The Lower Don: Toronto's Industrial River
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- Toronto's Lower Don River runs through what today is parkland, but it's changed a lot over the years and been the site of a variety of industries. Let's take a trip along the course of the river and explore some history!
VIA Rail's The Canadian at the railroad crossing: • VIA Rail Train #2 - "T...
Map courtesy OpenStreetMap - openstreetmap.org/copyright
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Toronto Police Dog Services
00:58 The Great Honey Kiln of 1800
01:45 The Middle Mill
02:42 Abandoned Rail Tracks
03:26 Metrolinx Bala Subdivision
04:06 North Toronto Sewage Treatment Plant
04:30 Sun Valley
04:51 Cottonwood Flats
05:22 Todmorden Mills
06:06 Half Mile Bridge
07:26 Don Valley Brickworks
08:04 Channelized river
09:20 Old Eastern Avenue Bridge
10:07 Keating Channel
10:50 Port Lands Flood Protection Project
#Toronto #History #LowerDon
I was born and raised in Toronto and though I moved away I just love watching your videos. And I usually leran something from them soplease keep up the good work you do!
I appreciate the history lesson, I have only lived in the GTA for about 5 years, so I don't know a lot of the local history like this. 😀
I AM 77 YRS AND LIVED IN EAST YORK WE USED TO SWIM IN PARTS OF THE DONT HIS WAS BEFORE THE DVP I ACTUALLY WATCHED THE DVP BEING HAVE SO MANY MEMORIES OF THE DON
EYCI grad?
Cool!
I to am in my 70's ( 70 ) ( live in Mimico ALL!!! my life ) and have learned a LOT!!! from your films . Thank You !! 5/19/2024 🤠
Some kilns were built in the shape of beehives..that may explain the name.
Love your videos! They are lots of fun and the music is fine. ☺ Until I was seven years old, I lived on Three Valleys Drive. We were able to look across the golf course to the railroad tracks on the other side of the river. The trains were pure magic... I could hear them and see them from my bedroom window. I often wonder about those old trains and would love to know more about them and that section of track.
That was a CN line back in the day, but it's now the Richmond Hill GO line, and also carries VIA's The Canadian train coming eastbound from Vancouver (the westbound train heads out a different way). I have a few videos of trains on that line.
Not only are we exploring history, but we are also exploring our local geography! I am thoroughly enjoying your series of Toronto videos. Most Toronto videos you see are touristy, but yours takes us places that we routinely pass by without giving any thought to diverting rivers or derelict bridges cut off due to road alignment. Thanks for the tour NSS.
@ 09:50 Finally!... A map for reference!!
Very informative.
Great video, good to know as a former mid-town resident and now east York/Danforth. By Taylor Bros you’re probably referring to EP, a friend of my grandfather….
...I worked at the Domtar Don Valley Fine Paper Mill for a few months in '87. The building was 140 years old. The relatively tiny paper machine was 100 years old. The only thing straight and level and true in the entire place was the fourdrinier. It was like working in a museum. Legend and lore has it that you once could tell the color of the paper they were making that day by simply looking at the Don River, downstream...
Nice - I have binge watched basically all of your vids.
A view from the brickworks and Chester Hill lookouts would give another interesting perspective.
smashing shot of Todmorden Mills there 🍸 openstreetmap labels the east bank railway as GO T's Don Branch, and I don't even remember its bridge to the west bank opposite the necropolis
I very much enjoyed this video. Thank you!
Very interesting videos!
Wonderful expose.
Interesting video, unfortunately, no mention of the Don Valley Jail.
Could you run us down on the Don Valley Jail?
Yes, run us down.
Not surprised as this is hidden but if you go under and or search around the railway tracks (Metrolinxs Bala Subdivion 3:26) you will find a hidden and HUGE bike jump/trail area. Found it while hiking and the place is truely amazing in area and shear amount of work some group put into making it... dozens of jumps and bike trails linking the total jem hidden in the area.
gentle slope whereas shallow slope implies elevation (altitude) limitation
You`re telling me that Metrolinx owns the half mile bridge ROW as well as the bala sub yet there not using it to run frequent double track service! GOD, number one why does CP have to be such a douche number two why is GO transit so stupidly underfunded 😒amazing videos though
37 and can’t afford too live In Toronto …have too live 60-80 km north too find some “affordable “
Great city but not for ones like me I guess
The Don river is filling with sediment. And needs to be dredged 😊
lol .. no offense, but your sweeping mannerisms behind that plaque near to the fork there make me imagine a marionette
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someone write him better music. PLEASE!
Hot tip, loose the music and sound effects in your videos. They suck and are very annoying!
hard disagree, its charming in a corny way like an old tv program
Yea the style is great. Canadian TV at it's best
Wrong 🙄