Listening T.O. History

9 - Watching T.O. History: Goin' Down the Road (1970)

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In today's episode, we discuss the classic Canadian movie Goin' Down the Road! Released in 1970, this movie tells the story of two Maritimers who come to Toronto looking for better pay and good times. We chat about the how the movie portrays Toronto at the time, and how that portrayal compares to other historical sources.

For those interested in learning more about the topics covered in this episode, check out the following sources:

  • Greg Marquis, "Confederation's Casualties: The 'Maritimer' as a Problem in 1960s Toronto," Acadiensis 39, no. 1 (Winter/Spring 2010): 83–107.
  • Geoff Pevere, Donald Shebib's Goin' Down the Road (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2012).
  • Daniel Ross, The Heart of Toronto: Corporate Power, Civic Activism, and the Remaking of Downtown Yonge Street (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2022).
  • Keith Whitney, "Skid Row," in The Underside of Toronto, ed. W. E. Mann (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1970). Available at https://archive.org/details/undersideoftoron0000na/mode/1up.
  • "It's the Yonge Street Strip for Action on Saturday Night," Toronto Star, 20 September 1969, 1.

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