Citytv People City Sign on (1985)

[@r655321]

Something very melancholic about that theme... I guess it's just the nostalgia and knowing there's no way of going back to a more simpler, innocent time.

[@bobdewey6727]

This song is truly the spirit of Toronto.

[@jennasarahyehudisrothschild]

This is great! Thanks for posting Retrontario. Keep up the great work.

[@johnbruzzese4677]

would love to go back to those days

[@zelen7977]

I love those street cars they were my favorite

[@MrDigitalman78]

Also The Huggables, my childhood fad 1984-89 would become somewhat popular for kids of my age group, little girls anyway. But the Care Bears, which were modelled by them, will overshadow them.

[@streetcarjay]

Citytv........EVERYWHERE!!!

[@sillygoose635]

0:53 who would have thunk that Citytv would have landed here a couple of years later

[@Mangioninc]

CHUM had purchased the building in 1985. What I don't know is if this video predates the purchase or not. I have a vague memory of Citytv doing the election party for the provincial election in May 1985 from 299.

[@technodruid]

Toronto looks so different back then! How tomes have changed

[@gidzmobug2323]

Neil Diamond's "America" (opening music).

[@sillygoose635]

ironic for a canadian station.

[@davidw5532]

Yeah I don’t get why they would play that for a Canadian television station. Odd choice.

[@MarkLKahnt]

At 1:09 into this, catch a glimpse of JD (aka John) Roberts. When I see a report that shows him working at Fox News, l have the urge to call out “Spin a record, JD!”

[@cinthia9602]

When Toronto was nice

[@sillygoose635]

Still is

[@cinthia9602]

@@sillygoose635 Is it?

[@handyandy6437]

@@cinthia9602 Nope. Bring back Lime Ricky's restaurant!!

[@sillygoose635]

@@handyandy6437 nah.

[@sillygoose635]

@@cinthia9602 yeah, it's fine, at least to me.

[@whyimsmarterthanyou]

Rumour has it that the CityTV station manager played People City in his office while firing Gord Martineau. Not sure how Gord took it.

[@shawnattwells5355]

Everywhere!

[@gallery7596]

2:07 Arlaine Wright sighting.

[@johnpatterson4272]

Back when City-TV actually had some journalistic integrity. Before it de-evolved into the politically correct mess of the 90s. When it had notable newsroom personalities and true celebrity shows that people actually tuned-in to watch.

[@sillygoose635]

oh give it a rest, I'm tired of the constant nonsensical bashing of political correctness, Citytv had and still has journalistic intergrity, and thankful it never devolved to the politically incorrect crap of the 80s or 90s, It still has notable personalities that give you the facts straight up, and people still tune in to shows with actual celebrities, to discredit them now is infuriating and down right ignorant.

[@johnpatterson4272]

@@sillygoose635 As long as you believe that and it works for you, in your little narrow world of liberal indoctrination. That's all that should matter to you alone. The rest of us will continue to live in the real world.

[@nottimhortons]

Yeah, like CityNews is liberal. Or conservative. I don’t really care. All I know is that I get good programming, no matter what era.

[@johnpatterson4272]

@@nottimhortons Live with it, as you will.

[@wretchedreject8700]

@John Patterson Go watch Fox News if you prefer that kind of garbage.