{"id":3928,"date":"2014-12-12T13:10:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T17:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/?p=3928"},"modified":"2014-12-12T13:10:24","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T17:10:24","slug":"toronto-1970s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/toronto-1970s\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto in the 1970s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3934\" src=\"https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Toronto-Panorama-300x48.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Panorama\" width=\"463\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Toronto-Panorama-300x48.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Toronto-Panorama-1024x164.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Toronto-Panorama-548x88.jpg 548w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/>Some Torontonians joke that many of the buildings in Toronto look like they are from the 1970s and it\u2019s because they were. Toronto in the 1970s was one that set up its future, now a construction boom of modern glass and steel buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Many of our most recognizable landmarks were built in the 1970s. The Eaton Centre, the CN Tower, Ontario Place (under a current transformation of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtc.gov.on.ca\/en\/ontarioplace\/ontarioplace.shtml\">revitalization<\/a>), and the Toronto Reference Library (also recently renovated in parts) are the buildings we know and love from this era.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe now but Yorkville in the 60s was the hippie capital of Toronto, where legends like Joni Mitchell and Neil Young were singing in coffee houses through those brick-laned alleys. Toronto in the 1970s ushered in its change to its tony status today with the introduction of high-end retailers such as Holt Renfrew and Harry Rosen in addition to art galleries and cafes. High-rise office towers replaced the low-rise buildings at major intersections.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bigstock-Yorkville-Avenue-Sign-71737207.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bigstock-Yorkville-Avenue-Sign-71737207-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto in the 1970s\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bigstock-Yorkville-Avenue-Sign-71737207-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bigstock-Yorkville-Avenue-Sign-71737207-548x393.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.delsuites.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/bigstock-Yorkville-Avenue-Sign-71737207.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Yorkville scene of folk music was being ushered out and the rising scene of rock and roll and punk on Queen Street West was gaining prominence. Bands like the Rolling Stones were playing at notable venues like the now historic venue, the El Mocambo.<\/p>\n<p>As writer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/life\/2013\/08\/29\/lots_to_love_about_seventies_toronto_micallef.html\" class=\"broken_link\">Shawn Micallef<\/a>, notes, \u201cTorontonians generally like their public areas all on one level and in a straight line in contrast to Asian cities like Hong Kong, where street life can easily rise many floors above the sidewalk.\u201d Despite our underground pathways and current consistent construction, this trend hasn\u2019t really changed.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this collection of photos of Toronto in the 1970s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2014\/03\/a_1970s_toronto_photo_extravaganza\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Torontonians joke that many of the buildings in Toronto look like they are from the 1970s and it\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[98,17,348],"tags":[70,68,64,308,331],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Toronto in the 1970s  - Delsuites&#039; Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover and learn about Toronto in the 1970s. 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