Toronto: Boom Town (1951)
- Original title
- Toronto Boom Town
- Directed by
- Leslie McFarlane
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 10 min
How it feels
A short documentary compares Toronto in 1951 to the quieter city at the turn of the century. It shows the growth of skyscrapers, traffic, industry, and suburbs, plus the building of Canada's first subway and the busy stock exchange.
datedinformativeobservationalcivic-pridebriskearnestnostalgic
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