@@frankdenardo8261 ain't happening its closed again, and after that ontario place will for the most part be condos...yes that's the direction we are heading in
Discovering the Toronto of 1975 was one of the most gratifying experiences of my life. The street lights being all incandescent lamps is just one example.
I'm 8 years old. My sister is 6, my brother is 5. Our parents got us up from bed extra early. We're going to the new Ontario Place. Cool. We get there 2 hours early. It was very cool that morning. Gray overcast. We walked across the bridge over Lakeshore thinking how crappy the weather was. Luckily it changed and became mostly sunny. We had a blast that day, hanging out around the Spitfire and HMCS Haida. I even have much of it on Super 8mm.
I went many times with parents and brothers and sisters and cousins to Ontario Place in the 1970s everyone was well dressed and clean cut and was happy and content to enjoy a new pavilion and movie theater promoting Ontario tourism
The ariel shot of Toronto in 1971. There was no CN Tower. The towers construction commenced in 1973. The tallest building in the city was the Toronto Dominion twin towers.
Love all the comments below, both upbeat and critical, for they reveal this is what Canada claims to be - and should be - about. The 70s WERE great - if you were lucky enough to be of a optimal age and social situation to live in them with a certain naiveté. Yes, the Toronto skyline was once something of another order, delineated by Mies van der Rohe's obsidian prisms. Yes, O.P. was an attempt to create a kind of permanent nordic futurist Venetian experience à la expo '67, though I don't know if 'cheap' would be the word to describe it. Yes, Toronto, the most ethnically diverse city in the world was once mostly Euro-ethnic (check out the fab NFB film from '66, "Canadians Can Dance" - a gala of volunteer dance groups from across Canada at the CNE); Canada's immigration policies had only recently been revised: the cultural influences of the Caribbean and South Asia were just about to come. Yes, of all the cities in Canada, love it or hate it, Toronto is the one that seems to have changed so many times and in so many different ways.
Do you mean white christians when you say euro-ethnic?? Cause it looks to be that way in this video.. I thought canada was always the way it is now. But it looks like diversity wasn't our strength back then. 😕
I grew up in Toronto in the 70s. The right kind of immigration helped build Ontario and Ontario Place. The wrong kind of immigration turned it into a dump. This video is exactly how I remember it. Now look at it lol Check out Toronto's Most Wanted For Homicide lol...a pathetic third-world cesspool of violent crime.
Where is this sort of friendly pride that used to characterize our society? The government and media used to promote unity and common purpose. Now, it's only about emphasizing people's "differences". Canadians yearn for the opportunity to be positive about our future together.
When Ontario was led by visionary leaders real "Progressive" Conservatives like John Robarts and Bill Davis and not Mike Harris and Doug the Destroyer. When Ontario Place was a public place with the Forum and Cinesphere without privately owned spas and music theatres designed to enrich Ticketmaster.
Pierre Trudeau said Canada was too White back then, we need to bring more people of different races into Canada as it was Pierre Trudeau's idea. Today half the population of Toronto is of foreign born citizens coming from all over the world 🌎 and not just from Europe.
I miss the 70's.
i worked at ontario place when the park opened and worked there for 10 summers the best place to work and the most fun place
I went there in 1990 and 2004. I am going for the golden anniversary celebration in 2021 along with the CNE.
@@frankdenardo8261 ain't happening its closed again, and after that ontario place will for the most part be condos...yes that's the direction we are heading in
Discovering the Toronto of 1975 was one of the most gratifying experiences of my life. The street lights being all incandescent lamps is just one example.
I'm 8 years old. My sister is 6, my brother is 5. Our parents got us up from bed extra early. We're going to the new Ontario Place. Cool. We get there 2 hours early. It was very cool that morning.
Gray overcast.
We walked across the bridge over Lakeshore thinking how crappy the weather was. Luckily it changed and became mostly sunny. We had a blast that day, hanging out around the Spitfire and HMCS Haida. I even have much of it on Super 8mm.
I really miss those days. I too spent many summers in the 70s as a kid at Ontario Place.
Ontario Place was awesome , I grew up there!
NeonMusic I visited Ontario place in 1990 and 2004.
They are opening ontario place again who is going to the grand re opening of Ontario place?
Princess zelda Princess I plan on going there this summer.
@@princesszeldaprincess447 I am going to the golden anniversary party in 2021.
@@frankdenardo8684 not happening...and by next year it will be condo development for the most part much like the rest of the city
I miss the old Toronto, the old Ex and a million other things that are long gone from this golden era. :(
I went many times with parents and brothers and sisters and cousins to Ontario Place in the 1970s everyone was well dressed and clean cut and was happy and content to enjoy a new pavilion and movie theater promoting Ontario tourism
Brian Sokoloski I love visiting Ontario Canada
Was everybody white back then?? I thought diversity was our strength 💪 🤔
The ariel shot of Toronto in 1971. There was no CN Tower. The towers construction commenced in 1973. The tallest building in the city was the Toronto Dominion twin towers.
Jason Finn The other twin towers is Toronto city hall from 1965.
I notice that too Jason right away. No CN Tower
Great memories as a child
Love all the comments below, both upbeat and critical, for they reveal this is what Canada claims to be - and should be - about. The 70s WERE great - if you were lucky enough to be of a optimal age and social situation to live in them with a certain naiveté. Yes, the Toronto skyline was once something of another order, delineated by Mies van der Rohe's obsidian prisms. Yes, O.P. was an attempt to create a kind of permanent nordic futurist Venetian experience à la expo '67, though I don't know if 'cheap' would be the word to describe it. Yes, Toronto, the most ethnically diverse city in the world was once mostly Euro-ethnic (check out the fab NFB film from '66, "Canadians Can Dance" - a gala of volunteer dance groups from across Canada at the CNE); Canada's immigration policies had only recently been revised: the cultural influences of the Caribbean and South Asia were just about to come. Yes, of all the cities in Canada, love it or hate it, Toronto is the one that seems to have changed so many times and in so many different ways.
Do you mean white christians when you say euro-ethnic?? Cause it looks to be that way in this video.. I thought canada was always the way it is now. But it looks like diversity wasn't our strength back then. 😕
I grew up in Toronto in the 70s. The right kind of immigration helped build Ontario and Ontario Place. The wrong kind of immigration turned it into a dump. This video is exactly how I remember it. Now look at it lol Check out Toronto's Most Wanted For Homicide lol...a pathetic third-world cesspool of violent crime.
Looks like I found a good YTP source
Who remembers the roller skating rink?
Nice to see the band Lighthouse at 7:00
Where is this sort of friendly pride that used to characterize our society? The government and media used to promote unity and common purpose. Now, it's only about emphasizing people's "differences". Canadians yearn for the opportunity to be positive about our future together.
Didn't you get the message?? Diversity is our strength.. get with the program! 😂
Capital decided this should be a profit centre - same reason it now promotes discord
What happened to the Future?
So much pride and respect for enjoying a good entertainment gathering place a Ontarian taxpayers complex your tax dollars at work to enjoy
When Ontario was led by visionary leaders real "Progressive" Conservatives like John Robarts and Bill Davis and not Mike Harris and Doug the Destroyer.
When Ontario Place was a public place with the Forum and Cinesphere without privately owned spas and music theatres designed to enrich Ticketmaster.
Too bad that over 50 years the provincial politicians still haven’t figured out exactly what Ontario Place’s purpose was.
WE need a new world EXPO and Epcot of Ontario
Don't show this to Doug. His ideas are casinos and places to put booze in your hump.
Where's all the brown people?
In a few years P.E.T. would declare multiculturalism.
They were coming !
downfall was coming
Pierre Trudeau said Canada was too White back then, we need to bring more people of different races into Canada as it was Pierre Trudeau's idea. Today half the population of Toronto is of foreign born citizens coming from all over the world 🌎 and not just from Europe.
@@waynemclaughlin8937 prevailing racism in 2023.
Cheap Expo 67 knockoff.
Better than nothing
@@briansokoloski776 You're a cheap Expo 67 knock off.
@@jonathan_careless must be on a low budget
Tell me more about your mob Olympic stadium that is about to collapse or your mob bridges and highways that are collapsing in your second rate city
@@hollywoodhh5646 Tell me about all your gun violence.