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Tag: Transportation

  • A black and white photograph depicting a street scene. A series of one and two-storey buildings can be seen behind a row of electric poles. The largest building has a sign out front that reads "International Chop Suey House."

    Growing Our Future: Commemorating 100 Years of the Chinese Immigration Act

    From the tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railway to the farmlands of Ontario, Chinese Canadians helped build modern Canada. However, the community suffered a long…

  • Black and white image of CPR roadhouse. Its a semi-circle shape, so that trains can enter/ exit from multiple directions

    Rail Lands

    From their role in today’s modern commute to their historic contributions to telecommunications and the tourism industry, Toronto’s trains have connected people for nearly 200…

  • Toronto’s Tunnels

    Tunnels have captured the city’s imagination. Here we unearth the stories of some of Toronto’s secret and not-so-secret subterranean infrastructure.

  • Shapes in the Sky

    In 1909, a rash of strange aerial sightings over Toronto triggered a flurry of speculation about who might be taking to the skies — and,…