Retro Toronto Thread for Nostalgia Purposes.
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Always liked that song. Check out the ‘83 Toronto skyline - so wide open back then!
I did, LOLAnybody remember using the “Redzone” telephone escort ads?
Anyone remember watching "Saturday Night at the Movies" hosted by Elwy Yost? This show was TCM before TCM
He was awesome.Anyone remember watching "Saturday Night at the Movies" hosted by Elwy Yost? This show was TCM before TCM
Saturday Night At The Movies just wasn't the same without him.
Anyone remember Magic Shadow's that was on during the week? Monday to Thursday he'd play a classic movie in 4 parts. Friday night he would run one of those old serials (Ala Indiana Jones).
CB
Hahahaha! Do I ever! Most of all I remember "Su Ling", the escort who worked for 12 years without ever aging.Anybody remember using the “Redzone” telephone escort ads?
KK
Used to call it all the time...lol.Anybody remember using the “Redzone” telephone escort ads?
Guess you didn't read the first few post of the thread as I already posted this video...lol.
I love how they used to just the show from a various room in the basement...lol.
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Yes , I do remember Magic Shadows.He was awesome.
Saturday Night At The Movies just wasn't the same without him.
Anyone remember Magic Shadow's that was on during the week? Monday to Thursday he'd play a classic movie in 4 parts. Friday night he would run one of those old serials (Ala Indiana Jones).
CB
a bit of side trivia: Elwy's son, Graham Yost is a successful film and television screen writer-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Yost
The opening sequence and song were great.Yes , I do remember Magic Shadows.
a bit of side trivia: Elwy's son, Graham Yost is a successful film and television screen writer-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Yost
Yup. He wrote 'Speed'.
CB
The thing I always loved about Elwy Yost is that he was such an enthusiast. He just loved films and talking about them and he seemed like a genuinely happy guy sharing his passion for film. You couldn’t help liking the guy.The opening sequence and song were great.
Yup. He wrote 'Speed'.
CB
Here's some more Toronto Nostalgia: Anybody else remember when the subway only went to Eglington? I grew up in Don Mills, so to get downtown - had to take the Lawrence Bus, which turned South down Leslie. The bus would stop near the Inn on the Park (another memory) so that the driver could walk through the bus and make sure that everybody had a transfer. Then the bus would continue West on Eglinton to the subway station. Back then there were transit zones, so if you went through a zone you needed to pay more (and get a transfer to prove you paid).
Other transit memories: Dial a Bus. In the early to mid 70's, this ran in my parent's neighbourhood as a pilot project. You would call, and a TTC minibus (which they have transformed into Wheel Trans) would arrive right at your door. It was incredibly wasteful as the buses typically had only a handful of passengers, so the program was cancelled.
How about the days when the Don Valley Parkway terminated at Steeles Ave?
Everything north of that was all farmland. Fun times picking green beans and snow peas from those farms.
