Glimpses of Ontario 1942 Technicolor

[goombabear]

Does anyone know where I can find the Traveltalk, Ontario: Land of Lakes? Many thanks.

[KrzyCanuck]

2:59

THAT was Toronto!? We've sure changed!

[PatchesRips]

Oh my God, you could actually see the Royal York Hotel from the lake in the 40s. :)

[SeanRaleighSalesRep]

"The Maple Leaf....... FOREVER!" This should be our national anthem....

[PatchesRips]

@SeanRaleighSalesRep Nah, there's no replacing O Canada now. But I wouldn't mind The Maple Leaf Forever taking a larger role on the national stage, with the new words. The old words you can pack up and mail back to England.

[SeanRaleighSalesRep]

@PatchesRips O Canada has only been the national anthem since about 1980, we could replace it tomorrow. With The Maple Leaf Forever, as it was originally written, no Trudeaupean revisions necessary, thank you!

[PatchesRips]

@SeanRaleighSalesRep "O Canada has only been the national anthem since about 1980"

I'm well aware of that; I remember when the lyrics changed (I partially agree with regard to the changes; no need to bring this "God" person into it). But it's also the only official national anthem Canada's ever had. The Maple Leaf Forever was only ever a favoured hymn of some people, principally rural Orangemen. It was never representative of the nation as a whole; it wasn't then and it certainly isn't now.

[SeanRaleighSalesRep]

@PatchesRips Well, O'Canada is nothing more than a Quebecois nationalist song that needed neutral english lyrics created for it, favoured by Trudeaupian lefties, so it is hardly representative of "Canada". And I've no idea where the Orangeman nonsense comes from, never heard that theory before.

We'll have to agree to disagree.

[PatchesRips]

@SeanRaleighSalesRep "O'Canada is nothing more than a Quebecois nationalist song"

Where does O Canada mention, or even allude to, Quebec? I know the English AND the French lyrics, and I challenge you to quote a line from either one that's Quebec-specific.

[PatchesRips]

@SeanRaleighSalesRep "And I've no idea where the Orangeman nonsense"

It was written by an Orangeman, for one thing; the plaque under the tree that inspired it was also put up by the Orange Lodge; I've seen it with my own eyes. It's a peon to the British, and has nothing to do with Canada in its traditional first verse-only rendition, other than mentioning the place as a destination and an allusion to the military conquest of the ancestors of 1/4 of Canada's population, to whom it's obnoxious.

[PatchesRips]

@SeanRaleighSalesRep "We'll have to agree to disagree."

No, you're ignorant of the history and nature of these two songs and demonstrably wrong. How warm and fuzzy they respectively leave you is a matter of opinion, but the points I just raised are not.

[Will87]

Nice footage of Ottawa. The most striking shot was all the railroads heading into the station that is now Col. By drive and the Rideau Centre.

[kozmarobi]

Mr,

I look two film by James A. Fitzpatrick: "Beautiful Budapest" and "Rural Hungary". (MGM - Technicolor - Fitzpatrick Traveltalks).

Thank you for all informations!

[cmedley]

Imagine if Toronto still looked like that... it would nice.

[OofusTwillip]

Gotta love the views of Premiere Hepburn's farm!

[kingstwestb]

wonderful!!!

[tvlondon]

Nice find!