"A Public Technology: Building Toronto’s Yonge Street Subway" by Jay Young
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"A Public Technology: Building Toronto’s Yonge Street Subway" by Jay Young
Description
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
The talk was part of the inaugural 2010 History Matters lecture series, sponsored by the Toronto Public Library and ActiveHistory.ca
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ActiveHistory.ca
Date
October 2010
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Citation
ActiveHistory.ca, “"A Public Technology: Building Toronto’s Yonge Street Subway" by Jay Young,” TPL Virtual Exhibits - Contribution site, accessed May 12, 2024, http://omeka.tplcs.ca/virtual-exhibits-contribute/items/show/64.