Toronto's Strange Public Washrooms

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Toronto built some unusual public washrooms back in the day - including subterranean lavatories! Let's take a few minutes and find out about them.
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Toronto's First Underground Public Washroom
02:05 Toronto's Second Underground Public Washroom
02:37 But Not Here
03:10 Above Ground, Too
03:31 Someone Else's Job
04:47 Last One Standing
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@kiroolioneaver8532 Месяц назад

Did homeboy say "the 'pisstory'" at the end? lol

@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming Месяц назад

Yes, caught that 5:37 I was gonna use it, but the video beat me to it. 😅

@greasymuchacho Месяц назад

Yeah but pool

@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming Месяц назад

I've lived in T.O. for my entire life and this guy teaches me new things basically every Toronto video. Might've even walked by him a couple times without noticing. The edits are due to my stupid broken phone screen and autocorrect combo of stupid corrections.

@TheRestofUsVideos Месяц назад

had to double check lmao

@AEM479 Месяц назад

😂😂😂😂 He totally said it 🏆

@TheLurker1647 Месяц назад

I get a real 80s/90s public access TV vibe from these videos. Always charming to learn more about our local history.

@kutter_ttl6786 Месяц назад

On Rogers cable 10, there was the show 'Structures' that aired in the late 90s to the 2000s, showcasing the history of buildings and neighbourhoods in Toronto. This channel has a very similar vibe.

@user-pw7no3te1t 29 дней назад

@@kutter_ttl6786 my wife and i use to watch that show as often as we could . I think the host was William Coulter who now dose the morning weather on CP24 in Toronto - 5/17/2024 🤠

@LeylandNational01 21 день назад

It's very much like the brief mini documentaries TV Ontario would do in the 1980s.

@SilverSniperz Месяц назад

The public bathroom at Queen & Spadina was never actually removed, it was just moved a few meters northwest, to the entire eating area of McDonald’s.

@jagovid 28 дней назад

Ba-dum-pSSSssss...

@kingbee9778 26 дней назад

Golden Arches to Golden Arches.

@fireshorts5789 19 дней назад

talk about pisstory

@kenlompart9905 4 дня назад

So that's why their burgers taste like shit.

@michaeloliver1143 День назад

😂

@EricJacobson1990 Месяц назад

Its awesome seeing someone from Toronto making this kind of content! Not enough people are doing this kind of thing for Canadian Cities and Towns (that I've seen). A big part of my RU-vid vortex revolves around channels like Auto Shenanigans, Geoff Marshall, and The Tim Traveller, happy for more! Keep up the good work!!

@notsmoothsteve Месяц назад

I did mention Tim in one of my earliest videos (about fake houses) and I've mentioned Geoff a couple of times, including stealing a whole bunch of stuff from him for my video on Line 4 Sheppard :-)

@civilape 10 дней назад

I love these deep dives into the little mundane tidbits of history

@afptoronto1 Месяц назад

I love how wonderfully old school these vids are! Thanks Steve.

@drtyboy 24 дня назад

Thank you RU-vid algorithm. It was quite interesting to watch this vid. You never really get any interesting tidbits about Canadian history like this.

@kkittycatkat1990 12 дней назад

Quite relevant as well, considering where we're going.

@blkcubb 12 дней назад

The RU-vid algorithm served me this interesting vid of Toronto history as well!

@D3THD33LR Месяц назад

A Pisstory lesson I didn't know I needed, but was glad i stuck around to learn!

@chachak8978 22 дня назад

They still have these kinds of public toilets all over Europe. They are much more convenient then asking at a private business to use their toilet. Often there is an attendant you have to pay 25 cents to go in, and the toilets are also regularly cleaned. Toronto is a big city, but not a convenient one, lol! All they needed to do in Toronto is charge people to use the toilets, and keep them cleaned.

@saintejeannedarc9460 21 день назад

Wow, still a mere quarter to use a public toilet. Are you sure about that? He was saying, even decades ago,when the last of these toilets was still running, it was already a few dollars to use one. It would definitely have to be that now to pay for their upkeep. I guess in Europe, it is mostly tax payer subsidized.

@michaelh7125 8 дней назад

The NDP'ers would actually develop a twitch if you told them people have to pay to use a toilet.

@saintejeannedarc9460 8 дней назад

@@michaelh7125 Hah, today's NDP;ers in Canada twitch if a citizen has to pay for anything. I'm surprised they haven't decided to subsidize Tim Hortons for all.

@ZebbMassiv 28 дней назад

I can only imagine the unspoken horror that happened in that public washroom

@charsback 27 дней назад

nothjng like today thats for sure....

@user-lo7eo3nt6t 9 дней назад

Gay guys shining each other's boots!

@izzydeadyet7336 Месяц назад

No one lets you use a toilet anymore.. im in Hamilton and they even rebuilt multiple Tim hortons around town, to be walk in only from sit down.. because there were too many drug users taking advantage of the bathrooms, they tried putting locked buzzers on them and nothing helped.. so now there’s just no toilets in public for anyone! I feel bad for older people who might need a quick toilet

@mikeohagan2206 Месяц назад

with the immigration from third world countries there are people going every where and anywhere. look at the laneways off of bloor street. the ttc needs to add a few more but they need to be cleaned several times a day because people just piss on the seats and dump beside the toilets. toronto used to be clean. not anymore.

@alisonbarratt3772 12 дней назад

I put a camping toilet in my vehicle

@wjkwjk3484 11 дней назад

It is summer 2024. There is hardly any public washroom in Toronto. I can find it in public parks. So, if I need to pee immediately, I just go to the parks. If there is no public washroom in the park, then I water the trees with........ I have no choice. Hahahaha

@plaistowbill 8 часов назад

Bring an empty coffee cup. Pee cup.

@deedunk8383 Месяц назад

Honestly, I love this channel, I keep learning new things! Thanks!

@travisazzopardi8024 Месяц назад

There was a public washroom on the Lakeshore near the bridge to King/Queen and Roncies (lots of weird creepy men used to hang out in/around it) and there was another one on Keele just north of Dundas on the west side of Keele and it was the last public washroom in Toronto to be shut down and demolished if I'm not mistaken. Never used it myself cause it seemed super sketchy, like all public washrooms back in the 70s and 80s. I think they demolished the one on Keele in the early 80s but I'm not sure about that. Early 80s or late 70s.

@chrisgraham2904 Месяц назад

As a kid, I remember the Dundas St. W. & Keele (Junction) public lavatory. It was staffed by a city employee for just a few hours per day. The attendant's was there to clean the facility and stock paper towels and toilet paper and drive off anyone who was loitering there. There was 3 or 4 regular homeless men (Hobos) who frequented the facility when it wasn't staffed. Neighbourhood kids all knew the local Hobos by name. Their presence prevented many people from using the facility and made it feel unsafe for the public, so the frequency of use dropped dramatically.

@doeeyes2 21 день назад

O.m.g. yes!!! i have used it as a kid. I remember it being very stinky!

@SteelTwilight Месяц назад

Your channel is fascinating! Thanks so much for the work you do making these, watching them with my partner has been really interesting. There's so much local history and you've got a wonderful way of presenting it.

@monicapushkin3274 25 дней назад

Great video !! Amazing that they have a photo of the inside of the first washroom. Sometimes park buildings had public washrooms, don't know if they still do. And TTC used to have some scary washrooms on the subway, I remember Eglinton and Yonge-Bloor, usually a centimeter of water on the floor.

@BlindNeil 7 дней назад

That was interesting. Thanks for sharing

@alicerobb5924 14 дней назад

I used to live on Lewis st & remember the public washrooms at Broadview & Queen very well in fact I posted a photo of the entrance but couldn’t locate any of the interior There were men’s & women’s facilities along with a small office for the public attendant. The washrooms were beautifully done in art deco style with marble & brass fixtures.

@brisetta Месяц назад

Your videos are amazing! Never stop!

@user-kp4jq8ut8x 24 дня назад

Hi Steve, I really like your video clips of Toronto. They're presice and well articulated. You obviously love this city as much as I do. Keep up the good work! Madison

@MisatoBestWoman 19 дней назад

As a Canadian I’m excited to learn more

@canar7 29 дней назад

This was a great historical video! I learnt so much.

@lgcbby1332 Месяц назад

very interesting watch! keep it up !

@Punty050 8 дней назад

The pistoryI just feel off my chair... Great video man, thanks for this!!!

@007nadineL 3 дня назад

Very interesting Thx.

@ricktoxic Месяц назад

Thanks Steve!

@arjunpandher7400 19 дней назад

Thank You Steve! Very Cool!

@403digital 9 дней назад

Cool history, thanks for the knowledge.

@saucesecrete 28 дней назад

Love what you do brother Cheers from Ottawa ❤

@peggyannenicholl7318 29 дней назад

I lived on Boulton Avenue, just east of Broadview, shopped many days on Queen and yes, I have used the washroom downstairs on the south west side . there was also . horse. heads for being up horses at that time, I am 87 now and often wondered where the washroom went, was it completely demolished??? Washington Johnstons furniture store was on that corner...

@erebus7306 25 дней назад

Your videos are awesome

@kenlompart9905 4 дня назад

That was very interesting, I'll think about you every time I'm taking a leak from now on.

@geoffreybawden6390 Месяц назад

There was one across from the Legislative Building in Winnipeg. A low impact structure with a lovely limestone facade. It was demolished just over a decade ago. It had been taken over by drug dealers …

@StuMarston 13 дней назад

I remember being a kid in Toronto in the early 70's and there were pay toilets. It was 10 cents and you deposited the dime to open the door.

@MSJ_raptor Месяц назад

Think you might video the Scarborough Bluffs? The Water Plant to the Marina? I think the Water Plant was designed by the same guy who did the Empire State bld. Not sure. Loving these videos! If you do, eat at Duckworth's as they have lots of framed pictures of the area of Cliffside, then and now.

@jdm1505 12 дней назад

The R.C. Harris Water Filtration Plant is a magnificent building. It was designed by Toronto architect Thomas Pomphrey.

@MSJ_raptor 12 дней назад

@@jdm1505 i hope he does a video on it and the bluffs.

@DejanOfRadic Месяц назад

As long as you look reasonably clean and walk as if you belong, your best bet in the city core are hotel lobbies.

@EvelynSaungikar 27 дней назад

All the food courts in the PATH have washrooms.

@DejanOfRadic 26 дней назад

@@EvelynSaungikar exactly, that's why I use hotels lol

@nutritionperfection 19 дней назад

Some of the hotels require a keycard even for the washrooms in the lobby (I'm thinking of you Holiday Inn Downtown). It is a decent bet for some of them though.

@rontyler1234 24 дня назад

Public washrooms became hangouts for creeps, perverts and cottagers. Rather than adding security at additional cost, they just closed them. Now you buy a coffee to use the can. I was at the Bloor Subway having a sudden Taco Bell moment, forcing me reluctantly to use the stations filthy disgusting washroom in a severe emergency. It was like stepping into a Fellini film. It was a horrifying experience..

@debra8532 12 дней назад

Cottagers???

@kindconsciousness8010 Месяц назад

Wake up babe Steve dropped another banger

@nvragn 24 дня назад

Nice very interesting ty👍🇨🇦

@mass13344 17 дней назад

videos on Toronto Police would be interesting they have along history

@ORGANIZEDCoNfUsioN 12 дней назад

Very interesting, I only knew about 2 of them, Danforth and Queens Quay.

@Daslikdj Месяц назад

@1:57 Chef kiss transition.

@emilieo4142 Месяц назад

Another great video Steve! Thank you very much, You should do a video on your favourite fun facts about Toronto.

@teenastetic3681 18 дней назад

Keep up the good work these r fun

@xInfamousJuggernautx Месяц назад

Watching this in the restroom… how fitting!

@AirplaneDoctor_ Месяц назад

Toronto has tons of public toilets, they're dual role as they also act as the entrance to public libraries.

@PostalPete Месяц назад

Learning stuff

@KikiTalksTO Месяц назад

This is a masterpiece 😂❤

@turnleftrighthere2605 28 дней назад

This is brilliant 😂 💚👏

@HP-ws2vx 11 дней назад

This is a banger. Pisstory killed me.

@123benny4 Месяц назад

Talk about unique content. Interesting and something, I, or we, didn't really know existed.

@AlanKelly-nm9lx Месяц назад

wow u know so little about Toronto but so much at the same time hahah meth labs and crack houses are always run by csis/rcmp, they cook all their meth at 105 Isabella st and at 888 Bloor st run the cocaine/ after hours drugs mostly in kennington Market and all conducted by csis agent Bain Coote who lives at 1032 Dovercourt RD! lol I think you need a real education on the streets my friend. Still do enjoy your video's tho.........

@Spliteyemoto Месяц назад

Love the videos Steve! Keep em coming buddy

@raisage Месяц назад

It's always a pleasure to watch your videos, Steve, thank you for the enjoyment!

@canuckerjay Месяц назад

One historian to another…well done.

@saber1105 Месяц назад

Great video as always!

@darthtrucker489 Месяц назад

Thanks for another fun video. Great jacket Steve,

@richardbishop1916 15 дней назад

As a Toronto Archivist , I Can Say , feel free to Go on line and see (at Toronto Public Libraries" as well) Many Photo's and Locations!..and a High end Posh one as well! (With Attendant , of course!....Toronto has a History Underground ,with a Lot More !, Than just Washrooms!

@ColdDrunkIndian-qt3mk 21 день назад

Every city should have public washrooms but unfortunately junkies will be ruining it for everyone.

@stoddard1953 16 дней назад

Toronto has lots of public washrooms at the parks, trails, etc. Just not many along the subway network. You have to go to the library, Tim Hortons, Starbucks, etc., just to use the bathroom.

@coolbian513 28 дней назад

Hi STEVE what will the future of Toronto be??? Its looking grim in comparison to the past the way i see it.

@doeeyes2 21 день назад

Its so sad. I love this city with my whole heart and its being destroyed by poor leadership

@coreyglover.mp4 26 дней назад

You should do a video about the Annex!

@rebeccalatty2293 Месяц назад

I tried doing videos like these here in Sudbury but despite being on public domain I kept getting people freaking out cuz I was filming and the cops called and handed citations for filming without consent of others

@rongraham1951 26 дней назад

There used to be an underground washroom ( s) at Queen & Broadview south side by the bank ( if it still is a bank ) all they did was fill in the staircase and repave the opening

@guyb7005 Месяц назад

5:36 did he say the Pisstory of Toronto?

@futuredashperfect 14 дней назад

Yes

@ezpzlemonsqz 29 дней назад

Please do a video on lost TTC stations!

@withershin 4 дня назад

Finding a clean public washroom in Toronto has been a 20+ year journey for me and no I am not naming the good ones.

@whathandleUtalkabt 21 день назад

HamiltonsGore park downtown had underground washrooms. Closed 80s. Still all intact underground from what we hear. Just closed and small park with a waterfall fountain now.

@fireshorts5789 19 дней назад

I was going to post a comment about this as well, unfortunately they were filled in with cement (supposedly) a decade ago when they renovated Gore Park/Veteran's Square.

@shendaraalshedir5403 15 дней назад

Actually this was kind of interesting, history l didn't know abour!👍😃🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦

@xLeaDFusioNx 3 часа назад

Yup I’m Drunk n Stoned watching this man talk about toilets hell ya Pisstory 🍻🤘🏻🥴

@curiousfirely 20 дней назад

I like your comment about not caring about gender equality. At University of Guelph, we had a building with only one bathroom per floor because when it was built they didn't expect women to be scientists, so they didn't put in any women's bathrooms. 😂

@alfredoistic 10 дней назад

With the advancements in technology, it would be beneficial to develop electronic restrooms that require payment via a magnetic card or a Presto card, similar to those used for public transportation. This system could potentially deter misuse by individuals without access to such cards and provide a lucrative opportunity for public services.

@cobanermite4562 Месяц назад

Another amzing video. I'm learning something new about tomorrow evertime I visit back this channel.

@bskinny9009 Месяц назад

Never noticed that one on Queensquay before, but you can use one at tim hortons.

@alandeon Месяц назад

Yeah, we still have one of those in Hamilton buried under Gore Park. One on the North for Women and one on the South for Men. I remember them still being open in the late 70's. I also remember needing a DIME to use the stalls. The entrances were removed but I was told that there's now a whole bunch of electrical cables running through it now so they didn't fill them in.

@alandeon Месяц назад

Search for "Hamilton Ontario - Gore Park Washrooms" for a view of them

@hamaadchughtai Месяц назад

Steve the man! Gotta see you make a video on Scarborough soon👍

@AlanKelly-nm9lx Месяц назад

@repatch43 2 дня назад

Wow, that's extra level NIMBY to force a toilet to be built in the middle of the street!

@Lustrum0005 Месяц назад

Interesting, washrooms in the middle of the road

@LeoMidori Месяц назад

Well there'd be little to no cars, just people, horses and whatever those were hauling. Even the streetcars were horse drawn for some time!

@babypeach370 Месяц назад

WOOO LETS GO STEVE!!!

@redeem147 20 дней назад

Surprised you didn't mention the one near Royal Thompson Hall.

@hardcanard Месяц назад

If my Mother had to go and only a men's room was available or the women's had a huge line my Dad would take her to a stall in the men's and stand guard. Years later learning from him, if my daughter said Daddy I have to go I would put her hat on and take her to the men's since the lines were so long at the ladies.

@AlanKelly-nm9lx Месяц назад

@venus_envy 20 дней назад

Plus women's washrooms are a crapshoot for safety, you never know who might be in there and what they might be up to. I have a relative who walked in on a man filming himself doing something very x-rated and of course when she complained she was treated like the problem because she accurately identified the sex criminal as a man. But we're not allowed to tell men to leave our bathrooms anymore. So yeah, a male chaperone into the men's room is probably safer than sending a little girl into the women's on her own.

@jacnel Месяц назад

I love how the first public washroom in Toronto was outside of my office ahaha.

@harryli5979 Месяц назад

Goated steve

@MikeBaxterABC 23 дня назад

5:34 " ... the strange pisstory of Toronto's public washrooms" .. very punny, I laughed so my I hisst my hants.

@truetech4158 23 дня назад

Just have to create the rewashable toilet paper roll, like those cloth towels are by the sinks. Or install a air dryer under the toilet seat, and then one can simply scratch away the dried media to help them go on with their day.

@SkepticalJesusOfficial Месяц назад

I was wondering if I could dig my way into one, and then he immediately asked about how they were filled in ;) Shame nobody seems to know

@ElJulioso 24 дня назад

Instant like for the use of the word "pisstory."

@jbloom1981 12 дней назад

Unless there's been road work since closing they'd likely have just been paved over, like the ones in Hamilton at Gore Park had been until the park was renovated

@stushShulamite 15 дней назад

I use one particular hotel bathroom in downtown Toronto when I’m there. 🇨🇦

@mrdan2898 4 дня назад

Hmm, I'm a Torontonian, and never heard of this or any public toilet. Interesting. The city does need to install public toilet. Even though businesses are supposed to allow customer access to washrooms, many don't as there is no enforcement to ensure compliance.

@teenastetic3681 18 дней назад

Im homesick

@justame7638 Месяц назад

There's a John Stillwell lurkin around these parts of the youtube!

@swedishhousemfia Месяц назад

Oh, the pisstory. Sneaky

@GordonSlamsay 28 дней назад

Steve gives me Adult Swim at 2am vibes. I love it

@tara6664 23 дня назад

This country needs more rest stops on highways and in cities and towns with the amount of population growth and lack of gas stations compared to years ago. Also a lot of businesses do not have public bathrooms or let you use them unless your a customer .

@jailen4045 Месяц назад

how do i get in contact with you? I'd love to edit some of your videos if you're interested! I love your content and want to help out with teaching people about the history of toronto (I work at the ROM and I loooooove old maps 😄)

@notsmoothsteve Месяц назад

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy the videos.

@sterling5167 26 дней назад

Behind that washroom at Broadview was a baseball diamond, the players would at time change from suits to ball uniforms if running late...............

@placidpaddler Месяц назад

Reminds me of the washroom building at Cherry Beach. Those old public park washrooms really feel like a time warp

@waynetardiff9328 11 дней назад

The one in Kensington was on fire,we tried to help but the door was hot af!!! Also too much smoke... :( :( :(

@roberthartley8105 Месяц назад

❤

@em6855 Месяц назад

There was, maybe still is, a public washroom on Keele just North of Dundas. If I recall, it was a paid washroom. Very unusual at the time.

@MikeBaxterABC 23 дня назад

0:24 In many parts of Europe, restaurants required by law to provide public washrooms .. What happens is they make a bar bones required by law one out front and it does not access the inside of the restaurant, and they never clean it or provide paper.

@websherpa 13 дней назад

Oh RU-vid! I’m 60 (2024) and remember using the washroom at Danforth and Broadview, must have been the 80’s, and only because I “think” it was because we went to the Pizza Pizza located on the corner.