Toronto: boom town

Canada, 1951

Film
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Episode of Series “Canada carries on”
A contrast between the sedate Toronto, Canada, of half a century ago and the thriving, expanding metropolis of today

Credits

director

Leslie McFarlane

producer

Sydney Newman

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1951

Appears in

Canada carries on

Group of items

Canada carries on

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322965

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Toronto (Ont.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban renewal

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization

History → Canada - History

History → Urbanization

Places → Cities and towns - Canada

Places → Toronto (Ont.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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