For decades Toronto historian Mike Filey has regaled readers with stories of the city's past through its landmarks, neighbourhoods, streetscapes, social customs, pleasure palaces, politics, sporting events, celebrities, and defining moments. Now, in one lavishly illustrated volume, he serves up the best of his meditations on everything from the Royal York Hotel, the Flatiron Building, and the Necropolis to Massey Hall, the Palais Royale, and the Canadian National Exhibition, with streetcar jaunts through Cabbagetown, the Annex, Rosedale, and Little Italy and trips down memory lane with Mary Pickford, Glenn Miller, Bob Hope, and Ed Mirvish. Filey recounts in vivid detail the devastation of city disasters such as Hurricane Hazel and the Great Fire of 1904 and spins yarns about doughnut shops old and new, milk deliveries by horse, swimming at Lake Ontarios beaches, Sunday blue laws, and how both World Wars affected Torontonians.
Mike Filey Book order (chronological)
Mike Filey is an author whose extensive body of work delves into the multifaceted history of Toronto. His profound engagement with the city's past is evident in his detailed and captivating narratives. Filey's writings illuminate the hidden stories and forgotten events that have shaped Toronto's identity. His work is valued for its thoroughness and its ability to bring history to life for contemporary readers.
Like No Other in the World
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Like No Other In The The Story of Toronto's Skydome by Mike Filey in Slipcase