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Beside the Barrie line on Mulock, I noticed some old abandoned rails at the factory, maybe you could do a video about that?

That was great Steve. I live in this area and had no idea.

Mulock gave te University of Toronto its Mulock Cup which is the trophy awarded to the winner of the intramural football championship.

Thank you for this interesting video. I had never heard of this canal. 07:40 - That foot bridge does not look structurally healthy.

Fun videos. Love today's shirt choice. Keep up the great work. I've enjoyed plying the structures around the canal for over 15 years.

a primer on who governments in this socio-economic system, work for. very little has changed. the doublespeak is a bit less parseable, and the behind-the-scenes machinations are more obscured, but still.

We used to bike on the trails that ran next to the canal as kids (before the town put in todays paths), they were great. The 3rd locks at 7:45 weren't filled in back then either. The wood boardwalk that runs next to 2nd Concession is also a recent addition, with the raised roadway; there used to be a small parking area next to the railway tracks. The conservation area used to also be home to one Scouts Canada properties. And looking back, when the swing bridge was still used, Green Lane was a 2 lane dirt farm road. Crazy how much the area has changed in two decades.

To answer your question, when they filled in the last one, they left everything there, I guess it was cheaper than removing it all. Loving your channel.

So, a liberal government spends too much, and the conservatives have to clean up the mess. Where have I heard this before?

hey great video! but thumbnail font size needs to be bigger. Can't read on phone.

Anyone else's thoughts suddenly drift to the Eglinton LRT?

I spent my high school years in Newmarket/Aurora, and it's surprising now how much about the canal was still common knowledge back in the 70's. The winding hole at Davis Dr. was still there, with the same bollards as the Trent-Severn system used. Roger's Reservoir was a much cooler place when they kept it filled, with a big marsh (3:20 in the vid) and an observation tower on a trail. I walked the whole system several times over with a fishing rod in my hand and a bottle of bug juice in my pocket.

Yeah, it was a bit of a thing... Build a canal that could barely fill with water, and with locks that were too big, heading to a waterway that was basically past its prime when construction started.

my Aunt and Uncle live in Newmarket

Libtards, nothing changes. Same $hit, just different names.

Do a video about the now defunct Orangeville Brampton railway

Cool! I learn so much from your videos :D

Always great video from you....very educational and informative......great history of GTA....plus entertaining....keep them coming

Great piece of history, Steve. We did get a great bike/walking path the runs from Yonge St/Mt Albert Rd through Newmarket to St. John's Sideroad. Not to be missed.

bike trails along the river are the best way to check out the canal locks etc

Good video 👍

My favourite is Euclid Ave.

“Unfortunately, none of the people that made that decision back in 1861 got back to me” 😂😂

Can the red street cars still work/fit on the new LRT tracks?

Typical Nimby nonsense! The house is nothing! Why safe it at a higher cost!

The streetcars are being used!

Hey Steve, I saw you today on the Eglinton bus I was on 🤙🏽 keep up the Great Work

i was always wondering how main street station came to be! the more you know!

A video about unusual names and you wear a Dildo tshirt. Perfection!

Thanks for making these really informative videos! Any idea on the history of the laneway that runs South off of Dupont, between Christie & Bathurst, with the name Cream Top Ln.? I've always wondered about that little street.

Nice Shirt.

Good video but there is as much in the west end along the Humber, and since you say you're from Brampton, along the Credit River too. Erindale Flats is an old garbage dump and there are several old dumps nearby too. Great Topic!

Thanks for this!

Avenue Road should have been named Avenue Avenue. 🎉😅💃

spadeena rd, spah dina ave. this use to be a marker for upper class people to note who was from toronto, and who had old money, i love it when people erroneously correct my pronunciation. it gives me a huge smug sense of self satisfaction

could you do a video on the underground wine tunnels on queen street east

I stumbled on your video about some of the odd street names. With each video I watched , I had more questions so I kinda binge watched a bunch! The unusual names and the meandering of some streets have both been subjects of study at some future date, You have kindly compressed those all into a few short minutes for me. You have a great delivery and make the videos thoroughly enjoyable! Another topic I'm hoping to see somewhere is a walkabout through some of the older neighbourhoods and a closer look at exterior detail on older buildings, esp in the downtown area . This would be of historical significance, simply because Many of these neighbourhoods will not exist within the next few years, what with the rampant destruction of older streets and built form, due to endless condo construction. I live a few blocks south of Bloor. and Sherbourne. When I go to Greenwin Square on Bloor, I always walk up Huntley St. with well kept old homes, gardens and shady, quiet, tree-lined streets. That will all soon be a memory, replaced with hot, scraped off sidewalks lined with glass and steel skyscrapers, no shade from the scortching heat and gales of wind so fierce, they will knock you down. Not a pleasant thought. I have actually started to take photos of the charming streetscapes and of each house that will be demolished, just to preserve the beauty of our city, of once was.

Lots of parks have washrooms

Lol. Love this.

In the 90’s the Sesame Street signs were raised higher off the ground as they were often stolen. Not sure if that’s still the case.

Need more videos. These are addictive for binge watching

man you should do standup lol

Have you, or will you, do a similar one for Dupont?

No love for Old Cummer, eh? 😂

Not gonna lie, I was hoping for an appearance of Cummer Ave and Okd Cummer Ave. But I’ll chock this one up to modern day slang giving it a new meaning while it’s probably named for something inconspicuous…

The origin of St. Clair Ave's name is also quite strange- it's not named after any saint clair or clare for that matter, and not even directly after the uncle tom's cabin character, but rather it originated from a practical joke by two young members of the Grainger family who were inspired after watching a theatre adaptation of the novel.

Kinda bummed that after all this work, the DVP and GO line are still going to flood.

You missed Strange Street on Queen Street East

I thought you'd mention Queen's Quay

1:27 On the Spadina Streetcar, it was originally branded as the "Spadina LRT" to sound modern and more impressive, it was dropped because people thought it'd be like the SRT with wide space stopping, elevated guideways along with a smaller focus on the local residents, and being seen as a throughway for people going North to South. They used "Spadina Streetcar" to better sell the project to residents, and to conjure ideas of the previous Spadina Streetcar, rather than the SRT