lawrence Market, Steam Canada Railway, Toronto, trains, Union Station, York
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