What's truly sad is the number of magnificent old buildings that have been lost over the years to make way for more steel and glass mediocrity. Still miss the old post office and the armoury on University.
I am an immigrant living in Calgary but I swear I miss Toronto from my heart. It is the greatest and most beautiful city on Earth. Lived there for 4 years and miss it. There is nothing you cannot do in TORONTO.
@115136604409861808517 I gotta be honest here. Yes Vancouver is definitely a super stylist city and in my eyes not only the best looking city of Canada, but surely of North America. Its one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Having said that, Toronto is much more fun. There are way more things to do in Toronto Area, way more jobs as well. I would choose Toronto as the best cities among the famous big cities in the world. Yeah, it beats Chicago, New York, LA, London, Paris , Sydney and Tokyo in terms of livability and its also a big city/metropolitan. I would definitely spend a vacation in Vancouver Area, including the Vancouver Islands, but I would choose to live in Toronto.
adad Have you ever lived in Japan though? I think it's a lot more livable in Japan. Sure, the apartments are super small and expensive in Tokyo, but there are other big cities in Japan, and even if you have to live in a small place, it seems like life is more worth living in Japan than in Canada, unless you have a good job in Canada. I'd rather be a little poor in Japan than in Canada. Toronto's getting expensive too. It's difficult to find a place to live there. I do agree that there's a lot to do there though. I also like the work ethic more than Vancouver's. It seems like in Vancouver everyone's trying to get away with as much as possible instead of just doing their job. There are a lot of whiners in Vancouver. Too much time in the coffee shops complaining about the world, the government, parents, etc.
wow! what a flashback. i came to canada in 1975. they were still building the CN tower. its now march 2021. look how toronto has developed. can u imagine? i was bumping to the song. it matches the video. great choice of music. wish the video was longer..lol
I have to agree with Joe P the city is LOSING all its lakeshore charm to UGLY condos. I am born and raised in TO still live here but its sad to see such a lovely city turning ugly. The condo scene needs to stop. Look at what Boston did to their waterfront, its amazing.
Why would you think Toronto's ugly? It's a beautiful, dense, thriving city. Come to Salt Lake City. Aside from the mountains, It's an ugly, boring, lifeless city. We would fucking kill to have a downtown skyline like yours.
Vancouver This!!! T. O. is all that, the roads and highways were 3 times wider in 1955 then you got here now. Oh ya, no mountains there, those are useful.
It's 2019, Toronto was just getting Started 2011. I knew Yonge St was going to get a face lift, every block is coming Down from Bloor to Queen st. To put up new buildings. By 2024, Yonge St will look like Bay St with all the new high-rise's. I have to say it'll be a lot better than 1990's Yonge St that was littered with Bargain & Dollar store's and take out fast food restaurants. [Sad when they tore down the Cineplex at the Eaton's Center and Sam the record man when out of business.] I hear they're going to restore the sign, wonder if it'll go up at Dundas Square.
@Algonquin81 they always had that sign for the municipality of metro Toronto at just over 2 million now the amalgamated city is 2.5 million but metro Toronto now is about 6 million. it has mostly grown in the 905 region. that sign you were talking about along the 401 and coming up on the 427 on the QEW was pretty much always between 2 and 2.5 million. But back then it said "Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto"
That "1955" picture was a bit later than that. The Lord Simcoe Hotel at King and University wasn't finished until 1957. Also, the expansion of the Royal York Hotel on its east side was not finished until about 1957.
Loved ittt!! Go! Go! Go! Toronto!!!> Go! Canada! Go!!! with the Oil in Alberta, Canada will be the Future Energy Superpower in the World! More Sructural and Architecutral Designs Buildings and Towers like in Saudi Arabia and Dubai! ;)))
As an good old european 🤣 it is really impressive for me....but BUT.... BUUUUT....I miss the history of the city. I grew up in a 2000 year old small german town of 35 000 and find history everywhere and this big canadian city seems not even treat the smallest part of ist young but important history as something precious.
new world cities experienced rapid growth and thus buildings were demolished and replaced before they got a chance to be viewed as historical or significant. if you wanted to clear room for office building in 1920, you wouldn't see old lowrises from 1900 as historical or precious.
The population of Toronto is about 3 million today. 10 years ago when this video was uploaded it was only about 2 million. Population of Greater Toronto is now around 6-8 million but that covers a much larger area then extending from Mississuaga in the west (maybe into Oakville) to at Pickering Ajax (and probably into Oshawa) in the East. And into at least Markham in the north. The 6 to 8 million people are spread out much further area than the pics in this video In fact the pics in this video only really shows downtown Toronto which would be maybe 750K people. The remaining 2.25 million people are in the other 5 boroughs of Toronto.
The last image didn't make sense. There was a "yesterday" picture, then it said "tomorrow". It should've said "today". There was nothing futuristic about the "tomorrow" photo, and obviously it was a picture taken in the past.
In the 1960s, the first modern bank tower to exceed the Royal York was the ugly black monolith of the Toronto Dominion Centre. Fortunately, well overshadowed now.
It's definitely very feasible all you need is a helicopter or a drone to take a high quality photo just for a youtube video, appreciate what the creator has please
I don't know what's up with the argument below about Toronto's population, city proper is 2,615,060 the GTA is 5,583,064 the newer GTHA (metrolinx term) is 6,574,140 and the Inner Golden Horseshoe (closest thing around to a US-CMA) is 8,759,312 people. Was the Stats Canada website really that hard to find. To compare with New York, City proper would equate to Manhatten (sort of), GTA would be the 5 boroughs, GHTA would be metro, and IGH would be the tri-state equivalent.
Manhatten is like downtown Toronto, Etobicoke is also part of Toronto city proper, but Bronx Brooklyn is much much city like or busier than Etobicoke, which is very suburban. For me GTA is a good measure, going for Golden Horseshoe is too far. Jersey city denser than Mississauga Brampton.
Yeah, you could take the 77b otherwise known as "The Spadina Bus" but you had to shuffle with the Demons! LOL Spadina Bus... Get it "The Spadina Bus" okay maybe that joke is a little old... or maybe it's just me! Cheers.
Canada is richer than Saudi Arabia if you check GDP per capita at PPP, UAE might be slightly richer.The buildings Saudis make using Indian and Bangladeshi workers would cost double here in Toronto,because construction workers are highly paid,min wage is too high.In Saudis they do not even pay those poor workers properly,buildings have nothing to do with oil.Oil boom will help Alberta,little in Toront,Toronto is diversified focusing on finance, media, retail, telecom,medical,research,fashion,etc.
Wake up people too many historical buildings are being allowed to be demolished by foreign developers that do no need to have civic pride , it is not their country .Yes the historic buildings that are being torn down, are private property ,but it is becoming too much.The city argues that , construction jobs create well paying employment and manufacturers sell plenty of construction materials.Also the city collects a fortune in property tax. But it is ,so sad.
Thanks god you gave us a beautiful country of Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
ace
What's truly sad is the number of magnificent old buildings that have been lost over the years to make way for more steel and glass mediocrity.
Still miss the old post office and the armoury on University.
better than changing it to parking lots like most of the usa
I am an immigrant living in Calgary but I swear I miss Toronto from my heart. It is the greatest and most beautiful city on Earth. Lived there for 4 years and miss it. There is nothing you cannot do in TORONTO.
You haven't been to Vancouver yet then.
BayviewFinch Actually I have been there twice. I stayed 2 days in a hotel near Stanley Park.
adad
OK. So, which is the more beautiful city, Toronto or Vancouver?
@115136604409861808517 I gotta be honest here. Yes Vancouver is definitely a super stylist city and in my eyes not only the best looking city of Canada, but surely of North America. Its one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Having said that, Toronto is much more fun. There are way more things to do in Toronto Area, way more jobs as well. I would choose Toronto as the best cities among the famous big cities in the world. Yeah, it beats Chicago, New York, LA, London, Paris , Sydney and Tokyo in terms of livability and its also a big city/metropolitan. I would definitely spend a vacation in Vancouver Area, including the Vancouver Islands, but I would choose to live in Toronto.
adad
Have you ever lived in Japan though? I think it's a lot more livable in Japan. Sure, the apartments are super small and expensive in Tokyo, but there are other big cities in Japan, and even if you have to live in a small place, it seems like life is more worth living in Japan than in Canada, unless you have a good job in Canada. I'd rather be a little poor in Japan than in Canada. Toronto's getting expensive too. It's difficult to find a place to live there. I do agree that there's a lot to do there though. I also like the work ethic more than Vancouver's. It seems like in Vancouver everyone's trying to get away with as much as possible instead of just doing their job. There are a lot of whiners in Vancouver. Too much time in the coffee shops complaining about the world, the government, parents, etc.
This Philadelphian absolutely loves Toronto! '93 world series all but forgotten!!
Kevin H how ya feel about it now, haha!!
wow! what a flashback. i came to canada in 1975. they were still building the CN tower. its now march 2021. look how toronto has developed. can u imagine? i was bumping to the song. it matches the video. great choice of music. wish the video was longer..lol
The Royal York was towering back then. Now? Tiny
I was not expecting them to leave that building now it looks really tiny
I have to agree with Joe P the city is LOSING all its lakeshore charm to UGLY condos. I am born and raised in TO still live here but its sad to see such a lovely city turning ugly. The condo scene needs to stop. Look at what Boston did to their waterfront, its amazing.
Why would you think Toronto's ugly? It's a beautiful, dense, thriving city. Come to Salt Lake City. Aside from the mountains, It's an ugly, boring, lifeless city. We would fucking kill to have a downtown skyline like yours.
Imagine thinking a city building buildings is bad. It’s a city, stop complaining when buildings are built.
well done. nice sound track too.
Should do another one of these, there's been so much development over the last decade.
Great video awesome job!!!! I love the old pictures it’s kind of scary to see how we changed and how manny buildings we now have
They should never have built condos around the dome.
ACE FELLOW CANADIAN -AND LOVE GOES OUT TO ALL CANADIANS---WE ARE THE BEST
Thank you for the effort of creating this.
Bravo nice work!!
Love this video two 👍👍 from me
toronto best time is 1970-1980.
Toronto Best Time is 1970 to 1990
Vancouver This!!! T. O. is all that, the roads and highways were 3 times wider in 1955 then you got here now. Oh ya, no mountains there, those are useful.
@@dickdehaan9715 Need mountains to host the Winter Olympics. So no chance of a Toronto Winter Olympics.
Downhill after 2009..Hideous!
Tell me about it
Architorture!
toronto beautiful
i love city
lovely city and great canadians
Toronto has grown so much since 2011
It's 2019, Toronto was just getting Started 2011. I knew Yonge St was going to get a face lift, every block is coming Down from Bloor to Queen st. To put up new buildings. By 2024, Yonge St will look like Bay St with all the new high-rise's. I have to say it'll be a lot better than 1990's Yonge St that was littered with Bargain & Dollar store's and take out fast food restaurants. [Sad when they tore down the Cineplex at the Eaton's Center and Sam the record man when out of business.] I hear they're going to restore the sign, wonder if it'll go up at Dundas Square.
That’s quite funny, 2011? Try 1966, 1980 then again 1999. Great to be young and think 2011.
Very cool video!
oooohhhhhyes love the great candians of torinto and every canadian city
wow there is the Goderham building,the CN tower,epic...
PD.i like,the arquitecture :D
I saw the Scotia building going up in Toronto when I first arrived in Canada.
1949?
Apartment City 😊
ooohhhhhhyes great city with great canadians
Nice
love my fellow canadians in every part of this huge great country
Excellant!
That music is brutal , ugh.
Wow
Nicely done! Nuff love from Torontobefore.ca
The NOW pictures are 12 years ago. A lot has changed in the past 12 years.
I miss the Toronto of 1970 to 1979. It was perfect, not much crime. You can find any culture here. Now the shooters have ruined it.
@Algonquin81 they always had that sign for the municipality of metro Toronto at just over 2 million now the amalgamated city is 2.5 million but metro Toronto now is about 6 million. it has mostly grown in the 905 region. that sign you were talking about along the 401 and coming up on the 427 on the QEW was pretty much always between 2 and 2.5 million. But back then it said "Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto"
wow
So many changes!
wow----canada
great canadians live in that great canadian city
and one of the best public pool system just like vancouver and winnipeg
6.3 million now !!!
I'm in 2019
Almost 2020!!
OOOOOHHHHYES
That "1955" picture was a bit later than that. The Lord Simcoe Hotel at King and University wasn't finished until 1957. Also, the expansion of the Royal York Hotel on its east side was not finished until about 1957.
Loved ittt!! Go! Go! Go! Toronto!!!> Go! Canada! Go!!! with the Oil in Alberta, Canada will be the Future Energy Superpower in the World! More Sructural and Architecutral Designs Buildings and Towers like in Saudi Arabia and Dubai! ;)))
It's amazing how much this comment has aged in 9 years when the world is trying to switch to green energy and not oils
As an good old european 🤣 it is really impressive for me....but BUT.... BUUUUT....I miss the history of the city. I grew up in a 2000 year old small german town of 35 000 and find history everywhere and this big canadian city seems not even treat the smallest part of ist young but important history as something precious.
new world cities experienced rapid growth and thus buildings were demolished and replaced before they got a chance to be viewed as historical or significant. if you wanted to clear room for office building in 1920, you wouldn't see old lowrises from 1900 as historical or precious.
At 1:00 it looks like a picture taken from a modern camera. WOW.
ooohhhhyes
ooohhhhhhhyes
The population of Toronto is about 3 million today. 10 years ago when this video was uploaded it was only about 2 million. Population of Greater Toronto is now around 6-8 million but that covers a much larger area then extending from Mississuaga in the west (maybe into Oakville) to at Pickering Ajax (and probably into Oshawa) in the East. And into at least Markham in the north. The 6 to 8 million people are spread out much further area than the pics in this video
In fact the pics in this video only really shows downtown Toronto which would be maybe 750K people. The remaining 2.25 million people are in the other 5 boroughs of Toronto.
ooooohhhhhyes
ooooohhhhyes
great canadian city
Toronto:pop 2.5 million.
I still live in Toronto!!🤪🙄
yeah T-Dot!
damn i love all my fellow canadians
Dance party
The last image didn't make sense. There was a "yesterday" picture, then it said "tomorrow". It should've said "today". There was nothing futuristic about the "tomorrow" photo, and obviously it was a picture taken in the past.
+BayviewFinch The tomorrow picture was a rendering of the skyline with projects that were under construction filled in.
and -go fishihing in lovely lake simcoe----oooohhhhhyes
now this is a city
The CN tower was just topping off in 1976
damn i love all candiains
the real world
In the 1960s, the first modern bank tower to exceed the Royal York was the ugly black monolith of the Toronto Dominion Centre. Fortunately, well overshadowed now.
2:37 cut to wrong angle.
It's definitely very feasible all you need is a helicopter or a drone to take a high quality photo just for a youtube video, appreciate what the creator has please
The song should be changed .to .... the MESSAGE.... From Grandmaster Flash
much Ton-o-rot of Corporateria's, _eh..._
Toronto 2009+ Condo-a-rama views
Toronto is a great city, but too bad greed has destroyed the city.
Greed has destroyed all of Canada.
I don't know what's up with the argument below about Toronto's population, city proper is 2,615,060 the GTA is 5,583,064 the newer GTHA (metrolinx term) is 6,574,140 and the Inner Golden Horseshoe (closest thing around to a US-CMA) is 8,759,312 people. Was the Stats Canada website really that hard to find. To compare with New York, City proper would equate to Manhatten (sort of), GTA would be the 5 boroughs, GHTA would be metro, and IGH would be the tri-state equivalent.
Honestly, does anyone care about the stats? A year from now it shall be more.
0:25 1900
T-DOOTTTTTT
Coucou
somalia is country war Toronto is the best Country
You mean canada?
Nice video but the music doesn't match
Play kit again Sam, it isn’t about the sound it’s about 5he City. Turn off 5he sound.
0:53 Edmund Fitzgerald...
Manhatten is like downtown Toronto, Etobicoke is also part of Toronto city proper, but Bronx Brooklyn is much much city like or busier than Etobicoke, which is very suburban. For me GTA is a good measure, going for Golden Horseshoe is too far. Jersey city denser than Mississauga Brampton.
ooooohhhhhyes--------toronto
Back then you could take the 77B on Spadina
Yeah, you could take the 77b otherwise known as "The Spadina Bus" but you had to shuffle with the Demons! LOL Spadina Bus... Get it "The Spadina Bus" okay maybe that joke is a little old... or maybe it's just me! Cheers.
1:33 2010-2021
0:55 1959
Canada is richer than Saudi Arabia if you check GDP per capita at PPP, UAE might be slightly richer.The buildings Saudis make using Indian and Bangladeshi workers would cost double here in Toronto,because construction workers are highly paid,min wage is too high.In Saudis they do not even pay those poor workers properly,buildings have nothing to do with oil.Oil boom will help Alberta,little in Toront,Toronto is diversified focusing on finance, media, retail, telecom,medical,research,fashion,etc.
0:47 1955
Song: letter from my heart by Steve Allen
I wonder what it will look like in 50 years
Like Mumbai.
Toronto was already a Mumbai in the 1950's !
CN Tower will be a 250 storeys high rise !
and ---yes toronto won the cup in 1967
Hogtown.
1:25 2009
really
1:02 1969
0:10 1870
1:18 1983
Last
Who loved wars?
0:17 1885
Wake up people too many historical buildings are being allowed to be demolished by foreign developers that do no need to have civic pride , it is not their country .Yes the historic buildings that are being torn down, are private property ,but it is becoming too much.The city argues that , construction jobs create well paying employment and manufacturers sell plenty of construction materials.Also the city collects a fortune in property tax. But it is ,so sad.
0:32 1919
0:40 1932