Adam Bunch @TODreamsProject
Exploring the history of Toronto & Canada. Author: Toronto Book of the Dead & Toronto Book of Love / Host: @thisiscanadiana / Creator: Toronto Dreams Project adambunch.com Toronto Joined June 2010-
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Completely random true fact to amaze your friends: Eddie Shore was one of the founders of Ice Capades
The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History begins a week from tonight! We'll spend seven days diving into some of the strangest stories our city has to offer. You can check out the full schedule here: bizarretoronto.com/schedule.html
We're looking forward to this new book by Albert Koehl @BikewaysTO coming to bookstores in 2 weeks from @utpress: utorontopress.com/9781487549572/…
A guerrilla art movement has been playing out on the streets of Toronto for decades... We'll spend an evening exploring the city's sticker art scene & its little-known history during The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History: bizarretoronto.com
Spoke about the two Great Fires that have ravaged Toronto on the radio this week...
Spoke about the two Great Fires that have ravaged Toronto on the radio this week...
A friend is sitting in the 500s. Someone in his section heckled Ohtani about gambling and an usher came over and said “no gambling talk”. My friend inquired further and the usher said no yelling about gambling at all. Un/related: there is a 2-storey gambling ad in the outfield.
Join me at the #Necropolis #Cemetery on May 11 as part of the Festival of Bizarre Toronto History, curated by Adam Bunch of @TODreamsProject . While you can buy a ticket just for my tour, I seriously suggest attending the entire festival because who doesn't love #bizarrehistory?
This is near where they’ve suspended loose netting over the water… in the coming weeks thousands of Barn and Cliff Swallows will take their first flights here.
This is near where they’ve suspended loose netting over the water… in the coming weeks thousands of Barn and Cliff Swallows will take their first flights here.
From puddles of filth to morbid mourning traditions, the history of Toronto is filled with gross and gory tales that are hard to believe people ever thought were normal. We'll dive into some of them during The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History: bizarretoronto.com
This photo should be etched into our collective memory, because it contains much about the present moment that future generations will one day look back on with both bafflement and shame
This photo should be etched into our collective memory, because it contains much about the present moment that future generations will one day look back on with both bafflement and shame https://t.co/w0EVHVlEOH
You know something needs to change when Torontonians send a petition THIS long! This ten-foot document from 1849 is a request to the City to allow butchers to open their own shops, and end the St. Lawrence Market's near-monopoly on selling meat. ow.ly/O4vp50RjZTW #TOHistory
On a stormy night in 1907, the Junction was hit by a heartbreaking tragedy. It was one of the worst disasters in the history of the town, and came not long before it got swallowed up by Toronto: tinyurl.com/heartbreakonhu…
The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History kicks off just two weeks from tonight! bizarretoronto.com
LISTEN: Weird Toronto History with Adam Bunch - Toronto Islands Edition! ihr.fm/3w2tvKv
I’m in The Star today! Talking about The Festival of Bizarre Toronto History & strange stories from the city’s past. It’s online too: tinyurl.com/talesofthecity…
How the Great Fire of 1849 reshaped Toronto — by @jbcurio tvo.org/article/how-th…
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The Beatles' 1970 film, Let It Be, will be fully restored for the first time, and available for streaming May 8 on Disney Plus.
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@TODreamsProject Wondering if you've ever looked into the fires in Kingston Ontario? Early 70's I believe? I survived them as a toddler but was hospitalized for quite some time.
@TODreamsProject What a great thread! My grandmother was three weeks old when the fire broke out.
Great thread, thanks for posting.
1. On this morning 120 years ago, Toronto woke to find its downtown in ruins. Here's my annual thread about The Great Fire of 1904 — and the strange, grisly tale of the one life it claimed...
Take a stroll on Adelaide Street, travelling east from Bay Street, #OnThisDay 110 years ago. ow.ly/cf9O50Rjl28 #OTD #TOHistory #TorontoArchives
@TODreamsProject 🎉👍Adam, congrats on great spread in @TorontoStar
A brawl between clowns and firefighters at a King Street brothel. It's just one of many bizarre stories of Toronto’s past thestar.com/news/gta/a-bra… via @TorontoStar