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Toronto has more than 200 years of history from Timothy Eaton to St Lawrence Market, from Hurricane Hazel to the CNE. Join Adam and Gray as we tell the stories of the schemers and dreamers who built TO. Follow us on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Toronto_History Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory
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Okay, it was the Junior World Series, but it still counts. In 1926, the Toronto Maple Leafs (they got the name first) went 109-57, winning the pennant by 8 games before sweeping the Louisville Colonels in the Junior World Series. DM Fox, author of Howleyites , joins us to talk about one of the best baseball seasons in minor league history on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
It took more than 20 years to build the current Union Station. Over the next century, new lines like TTC, GO and VIA would arrive, it would nearly be knocked down to make room for a new development called Metro Centre and the rail lands around it would slowly be replaced by the lakeshore neighbourhoods that we know today. A year before its 100th anniversary, learn about the history of Union Station on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
In 1972, the Toronto production of Godspell featured one of the greatest casts in the history of theatre, including Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, Dave Thomas and Paul Shaffer among others. Nick Davis has directed a new documentary about that show called You Had to Be There and he is here to talk about this sometimes-overlooked piece of Toronto cultural history. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
It’s hard to overstate how much the railroads changed Toronto. For the next two episodes, we're going to tell the history of the railroads in Toronto through the story of most important train station in town - Union Station. Longtime podcast supporter Mitchell Daniels will join us to add his expert knowledge. Learn all about it on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ . Mitchell Daniels is an Educational Interpreter at The Village at Black Creek (formerly Black Creek Pioneer Village), where he brings history to life through engaging, story-driven programming. A dedicated museum and heritage professional, he serves as a board member with the Whitby Historical Society and Lynde House Museum, and contributes to heritage initiatives with Heritage Toronto, the Canadian National Exhibition, the Town of Ajax’s Heritage Advisory Committee, and Centennial College’s Museum and Cultural Management Program Advisory Committee. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ron111mitch111 Website - https://mitchelldaniels.wixsite.com/music
The SS Noronic was known as the Queen of the Lakes. For 36 years, she transported passengers in comfort and style. Until the night she caught fire at the foot of Yonge Street and at least 118 passengers died. On today's episode of Muddy York , we tell the story of the Noronic Fire, the deadliest event in the history of Toronto. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
Gerry FitzGerald turned Toronto into a world leader in public health, producing vaccines and medicines that saved tens of millions of lives. Unfortunately, he would be destroyed by his own demons and by his era's backwards attitude towards mental illness. James FitzGerald, author of What Disturbs Our Blood , joins us to discuss his grandfather's life and legacy on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ . Mental Health Resources https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html https://findahelpline.com/
For decades, Massey Hall was the most famous venue in Canada. It hosted legendary performers like Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry and Gordon Lightfoot. It also hosted a variety of events staged by local community groups. On this episode, we cover the history of the Grand Old Lady of Shuter Street. Learn all about it from Muddy York, Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
Toronto's Black community is almost as old as the community itself. The first census ever done in York identified 15 black residents. Some of them were slaves, but some of them were free persons who chose to settle there. Natasha Henry-Dixon of York University has made it her mission to recover the stories of these often overlooked people. She joins us on this episode to talk about the lives of these early black residents on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can learn more about Natasha Henry-Dixon's work from her website ( https://tach.natashahenrydixon.ca/ ) or you can follow her on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/nhenrydixon.bsky.social . You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
Next Monday, June 8th, is the 200th Anniversary of an often overlooked event. On that date in 1826, a mob forced its way into a newspaper printing shop and proceeded to smash the printing press as well as anything else they could find. The rioters were all members of the local elite, better known to us as the Family Compact, and their target was a muckraking journalist named William Lyon Mackenzie. This attack was meant to stop him in his tracks. Instead, it would save his newspaper and launch his political career. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ . This episode is brought to you by Therme Canada, the company behind the new wellness destination coming to Ontario Place. We covered the Ontario Place story in a previous episode, controversy and all, and Therme came on as a sponsor after. We tell history the same way no matter who's paying for the mic. https://www.thermecanada.com/
Ontario Place was Toronto's summer getaway from the noise and heat of the city. It was also our attempt to match Montreal and the spectacular success of Expo 67. Today, it's at the centre of a debate about what to do with the stretch of the waterfront that it used to occupy. This episode is about the creation of Ontario Place. Former MP Adam Vaughan will also join us to talk Therme's plans for the site on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
In part two of our history of the Don Jail, we'll learn more about some of the men who were executed there, including the last two men to be executed in Canada, we'll hear about the gang of bank robbers who managed to escape, not once, but twice, and we'll find out what happened to the building after the jail was finally closed. Learn more about Toronto's most notorious prison on this episode of Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ . Kool Kats by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100601 Artist: http://incompetech.com/
The Don Jail was Toronto's most notorious prison, home to some of the most dangerous offenders in Canadian history. In part one of this episode, we'll explain why the prison was built and the ideas behind its design. We'll also talk about some of the people who spent time there during the 19th century. Learn all about it at Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
In 2010, the world-famous Toronto International Battle of the Bands would become the centre of a series of bizarre events related to a little known group called Sex Bob-Omb. On this episode of Muddy York , we will be telling the story of the 2010 TIBB and the mysterious band that came out of nowhere to dominate all the news surrounding it. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
Most people believe that ML baseball arrived in Toronto with the Blue Jays on April 7, 1977. However, this was actually the third ML game to be played in the city. Harvey Sahker, author of Before the Blue Jays , joins us to talk about these two lesser known ML games. Learn all about this forgotten part of Toronto baseball history on Muddy York, Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
On the evening of March 17, 1960, five workers died in an underground tunnel because of the neglect and indifference of the men in charge of the project. It became known as the Hoggs Hollow Disaster and it would fuel a drive for workplace safety that created many of the rights that we have today. Learn more about this tragic event in this episode of Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
Beatrice Worsley became a computer scientist at a time when computers could fill entire rooms and most people had no idea what they were or how they worked. She operated and designed the programming language for Canada's first digital computer. And she was often the only woman in the room while she did her groundbreaking work. Scott Campbell from the University of Waterloo joins us to talk about this often overlooked computer pioneer on Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
Parkdale might seem like an ordinary Toronto neighbourhood, but its story includes the Grey Cup, an amusement park, the KKK, mental health and the largest school in Canada. Learn more about this distinctive community on this episode of Muddy York , Toronto's #1 history podcast. We would like to give a shout out to Brett Craig who first requested this topic and now has a moral obligation to promote this podcast to everyone that he knows. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
Black slavery arrived in Canada with the loyalists. It would be limited in 1793, but not fully abolished until 1834. This is the story of the people who were enslaved, the woman whose defiance prompted the government to take action, and the continuing threats of enslavement faced by Black Torontonians even after emancipation. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
The Royal Alex is the grand old dame of Toronto theatres and the oldest continuously-operating legitimate theatre in North America. In this episode, you can learn about how it was built in a fit of upper-class pique, how it became the only Canadian legitimate theatre to survive the Depression, and how it became the heart of the Mirvish theatrical empire. If you're a Toronto theatregoer, this is the episode for you. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
226 years ago, the Attorney General was shot and killed in a grove near the Distillery District. Everybody knew who did it, but the shooter went free because it happened in a duel. This week’s episode is about the Small-White Duel, a tale of two gentleman who faced each other in mortal combat over a matter of honour and because their wives couldn’t get along. You can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History , Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/ .
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