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Record information – Brief Transit to Tomorrow
Series title:Public Transit CampHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1949Item number (ISN):24532Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Accession:1986-0382Media:VideoPart:2 of 2Production date:1949Release date:1949Production company:Associated Screen News Ltd.Production credit:director, Roy Tash; scenario, C. Monte Roberts; photography, Jack Banks; sound, Walter Darling; narrator, Lamont TildenCountry of production:cnSponsor:Toronto Transit CommissionCurrent distributor:Empire Video (non-theatrical)Description:Produced over a three-year period, this documentary presents the entire Toronto Transportation Commission's operations at the time construction commenced on the Yonge Street subway line. The film briefly looks at the evolution of public transit in Toronto, then shamelessly shows off the TTC's fleet, then comprising new PCC's, Peter Witts and trolley and diesel buses. As well, we are shown Toronto Island Ferry and Gray Coach operations, streetcar and bus shops, Emergency services, car and bus wash, and TTC yards, including Hillcrest. The film continues with a rare 1946 perspective of what Toronto's rapid transit future holds in store. <34mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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