The Top 10 "Lost" buildings in Toronto history

The great tragedy in Toronto was the tendency for the politicians to destroy the best buildings in the city and replacing them with ugly unremarkable buildings.

Again, thanks for the memories! The Toronto Star building was the very first skyscraper I saw, arriving in Toronto from the UK in 1964. Recall watching a rodeo in the Maple Leaf Stadium. And as for Honest Ed's -- a true Toronto institution! I love your videos and hope you do more vanished landmark buildings.

Honorable mentions go to 1) The University Avenue Armories building on University Avenue 2) Toronto Normal School on Gould St (now Ryerson Community Park) 3) Sunnyside Pavilion and Tea Garden

Sad that a few of these weren't maintained and kept... Truly historic.. Thanks for this. I enjoyed it.

Amazing video!! This could and SHOULD be a series, as Toronto is synonymous with tearing down historical buildings. Esp during the 50s to the 80s. Everything was made into a pay parking lots . The wall of condos came later.

The Toronto Telegram building, Toronto Board of Trade Building (one of my favs), The Armouries, The Bata building, etc. Toronto has let so many awesome buildings disappear.

What a fkn shame. They demolish these beautiful buildings only to put either nothing or an obvious eyesore. Our city is pathetic.

watching in 2021 .... I soooo remember The Inn on the Park

love this kind of thing...oh how i love old toronto archetecture any canadian citys really....but toronto most of alll.... i remember some of these places honest eds new dufferin gates horticulture building its a shame i missed the rest

You could have added Mutual Street Arena, home of Toronto's original pro hockey teams the Toronto Arenas and the St Pats. Later became a popular roller rink til the early 90's when it was demolished for condos. Because of course it was.

Watching in 2021 Thank You Cheers from Pennsylvania

I can't appreciate enough how amazing, unique and professionally made this channel is! Can't get enough. Thank you for all your hard work.

👏🏼 thank you for bring me back with these videos

Thank you for this. Born in Toronto in 66 and this is some interesting stuff. ✌️❤️🇨🇦

Enjoy your all of your series so much. Would love to hear about Palace Pier.

Great vid. Quick and factual points with perfect visuals. Very effective.

Samuel Teperman of Teperman Demolition was once asked: "In the history of your firm, there ever a building that you were felt shouldn't have been demolished?" He replied: "Yes - Chorley Park."

🌷Thank you for this... Born and raised in Toronto; been to most of these places...Much appreciated🌷☺👏...

Another awesome presentation!! I like your video about the ten oldest buildings in Toronto, but would love to see more celebration of the "Saved" buildings in Toronto. There are so many to choose from....Montgomery's Inn, the Georgian Daniels Building in Old Toronto, St Lawrence Market, the 1832 Mystic Muffin building, Old City Hall, the Flatiron Building, Scadding Cabin, The Church of the Holy Trinity, and Little Trinity Churches, The John Daniels house in Yorkville, the 1827 Bank of Upper Canada building, many of our old Firehalls, Toronto's Fourth York Post Office on Adelaide, Colbourne Lodge in High Park, The Albany Club, Paul Bishop's House, The Old Mill, the old Post Office at 10 Toronto Street, entire neighbourhoods like Cabbagetown, Old Chinatown, Kensington Market. There are an incredible number of Victorian, and Edwardian buildings in Toronto, and even a number of Georgian. The Princes' Gate represents the only Triumphal Arch in Canada. Toronto has some magnificent old Theatres; The Elgin, the Wintergarden, The Mirvish, The Royal Alexandra. We are incredibly lucky to still have Massey Hall as well. Most Canadian cities tore down most of their old theatres and concert halls, unfortunately. Not a building, but astonishingly Toronto was the only city in North America not to demolish it's streetcar system in the 1950's. San Francisco kept a small amount, but Toronto kept it's streetcar system. Even cities like New York, Paris and London scrapped theirs. Torontonians have a way of not noticing the old architecture around them, and rather assume incorrectly that it is all gone. I've even seen people mourn buildings they see in old black and white photos that are actually still alive and kicking, but people don't notice them in real life. Thanks to people like yourself, many can learn things that they did not know about their own city! most Torontonians know of the Great Fire of Chicago, but not that we had our own Great Fires in 1849 and 1904 that destroyed most of downtown.A big thank you for educating the public!!

Good local knowledge! Makes life in the city richer to bring some of this time depth to it.