The Lower Don: Toronto's Industrial River

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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

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@aprilhogg5399 27 күн бұрын

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!

@BenCoombs 4 күн бұрын

I remeber driving by the Don as a kid in the 80's, my grandfather who grew up in the city would tell me how he would swim in the Don in the teens and early 1920's before it got so polluted. I had a hard time believing him as I looked at the electric green colour of the water. Love these vids my friend.

@billlumley4245 7 ай бұрын

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

@184186 5 ай бұрын

EYCI grad?

@TheNewMediaoftheDawn Ай бұрын

Cool!

@robvannNS 11 ай бұрын

Some kilns were built in the shape of beehives..that may explain the name.

@user-pw7no3te1t 2 ай бұрын

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 🤠

@kenrod813 11 ай бұрын

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.

@hardyboy1959 7 ай бұрын

@ 09:50 Finally!... A map for reference!!

@ehjfan4625 Ай бұрын

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.

@notsmoothsteve Ай бұрын

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.

@JohnStevenson-bm2no 10 күн бұрын

Nice video, historical photos throughout would have been a nice touch.

@ZeiraWalker Ай бұрын

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. 😀

@thomashattey8037 Ай бұрын

Very informative.

@brucemacneil 4 ай бұрын

Nice - I have binge watched basically all of your vids.

@FeldwebelWolfenstool Ай бұрын

...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...

@spears104 5 ай бұрын

Very interesting videos!

@trainrover 7 ай бұрын

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

@TheNewMediaoftheDawn Ай бұрын

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….

@iancanuckistan2244 5 ай бұрын

A view from the brickworks and Chester Hill lookouts would give another interesting perspective.

@corinnelaking569 4 ай бұрын

I very much enjoyed this video. Thank you!

@MrCyclist 2 ай бұрын

Wonderful expose.

@billdang3953 2 ай бұрын

Interesting video, unfortunately, no mention of the Don Valley Jail.

@LuhhRee 2 ай бұрын

Could you run us down on the Don Valley Jail?

@TheNewMediaoftheDawn Ай бұрын

Yes, run us down.

@trainrover 7 ай бұрын

gentle slope whereas shallow slope implies elevation (altitude) limitation

@theNunnceler 12 күн бұрын

its funny you can still get onto the old eastern avenue bridge and from it youre able to just walk out onto the dvp oop

@SZ-dp1yh 2 ай бұрын

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.

@cyborgsheep6077 5 ай бұрын

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