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This Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – August 15th & 16th
Toronto’s broadcast historian is Mike Filey – and this weekend he’ll remember a huge downtown parade 60 years ago in honour of Marilyn Bell’s English Channel crossing… plus the first time the NE was...
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This Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – August 22nd & 23rd
Mike Filey is Toronto’s broadcast historian … and this weekend – a look back at the CNE from 80 years ago – when the Globe & Mail called it ‘Canada’s World’s Fair’ in 1935 … plus… two stories from...
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This Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – August 29th & 30th
Toronto’s broadcast historian is Mike Filey ! This weekend – the story of how and why they’re called ‘The Princes’ Gates’ – we go back to the CNE of 1927 ! Plus: the first airplane landing at Malton...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – September 5th & 6th
Mike Filey is Toronto’s broadcast historian … and this weekend he’ll tell you about Babe Ruth’s very first home-run as a professional – it happened right here in Toronto – heck, the ball he hit, might...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – September 12th & 13th
Toronto’s broadcast historian is Mike Filey: this weekend, we remember the opening of two of Toronto’s most iconic buildings – these are the ones tourists are always taking pictures of ! Our new city...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – September 19th & 20th
Mike Filey is Toronto’s broadcast historian – this weekend he’ll recall the first really tall building in our downtown – the Bank of Nova Scotia opened this week in 1951. As well – the first TTC bus...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – September 26th & 27th
Toronto’s broadcast historian is Mike Filey – this weekend catch the story that started 100 years ago this week – the construction of Union Station ! Plus…Shea’s giant Hippodrome theatre, on the...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – October 3rd & 4th
Mike Filey is Toronto’s broadcast historian – this weekend we’ll remember the opening of The O’Keefe Centre 55 years ago with superstar Richard Burton starring in ‘Camelot’… Plus the first time they...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – October 10th & 11th
Toronto’s broadcast historian is Mike Filey – and this weekend, he’ll remember one of the greatest catastrophes in city-history – Hurricane Hazel in 1954 … plus the first time a Canadian Thanksgiving...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – October 17th & 18th
Mike Filey is Toronto’s broadcast historian; this weekend – remembering Porter’s first flight from the island airport in 2006… Prince Charles and Diana’s visit in 1991… and the start of a landmark...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – November 28th & 29th
Mike Filey is Toronto’s broadcast historian – this weekend Mike tells us about Ambrose Small – his disappearance in 1919 remains one of Toronto’s most baffling mysteries. Plus: the first-ever East vs....
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – December 5th & 6th
Toronto’s broadcast historian is Mike Filey – this weekend another baffling Toronto disappearance – Marion McDowell’s in December of 1953 … plus: Canada’s last hangings were in our Don Jail this week...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – December 12th & 13th
Mike Filey is Toronto’s broadcast historian, and he’s part of this weekend’s station-wide Frank Sinatra Centennial celebration too. Mike will recall three of Sinatra’s visits to Toronto – his 1949 show...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – December 19th & 20th
Toronto’s broadcast historian is Mike Filey, and this weekend, just before Christmas, he’ll take us back to our Christmases of 50, 60, and 70 years ago ! The first Christmas after World War Two in 1945...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – December 26th & 27th
Mike Filey is Toronto’s broadcast historian … and this weekend, he’ll look back to New Year’s Day in 1946 when Toronto voters approved the construction of the Yonge Street Subway, and 1947 when the...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – January 9th & 10th
Toronto’s broadcast historian is Mike Filey and this first weekend of the new year, he’ll look back at the historic vote January 2nd, 1950, that finally permitted sports events on Sunday. He’ll also...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – January 16th & 17th
Toronto’s broadcast historian is Mike Filey and this weekend he’ll remember the opening of Ed’s Warehouse fancy restaurant on King Street, 50 years ago this week…plus a helicopter service they were...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – January 23rd & 24th
Mike Filey is Toronto’s broadcast historian – this weekend, he’ll remember the opening of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway extension, this week in 1978… …plus the predictions for atomic-powered...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – January 30th & 31st
Toronto’s broadcast historian is Mike Filey, and this weekend he’ll visit the backstories to a couple of today’s transit headlines. Did you know the TTC gave its priority to building a Queen Street...
View ArticleThis Week on Mike Filey’s Toronto – February 6th & 7th
Mike Filey is Toronto’s broadcast historian … and this weekend, he’ll tell us about some ‘famous firsts’ in our city: … like the first parking meters – installed in 1952 – where do you think they went?...
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