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Toronto: The Way We Were

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 Ontario''s beaches, Sunday blue laws, and how both World Wars affected Torontonians.

I Remember Sunnyside: The Rise & Fall of a Magical Era

I Remember Sunnyside: The Rise and Fall of a Magical Era looks at Toronto's early years. Mike Filey, historian and author of Toronto Sketches, captures the spirit of the time, comparing present-day Toronto with the wonder known as 'Sunnyside.'

Trillium and Toronto Island: The Centennial Edition

From Horse Power to Horsepower: Toronto: 1890-1930

From the 1890s through the 1920s, as horse gave way to machine, the look of Toronto and the lifestyles of its inhabitants were irrevocably altered. From Horse Power to Horsepower is a pictorial history of the vehicles of the era.

More Toronto Sketches

Following the success of Toronto Sketches, a collection of the best of Mike Filey's "The Way We Were" Toronto Sunday Sun columns, More Toronto Sketches covers more of Toronto's history. From transportation to hobbies and architecture to people, these stories offer a fascinating glimpse of what Toronto was like in the past. Mike Filey is a past member of the Toronto Historical Board and the author of many books about his home city, including I Remember Sunnyside and Not a One-Horse Town.

Discover & Explore Toronto's Waterfront

For anyone interested in being active in Toronto, this is the book for you. On the Waterfront is a guide for walkers, joggers, cyclists and boaters who want to see Toronto's lakefront. Information on the history of each site as well as illustrations are included.

Remember Sunnyside

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