That was one fun song! The constant zoom-ins were annoying as anything, but the tune was neat! I'm not a Canadian, but I do love photos of big cities and what they used to be like. And these photos are *history*, showing an active city with action going on. Bloody nice find and a great photo collection.
The city had begun digging the Queen Subway Line in 1939 but stopped shortly after due to WWII. After the war they abandoned the Queen Line in favour of building the Bloor as a cross town line. The city should have built both lines, but now it's too late.
mycompasstv Yes I remember reading something about that. And there's a ghost station near Bay Station which is only used for movies, which I think was supposed to have been built for the purpose of connecting to that Queen line.
Yes you are right Clinton, the ghost station below Bay is an exact replica of the Bay Station above, it is eerie. This station is used for re-routing and they once ran the garbage trains at night through it. Not very often, but if you are lucky a train will travel straight through the ghost station.
I Rather have both Streetcar route and subway Line on Queen In the event of a technical difficulty and there is NO Cellphone Network Coverage aboard the subway (once you are underground in the tunnels)
The building of the first leg of the subway on Yonge from Eglinton to Union was a major undertaking for Toronto. Now, the city is struggling to maintain the subway lines already built, while trying to extend the rapid transit system. I'm just glad that I left Toronto many years ago, because it's not a nice city now. Anyone who thinks that Toronto is a great city now probably didn't live there prior to the mid-1980s, when it had a better life, for the most part.
Mel Hamill wrote the song; the singers were Betty Carr and Charles Baldour. The City of Toronto and CBC dredged this out of I don't know what "rotten record bin" for the subway's 50th anniversary in 2004.
The lyrics: Now have you heard what's going on in Toronto? They're digging deeper, deeper every day The proprietors are raving, While they're tearing up the paving The racket is nerve-wracking so they say And although the noise may be distressing Still construction is progressing And we cannot afford a further delay So with the help of you an me, And the blessed TTC... We'll soon have a real subway CHORUS: Yes, we’re gonna have a subway in Toronto. We gotta get the working man home pronto. So bear the noise with a smile, and in a little while We’ll be riding in a new subway! Now it’s generally conceded that a subway here is needed For the people have to get to work each day We have men in Deseronto, Girls who live in North Toronto And to all of them we have just this to say: Modern history’s in the making with this hallowed undertaking And Rome wasn’t built in a day You may find it’s aggravating But be sure it’s worth the waiting For we’ll soon have a real subway! CHORUS: Yes, we’re gonna have a subway in Toronto We gotta get the working man home pronto So bear the noise with a smile, and in a little while We’ll be riding in a new subway! Now with modern engineering Dear old Yonge Street’s disappearing By the truckload they are hauling it away (Stay Away!) Excavation so extensive will doubtless be expensive But who cares about expenses anyway? (Anyway) Though we may have open Sundays There are plenty of Blue Mondays When the pile drivers start every day The workmen do the swearing While the public do the staring And we'll soon have a real subway (Yes, sir!) CHORUS: Yes, we’re gonna have a subway in Toronto. We gotta get the working man home pronto. So bear the noise with a smile, and in a little while We’ll be riding in a new subway! Don’t take the streetcar, Riding in a new subway!
TTC was going to use streetcar type subway cars before the gloucester cars were picked. Two subway stations had there platforms cut back to accomadate the 10 foot wide g cars in 1951.
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TORONTO SUBWAY SONG Now have you heard what’s going on in Toronto? They’re digging deeper, deeper, deeper every day. Though proprietors are raving while they’re tearing up the paving, The racket is nerve-wracking, so they say. And though the noise may be distressing, so construction is progressing, And we can’t afford a further delay So with the help of you and me and the blessed T.T.C. We’ll soon have a real subway. CHORUS: Yes, we’re gonna have a subway in Toronto. We gotta get the working man home pronto. So bear the noise with a smile and in a little while We’ll be riding in a new subway. Now it’s generally conceded that a subway here is needed For the people have to get to work each day. We have men in Deseronto, girls who live in North Toronto And to all of them we have just this to say: Modern history’s in the making with this hallowed undertaking And Rome wasn’t built in a day. You may find it’s aggravating, but be sure it’s worth the waiting For we’ll soon have a real subway. Now with modern engineering dear old Yonge Street’s disappearing By the truckload they are hauling it away (INTERJECTION: Stay away!) Excavation so extensive will doubtless be expensive But who cares about expenses anyway? (INTERJECTION: anyway) Though we may have open Sundays there are plenty of blue Mondays When the pile drivers start every day The workmen do the swearing while the public do the staring And we’ll soon have a real subway. (INTERJECTION: Yes, sir!) Repeat CHORUS, then: Don’t take the streetcar, Riding in a new subway!
If only the Sheppard east LRT line 6 is Red (Not Gray) and Line 8 the relief line is *Indigo (Not Turquoise) *Color between Line 3's Blue and Line 4's Purple
@@CallMeDrewChristian line 6= finch west line 3 will probably be the ontario line once the SRT is killed sheppard east = literally any toronto transit plan ever since it will never happen or will be delayed by a significant amount of time
did it say blessed or pleasant TTC LOL? i'm mad how the song outlines all the complaints and then proceeds to tell people to basically shut up about it lol
Captain Bly it’s blessed... also there were barely any complaints during that time of the TTC. The reason there are complaints now is because of people immigrating here and causing overcrowding in both the TTC and on the streets.
