That What Toronto Looked Like In 1980s
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- Опубліковано 2 тра 2022
- #toronto #canada #history
In this video you will see what Toronto looked like in the 1980s. The biggest city in Canada transformed dramatically since the 80s.
Source: City of Toronto Archives. - Розваги
That's the Toronto I remember..Growing up there in the 80s was great..It's like a different world there now.
0:09 The Silver Rail was a great place! The Downstairs Attic was a restaurant underneath that was epic.
In every country, 80s and 90s people said that these are gold years.
It was in the west but most of Eastern Europe was under Soviet communist rule.
In Canada's case it kinda was. Through out the 1980s and early 90s, Canada consistently ranked 1st out of the entire world when it came to the Human Developement Index. It now sits in 16th or 17th I believe. Not bad but it's clearly fallen from where it once was.
@@samhirst2830 Not bad? I think it's a total disgrace.
What started in late 80s /early 90s that led to the downfall? Mass immigration from 3rd world countries to 1st world countries.
No. It's what old people say because they were younger then. Montreal, for example, was dirty and had all kinds of economic trouble. Now it's amazing.
80s Toronto simply rocked, lots of opportunity and possibilities. The city was alive with positive creativity and affordability for what you needed to get started in-life.
You're describing Toronto before the "mega city" mistake. The Ford brothers ruined Ontario.
Toronto the good
Moved there in 84 to go to Uni. Was there for one year. Too expensive had lots of fun though.
Loved going to yonge street on Friday nights.
I had so much fun. It was awesome.
Props to Oopsie the Clown - a pillar of Kitchener's CKCO TV. He was the host of "Big Top Talent" (which I was on once). Had no idea he also had a gig with some parade marching band outfit!
Would have been nice if you subtitled some dates & intersections
Indeed. I appreciated the views on Yonge, because I know that area, but I'd like to have known where the other shots were.
Thak you for sharing, I've been trying to find late 1970's-early 1980's photos of Spadina Ave Chinatown, and it's still be a trip around the sun, lol. If you have anymore links or photos, I would greatly appreciate them.
I grew up in Toronto in the 80’s…
The greatest times for Toronto and life in general, seems like the entire world started going downhill from the 90's onward.
I'm guessing you're not gay or black then, or a woman.
It was great in the 80's, now, not so much.
That was my family’s BAKERY ACROPOL 💪👍😂
💙🇬🇷
Oh wow the cute gas station at the beginning has been moved to near windemere lakeshore
??? there is no gas station at any point in this video, i just watched it twice to see what you were talking about and can't find it, timestamp please..
@@greatunz67yes you see the gas station at @0:18 with the tip top Taylor building you can’t miss it! That cute gas station was relocated to lakeshore and windemere near sunnyside
im comparing cities out of boredom in the 80's and my god nothing comes close to japan in the 80's
Back when people knew how to socialize with each other
NO NOMADS OF THE DESERT
jews are originally from a semi arid region and the rich arabs majorly from the desert while the poor fanatics are often from the fertile crescent levant etc
No racist comments here
I wonder what has been the factor that made Toronto from that time to now.
Scotiabank hasnt changed their logo!!! 0:48 that scotiabank looks like it could be standing there rn
Toronto peaked with the CN Tower
gorgeous
It used to be a great city....now not so much.
Based on what criteria? That you used to be younger then?
You don't like it?
@@ianstuart5660 Nope...I don't like 2024 Toronto at all, and those fortunate enough to have experienced an earlier Toronto would definitely agree.
@@robertruffo2134 Nope not being young and inexperienced isn't the measure.
I'm older now and consequently more sophisticated in judging the criterea of what makes a great city.
Toronto suffers from being in a lesser Canada today as just one criterea..
@@robertruffo2134 more affordable, less congestion, less crime, less corporatocracy. We had a thriving art scene in the Queen West area and an independent TV station unlike anything else in North America (City-TV & Much Music), we also had one of the best independent radio stations (CFNY).
What intersection is the historic building about to be demolished? It's a winter picture.
That's right next to what's now Dundas Square, diagonally across from the Eaton Centre.
@@stevevasta thanks
But where are the sand people on e-bikes?
The last decade Toronto was truly a great city.
Not even close. It's been horrible.
Well it was actually the 90’s
@@bastymanguy The 90s were good but I think the 80s were more fun.
Toronto had class. Now it's absolutely horrible.
Well things have gotten a lot worse in the last 2 months
@@thomassmith1922 This is just boomer nonsense. While I never liked Toronto, it's not just "worse".
@@robertruffo2134 ummm you must be under 40. I'm 56 and have lived in Toronto all of my life. It's absolutely worse! Prior to the last 10 years we didn't have multiple carjackings a day, multiple shootings a day, people from india stealing 20 million in gold from the airport etc.. You clearly weren't around.
@@robertruffo2134 it's absolutely worse than it ever was. You must be under 40. Before the 2000's with didn't have daily shootings and murders, carjackings every 40 seconds, condos everywhere, homeless everywhere, you could buy a house for under a million dollars, you could afford to rent if you had a regular job. Toronto is a shithole now.
It never had class
I moved here in 1984. Yonge street in those days was littered with strip clubs.
I loved the 70s.
But the 80s was the best decade!
Careful who you vote for.
Look what corporate greed has done
@@railfandepotproductions corporate greed or government waste and largesse?
@@cherifbar that CPC mayor has ruined Toronto
@@railfandepotproductions not all Conservatives are created equal. He certainly didn’t succeed in provincial politics but he is certainly far better then the current occupant of city hall.
@@cherifbar you sure tho
Toronto as it used to be before it all went to hell.
Hell? You mean rejuvenation of downtown and the waterfront? You mean (boomers hate these, I know, because they think cars are rolling gods). You mean more restaurants than just truly terrible "family" one? What hell are you talking about?
More like the world went to hell.
Toronto was a boring, stuffy city full of parking lots and more crime than it has now (look it up). It was dull and unglamorous. It had almost no good restaurants, and on Sunday everything was closed. Now it's still so-so, but passable. That's reality.
@@robertruffo2134 That may be so, but back then things worked: public transit was world class now its a joke where subways are closed every weekend. Traffic everywhere is a mess with road construction and highway closures and also people back then had manners and respect for one another. I could go on but why bother.
I hate 2024. I want to go back to the summer of 1987 and just stay there
2010 would do well for me.
Back in a nicer time without all the shit that goes down there now
The music was very jarring, it doesn't fit at all with these photos of 80's Toronto.