Archival film footage combines with intriguing stories to reveal the history of Toronto’s transportation system. Governor Simcoe built Yonge Street, a military road that opened the north to settlers, and by the 1830s they could hire a cab or travel by stage coach. In time this led to horse-drawn urban omnibuses, then, with the advent of electricity, streetcars with wooden seats and coal stoves. When downtown Yonge intersections became a nightmare of horses, cabs, streetcars, pedestrians and omnibuses û the Toronto subway was built.
Archival film footage combines with intriguing stories to reveal the history of Toronto’s transportation system. Governor Simcoe built Yonge Street, a military road that opened the north to settlers, and by the 1830s they could hire a cab or travel by stage coach. In time this led to horse-drawn urban omnibuses, then, with the advent of electricity, streetcars with wooden seats and coal stoves. When downtown Yonge intersections became a nightmare of horses, cabs, streetcars, pedestrians and omnibuses û the Toronto subway was built.
General Note
Originally released by World Life Video Productions, 2013.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 06, 2017.