Toronto’s best-known historian, author, Sunday SUN columnist and tour guide, Mike Filey has a thousand stories about the city’s past, and he tells us about some of them every Sunday at 12:30; alongside some great music to match those stories with host Gene Stevens.
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February 12th, 2012
It was Valentine’s Day 1927 when our love affair began with the Maple Leafs. Our beloved Leafs turn 85 next week and we remember how Conn Smythe’s dream became a hockey reality this Sunday on Mike Filey’s Toronto, at 12:30, from Zoomer Radio, AM 740.
1. Feb 9, 1975 Toronto-born musician/composer Percy Faith dies
2. Feb 14, 1927 Conn Smythe buys Toronto St Pats hockey team and immediately renames it Toronto Maple Leafs.
3. Feb 11, 1977 Phase One of the new Eaton Centre opens
Past stories
Mike Filey’s Toronto: Spadina Subway Opening - A look back at the opening of the Eaton Centre in 1977, with photos & stories from Mike Filey.
Mike Filey’s Toronto: Eaton Centre Opening - A look back at the Spadina Subway opening on Jan 28, 1978, with photos and stories from Mike Filey.
Mike Filey’s Toronto
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