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Making the Scene in 1960s Yorkville
Historian Stuart Henderson discusses the fascinating dynamics of a hip community of beatniks, hippies, and greasers that made up one of Canada’s most infamous counter-cultural neighbourhoods near Yonge Street. The talk was part of the inaugural 2010 History Matters lecture series sponsored by the Toronto Public Library and ActiveHistory.ca.
A Public Technology: Building Toronto’s Yonge Street Subway
This talk discusses various episodes surrounding the building of Toronto’s original Yonge Street subway line during the late 1940s and early 1950s, with particular attention paid to the impacts of construction on local merchants and residents, and the immediate reactions of Torontonians towards the subway after it opened in 1954.
The talk was part of the inaugural 2010 History Matters lecture series, sponsored by the Toronto Public Library and ActiveHistory.ca.
Listen to Jay Young, 2010
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