Mike Filey's Toronto
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – May 19th, 2013
Tune into the latest episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto Mike Filey and Gene Stevens discuss Prohibition, the Royal Visit of 1939, when King George the 6th and Queen Elizabeth came to Toronto. And it was this week in 1967, the … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – May 12th, 2013
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto Gene Stevens and Mike Filey talk about Toronto’s infamous Don Jail. They also talk about the ‘turbo-jet train’ service linking Toronto with Montreal, that was born this week in 1966.
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast –May 5th, 2013
Tune in as Mike Filey and Gene Stevens talk about a pivotal event in the history of Toronto sports.
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast –April 28th, 2013
Tune in as Mike Filey and Gene Stevens discuss a 200 year-old story – the attack on the town of York.
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast- April 21st, 2013
Tune in as Mike Filey and Gene Stevens discuss the early work of Will Rogers.
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast- April 14th, 2013
Tune in as Mike Filey and Gene Stevens discuss the TTC taking over operation of the ferry boats on the Toronto Island and the idea of using the island service dating back to 1833.
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast- April 7th, 2013
Tune in as Mike Filey and Gene Stevens talk about sports and the first Blue Jays game that took place on April 7th, 1977 as well as the historical importance of baseball in Toronto that began long before the Jays … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast- March 31st, 2013
Tune in as Mike Filey and Gene Stevens discuss the TTC and the improvements of transit in the city beginning with the post-war effort to deal with traffic congestion.
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast- March 24th, 2013
Tune in as Mike Filey and Gene Stevens discuss Lawrence Solomon and Toronto’s own Mary Pickford.
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast- March 17th, 2013
Tune in as Mike Filey discusses Toronto’s birthday as well as the confusing names we have given our airports over the years.
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – March 10th, 2013
Today on Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast: It was Toronto’s birthday this past week – we were established March 6th, 1834 – and historian Mike Filey recalls the last big hoopla we gave ourselves. Do you remember the word “Sesqui-Centennial” ? … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast– March 3rd
This episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto Mike speaks about fond memories of crossing Lake Ontario, to Niagara-on-the-Lake, aboard The Cayuga. That great old tourist boat was launched this week in 1906, and sailed hundreds of fun-filled cruises in its day. … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – February 24th, 2013
Toronto historian, author, columnist and tour guide Mike Filey tells us stories of our city’s past every Sunday. On this episode we’ll remember: The day the Bloor-Danforth subway opened in 1966 Singer Kay Starr’s 1951 appearance at the Casino Theatre … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – February 17th, 2013
Gas prices going up again – that was the news this week in 1913. Toronto historian Mike Filey shows us how some things just never change. He’ll also tell us about the day the Toronto St.Pats became The Maple Leafs … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – February 10th, 2013
Toronto historian, author and tour guide Mike Filey tells us the stories of our city’s past every Sunday at 12:30. On this episode he recalls the day parking meters first came to town, in 1952 and the story of how … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – February 3rd, 2013
Toronto’s changing times, the stories, and the music from those days on Mike Filey’s Toronto. Toronto’s landmark department store – Eaton’s – closed its Yonge and Queen store this week in 1977. That’s just one of the stories, historian Mike … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – January 27th, 2013
Toronto historian Mike Filey brings back the stories of the people and events that built this city: William Ward who saved over 100 lives in the waters of Lake Ontario in the early years of the 20th century. The old … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – January 20th, 2013
On this episode ofMike Filey’s Toronto: What were the movies we ‘boomer-zoomers’ were watching 50 years ago ? Toronto historian Mike Filey will check out the old listings – along with plans for our first subway revealed by the TTC … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – January 13th, 2013
Toronto historian Mike Filey remembers plans for a bridge to Toronto Island we were buzzing about back in 1957 … he’ll also remember skating at Leaside Park in the late 50s, and The Concord Tavern on Bloor Street – one … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – January 6th, 2013
Mike Filey’s Toronto with Toronto historian Mike Filey. Toronto’s famous waterfront landmark – The Palace Pier – burned down 50 years ago this week. Historian Mike Filey will tell us about that, as well as the original plans for Maple … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – December 30th, 2012
Two of Toronto’s greatest landmarks figure into this episode ofMike Filey’s Toronto- one is still with us, the other has been dramatically replaced. St.Lawrence Hall’s rebuildwas our centennial project – it re-opened 45 years ago this week.Shea’s Hippodrome was amassive … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – December 23rd, 2012
Toronto historian Mike Filey turns back the clock 60, 70 and 80 years for some special memories of Christmases past in our city on this episode ofMike Filey’s Toronto. Where did we go for Christmas dinners out and about in … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – December 16th, 2012
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto, the folks in North Toronto are wished a happy centennial birthday – it was 100 years ago this week that North Toronto joined the City of Toronto – our historian Mike Filey tells … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – December 9th, 2012
On this episode ofMike Filey’s Toronto: You think talking about Toronto’s subways is a new thing? They were talking about subways in the 1911 mayoral election – so we’ll go back a century to find out what happened to those … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – December 2nd, 2012
Toronto historian Mike Filey remembers the opening of The Toronto-Barrie Highway -which we know better today as ‘The 400′- it this week in 1951. And, do you remember Donald Summerville? It was 50 years ago this week he was elected … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – November 25th, 2012
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto, as ‘The Great War’ raged in Europe, former US President Teddy Rooseveltcame to Toronto, 95 years ago this week, to help raise money for war bonds- his arrival was a sensation. Toronto historian … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – November 18th, 2012
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto:If you’ve ever played 5-pin bowling you’ve played a uniquely Canadian, and Torontonian, invention. Tommy Ryan created the 5-pin version, and it was this week in 1961 he died. That story and two others … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – November 11th, 2012
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Torontowe celebrate Remembrance Day, and Mike Filey recalls the day our cenotaph was dedicated in front of city hall – November 11th, 1925. It was also Remembrance Day in 1943 – during World War … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – November 4th, 2012
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Torontowith NHL hockey gone from our lives for the moment – it’s especially poignant to know it was 60 years ago this week, the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey games from The Gardens were first … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – October 28th, 2012
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto: If you took a ferry to the islands as a kid, you may have been aboard The Ned Hanlan – that vessel was retired this week in 1971, and is now at the … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – October 21st, 2012
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto:the late Sam ‘the Record Man’ Sniderman was loved for many reasons – including his efforts to save and restore the CNE’s Music Building after it was wrecked by a fire – we’ll recall … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – October 14th, 2012
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto:it was the worst weather event in Toronto’s history, the only time a hurricane bore down on our city, and swept away lives and property! Hurricane Hazel hit us hard this week in 1954, … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – October 7th, 2012
Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast with Toronto historian Mike Filey. Imagine a mini-city of 70,000 people on Toronto Island ? Those were formal provincial plans announced this week in 1969. That story, along with the birth of the AVRO Arrow 55 … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – September 30th, 2012
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto,Toronto historian Mike Filey remembers the birth of a little TV station 40 years ago, and the opening of a Toronto entertainment landmark 52 years ago this week! The story of the night CITY-TV … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – September 23rd, 2012
On This episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto there was a time – not that long ago – when Toronto was shut tight on a Sunday. Mike Filey recalls the fight for Sunday shopping – as well as the day they … read more
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Mike Filey’s Toronto Podcast – September 16th, 2012
On this episode of Mike Filey’s Toronto -two of Toronto’s greatest moments – one of the saddest, and one of our finest – remembered by Mike Filey. The tragic fire aboardThe Noroniccaused the greatest loss of life in an accident … read more
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