This video will give some of our younger members an idea of what Boom-Time construction used to be like: Produced by Leslie McFarlane at the NFB in 1951.
[video]http://www.nfb.ca/film/toronto_boom_town/[/video]
(Courtesy of the National Film Board found HERE )
Great video! Thanks for sharing traynor. Loved the aerial shots, the shots of the old slums, regent park under construction, King and Bay of the 50's - I basically loved the whole vid. Really cool overall