This great short clip is of Eaton Centre in Toronto in 1983. credit: 8mmFlashback(Check them out! / @8mmflashback )
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@8252001Maverick27 күн бұрын
Those were the good old days when Simpsons and Eaton’s department stores were on each end of the Eaton Centre. I miss those simpler times.
@leejones743922 күн бұрын
Me too. I also miss being amongst civilized people.
@Tarapatil20233 күн бұрын
@@leejones7439 my sentiments exactly
@brentjacks141226 күн бұрын
I remember going to the Cineplex in the Eaton Cetre, I believe it was 1980 when I was 13. My friend and I were expecting 21 full size cinemas, and when we got there the theatres were lucky to have 30-50 seats each. The screen was equivalent to what you'd see in a sports bar today. We went to see the Blues Brothers which had all the 'F' bombs edited out because we weren't old enough to see the 'R' version. Good times. 😄
@Brunettte-Barbie26 күн бұрын
Anyone remember Lime Ricky’s? I used to love that place, the milkshakes were so good. I remember loving all the cosmetics too and begging my mum to take me into Eatons to let the perfume ladies spray me, I was like 5. Then I’d take the little paper card they sprayed it on and put it in my purse, lol. Simpler times, I miss those days. ❤❤ Such fond memories.
@leejones743922 күн бұрын
I remember Lime Ricky's and getting those little pieces of paper with perfume on them. The Eaton Center had Marks and Spencer's and The Magic Pan restaurant back then. Now it's so sterile and cold. Even the Christmas tree was aluminum last year.
@CuriousGospelofMark25 күн бұрын
That whole open concept in a mall was a new thing back then and boy was it breathtaking when it first opened just a few years before.
@RacerX88826 күн бұрын
I was working at the Florsheim Shoe store next to the elevator on level 2 at the time this was made. I was one of the people who opened the original store at that mall. Its like looking at a dream.
@Tarapatil20233 күн бұрын
how much were you making an hour?
@user-wb1qo6ol4h23 күн бұрын
So loved the 80s. More now than ever given the state of society.
@Tarapatil20233 күн бұрын
very true
@tougherguy26 күн бұрын
Thank you, it brings back fond memories.
@J383n26 күн бұрын
Mr Greenjeans or Lime Rickeys - I wish I had the problem of choosing between those two 😢
@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts20 күн бұрын
I may have been there on this day. I’ve spent A LOT of time at the great Eaton Center and the surrounding area. Thank you for the memories. ❤
@showdown200626 күн бұрын
The overall structure of this mall hasn't really changed at all. It's really just the stores that changed which of course is expected.
@jahnome22 күн бұрын
As much as Toronto has changed since back in the day (I was only born in '95), I try to find the beauty in today with the understanding that today will be tomorrow's "back in the day". However, I definitely wish that the "trend" of 2024 onwards is to do "vintage" things like in the 80s and 90s, like be present, be respectful, listen to happy music, have safe fun, and love thy neighbour!
@BonaKim-hd8ec22 күн бұрын
Eaton Centre was the must go to destination for us teenagers in the ‘burbs of Mississauga. I would take public transit there, check out the record stores for import Brit cassette tapes for my Sony Walkman, browse vintage clothing shops on Yonge for a Madonna or Duran Duran inspired item, browse in the mall, maybe buy Levi’s jeans or a Polo shirt if I had birthday gift money. I remember browsing in The Body Shop when it was such a new concept, then checking out the funny stuff in the emporium next to Mr.Greenjeans. Lunch in Mr.Greenjeans was a big deal.. Still remember the buffalo chips. 🤣
@ergosteur23 күн бұрын
I think the first time I went to the Eaton Centre was in 1995 or so. Crazy to think that was only 12 years after this video, and now it’s been 29 years since 1995.
@TheConspiracyMan823 күн бұрын
wow!! TEC looked better in 1983 than it does now!!😃 my fave place was LIME Rickies!! best drinks ever!!
@MrMichaelBradfield23 күн бұрын
looks nicer then than now (2024.07.06)... looks a lot nicer actually, cleaner, girls look nicer too
@Kyle-tz6zw26 күн бұрын
I miss the danforth
@SevilleOrange26 күн бұрын
The fact that it looks mostly the same is kind of funny -I haven’t been in years though
@Shamsithaca24 күн бұрын
Looks the same! Thats good. Also thanks to the camera man for keeping it so steady!
@flipperfryer26 күн бұрын
Eaton Centre was a bad idea for Eaton's , they built a Mall around their flag ship store that sold the same merchandise but cheaper than them ,no wonder Eaton's went Bankrupt
@canman506020 күн бұрын
Their marketing strategy from the old days using paper flyer in the computer information age is their number one downfall.
@mgravel226 күн бұрын
Current day Walter C McKenzie building (U of A hospital) in Edmonton looks a lot like this (same era, same architect). Soaring atrium, exposed HVAC duct, white railings, globe fixtures, glass elevators. Both of a piece.
@canman506020 күн бұрын
So much busier than the Eaton Centre today.
@spencermatthews594221 күн бұрын
Back when it was clean, safe and white!!
@OldTorontoSeries21 күн бұрын
Wait… why would you comment about it being “white” before watching the super diverse multicultural video? Why comment before watching? Not the brightest on here hahahha
@spencermatthews594221 күн бұрын
@OldTorontoSeries you mean the odd token black person here and there?! Walk there today, and a white person would be the odd one out!
@canman506020 күн бұрын
@@OldTorontoSeries Do you know who is Spencer Mathew ? He is the leading figure in white supremacy in Ontario from the old days.
@canman506020 күн бұрын
Toronto was definitely more clean and safe but not quite white. The Chinese has already been there since John Grave Simcoe !
@canman506020 күн бұрын
Canada has the first Indo-Canadian RCMP officer in 1983.Not quite white !
@cjwestside26 күн бұрын
❤
@susancrawford592725 күн бұрын
If you go today, there are no children, old people or people over 29.
@canman506020 күн бұрын
Because more people come to do away with having children in families.
@Tarapatil20233 күн бұрын
@@canman5060 very true
@nearcancelled26 күн бұрын
I don't remember it being that busy
@canman506020 күн бұрын
That was in the old days. I landed in Canada in 1984 and Eaton Centre was one of the busiest spot in town in the 1980's and 1990's.
@AussieBodybuilder26 күн бұрын
Beautiful place before diversity showed up
@OldTorontoSeries26 күн бұрын
Remarkably diverse group of people in this vid. Didn’t you watch?
@AussieBodybuilder26 күн бұрын
@@OldTorontoSeries r u trying to say that Toronto was polluted in 1983 with diverse criminals as it is today😂 you must be living under a rock or I'm reply to a 8 year old
@OldTorontoSeries26 күн бұрын
You're saying you message 8 year olds?
@juanroberts597424 күн бұрын
I was thinking the same thing.
@user-wb1qo6ol4h23 күн бұрын
That might be what Diversity also said about you.
@bradhilton228326 күн бұрын
What a dump the city is now a days
@OldTorontoSeries26 күн бұрын
Record tourism in 2023.
@Kyle-tz6zw26 күн бұрын
@@OldTorontoSeriestourism and living are two different things
@joycemanning125423 күн бұрын
I lived in Toronto when it was beautiful and safe. It is destroyed