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I teamed up with the fine folks at CBC to look at the *real* history behind #MurdochMysteries

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City TV's Mark Dailey. Do you remember his voice?

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New Toronto mayor, Olivia Chow, getting married to Jack Layton in 1988 in Toronto.

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The Skydome being constructed in 47 seconds in the late 1980s.

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Downtown Toronto in 1997.

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Did you go?

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Mark Dailey. Do you remember his voice?

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Union Station in the 1980s

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The Toronto Maple Leafs training for service in WWII in 1939.

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“Forest schools” were used in Toronto during the early part of the 20th century to combat the spread of Tuberculosis and the Spanish flu. credit: City of Toronto Archives

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18 years ago today. Where were you?

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Mr Greenjeans in Eaton Centre in 2009. Did you go?

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City TV's Mark Dailey. Do you remember his voice?

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28 years ago today. Where were you?

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Remembrance Day ceremonies at Toronto City Hall in 1938. World War II would begin 10 months following.

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Remembrance day ceremonies at Toronto's City Hall on November 11th, 1938. 10 months following World War II would begin.

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Downtown in 1990

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The Blue Jays clinching the AL East in 1985.

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Freddie Mercury being given a Maple Leafs jersey in the 1970s.

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Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings scores a goal against Johnny Bower of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the late 1960s at Maple Leaf Gardens. Photo taken by Denis Brodeur(father of Martin Brodeur.)

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Walkway connecting Spadina subway station on the Bloor Line to Spadina station on the Spadina Line in 1978. Do you remember it?

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Tony Fernandez's 5 RBI game 4 of the 1993 World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays. Tony passed away today at 57. 1962-2020. #riptonyfernandez

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Malcolm X on CBC TVs ‘Front Page Challenge’ gameshow in 1965.

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The parking lot at Yorkdale shopping centre on Boxing Day in 1998. credit: Toronto Star

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Get on the bus. The Spadina bus. by The Shuffle Demons

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The Skydome in 1993. credit: Toronto Star

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I bet you’re hearing his voice in your head right now.

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Eaton Centre at Yonge & Dundas in the 1980s. credit: City of Toronto Archives

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A woman skating along Yonge street in 1986. credit: Toronto Star

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Happy May 2-4!

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TV broadcaster, Mark Edward Dailey, passed away 10 years ago today. Can you remember his voice?

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Did you shop at Becker’s? Which ones?

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Three men and a gamey. Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson watching a Leafs game at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1987 while in town filming Three men and a baby. credit: Toronto Star

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The CN Tower under construction in the mid 1970s.

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Do you remember the moving sidewalk at Spadina station?

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Why is @fordnation about to start tearing down #OntarioPlace before releasing the procurement and business details of their *95* year lease to an Austrian spa company? The answer is exactly what you think. Follow @ONPlace4All to help stop this boondoggle

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Toronto in 1985.

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The McLaughlin Planetarium was open from 1967-1995. The planetarium was closed by the Mike Harris government despite being profitable and having climbing attendance.

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Downtown Toronto in 1975. What has changed?

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Present day Liberty Village in 2002. credit: Toronto Star

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A Yorkdale Shopping Centre ad from the early 1980s.

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Behind the scenes at Sky Dome in 1993.

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In the next few days and without public consultation the @fordnation govt will be tearing down over 100 trees on the #OntarioPlace grounds. As many as 1k+ will be torn down to make way for the Austrian spa. All done without releasing details. Want to help? follow @ONPlace4All

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McLaughlin Planetarium in August, 1970. Closed in 1995 despite being profitable.

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Familiar?

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Terry Fox throwing out the opening pitch at a Blue Jays game at Exhibition Stadium in 1980. credit: Toronto Star.

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John Candy promoting @TorontoArgos seasons ticket sales in 1991.

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Canadian actor, Brendan Fraser, at Upper Canada College in 1992 in Toronto.

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The great 2003 blackout was happening 19 years ago today. Were you here? What did you do during it? credit: Toronto Star

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Boxing Day at Eaton Centre in 1994

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The CN tower under construction from the Gardiner in the early 1970s

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The drive into Toronto from the West around 1974. credit: City of Toronto Archives

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Boxing day crowds out front of Sam the Record Man on Yonge in 1987. credit: Toronto Star

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Caribana Festival in the 1990s. credit: Toronto Star

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The CN Tower in 1981.

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The Horseshoe Tavern in 1978. What is the best show you’ve ever seen here? credit: Patrick Cummins

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Union Station in the 1980s

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David Letterman wearing a Maple Leafs jersey in the 1970s.

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Hey @ThermeCanada - you and #Ontarioplace are next and for the same reason.

Doug Ford cancels controversial $8.28-billion Greenbelt land swap: ‘It was a mistake’

The premier is scrapping his controversial Greenbelt land swap in a desperate bid to salvage his sputtering Progressive Conservative government.

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The interior of Massey Hall in 1894. What is the best show you’ve seen here?

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Did you know the Province could save $500 million if they moved the new proposed Austrian Mega Spa from the Ontario Place grounds across the street to the CNE? Follow @ONPlace4All to help save Ontario Place.

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A hip, young, music loving teenager in Toronto in 1982.

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Terry Fox throwing out the opening pitch at a Blue Jays game at Exhibition Stadium in 1980. credit: Toronto Star.

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Do you miss it?

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Yonge & Dundas in 1977.

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In commemoration of what would have been John Candy’s 70th birthday, the City of Toronto has made October 31st officially, John Candy Day. What is your favourite John Candy movie or show?

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Keanu Reeves at the Uptown theatre in Toronto in 1988.

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Toronto in the early 1980s. credit: City of Toronto Archives

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Blondie at the El Mocambo on Spadina in 1978. credit: Patrick Cummins

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Sam The Record Man on Yonge Street in 1967. How many albums did you buy there? credit: Toronto Star

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@fordnation and the Provincial PCs have started tearing down #OntarioPlace without releasing why they gave a Austrian Spa company a *95 year lease* & $500 million govt funded parking garage. Why not release the details? We all know why they won’t.

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Yonge and Adelaide in 1900.

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Did you ever go to Cullen Gardens in Whitby?

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A 1990 CBC piece on Rap music in Toronto.

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Where was your local Becker’s?

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Preparing the ice at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1953. credit: NFB

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Bay Street in 1958

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People getting ready for a long weekend in 1983.

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Luciano Pavarotti being presented a Leafs jersey in 1985. credit: Toronto Star.

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Did you go to Lick’s? Which ones?

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4 time Golden Glove winner, 5 time All Star and 1993 World Series champ, Octavio Antonio Fernández Castro, passed away today at 57. Better known as Tony Fernández. 1962-2020. #riptonyfern ández

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A hip, young, cool music fan at the SCTV film studios in Scarborough in 1982.

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The first footage ever taken of Toronto. The great fire of 1904. View north up Bay to “old” city hall. credit: Library & Archives of Canada

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Britney Spears performing at Markham’s Markville Mall on January 29th, 1999. credit: Toronto Star

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An interview with Canadian actor, Brendan Fraser, at his old school, Upper Canada College, in 1992. The actor won an Academy Award this evening for Best Actor.

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Church Of The Redeemer at Bloor and Avenue road in the 1890s & recent. credit: Toronto Public Library.

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Toronto in 1989. credit: Toronto Star

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Wayne Campbell of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993 before being traded to Chicago and later hosting a local cable tv show.

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Present day Liberty Village in 2002. credit: Toronto Star

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Mother’s Pizza in 1988. Did you go? credit: Toronto Star

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Flood waters from the rain-swollen Nith River overflowing into New Hamburg, near Kitchener in 1985. credit: Toronto Star

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Queen & Roncesvalles in the 1970s.

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The CN Tower under Construction in 1973. credit: toronto star

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Eaton's at Eaton Centre in the 1970s. Where was your local Eaton's? credit: Toronto Star

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A gentleman in Toronto with a marijuana plant in 1938.

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Did you shop at the HMV at 333 Yonge street?

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The Seahorse Motel on Lakeshore in the 1960s. Remember the motels along the lake?

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Downtown Toronto in the 1980s.

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Missisauga resident, Harland Sanders, waiting at Malton Airport with his luggage in 1969. The chicken entrepreneur lived in Missisauga from 1964 until his death in 1980.

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Toronto actress, Sarah Polley, in 1988. Congrats to Sarah for winning an Academy Award this evening for best adapted screenplay.

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