[M II A II R II K]

This is a thread to embed urban related videos of London from Youtube, Google, and Myspace, and for other sites only the link can be provided. The videos don't have to be yours as they link up to the site they came from.

But if the video is yours then feel free to mention it of course. I'll start.

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[Stevo26]

Here's a short London-related video I shot last summer. It's not very good, but I was just learning how to use the camcorder I bought and how to edit video.

http://www.vimeo.com/1278044

[M II A II R II K]

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[ldoto]

Update!!!

Dundas Street East closed between Lyle and English streets

Following the $300,000 fire at the closed Embassy Hotel at 732 Dundas Street East on Tuesday evening, the closure of Dundas Street between Lyle and English streets will remain in place until at least the morning of Thursday, May 14, as the fire and the safety of the building are investigated.


Watch the video from YouTude!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRKBDB_INlg

[ilp]

hey i'm new to posting on the forum (been a lurker for awhile!)

here are a few projects i've completed for my program at fanshawe:

Downtown London Small Businesses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6nviDKHVYo

VIA Train Station - Nighttime Time Lapse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbNaxm6cgF4


EDIT: seems like it doesn't want to embed my videos :(
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[ldoto]

:previous: Welcome to the London Forum thread ilp hope to hear from you soon keep posting !!!!Thanks Ldoto

Btw I like your Downtown London Small Businesses video:yes:

[MolsonExport]

welcome to the forum.

[ldoto]

Watch this video at was on global last week it is very interesting
How the city of London, Ontario is trying to lure business and jobs away from Toronto:tup:


Sales Pitch

http://www.globaltoronto.com/video/index.html?releasePID=vGc6IUXRhB1oDJ75JngEW06HJvyr4sA2

[Kokkei Mizu]

Watch this video at was on global last week it is very interesting
How the city of London, Ontario is trying to lure business and jobs away from Toronto:tup:


Sales Pitch

http://www.globaltoronto.com/video/index.html?releasePID=vGc6IUXRhB1oDJ75JngEW06HJvyr4sA2

I didn't really like that reporter... he wasn't very professional. However, they make some good points. :)

[Simpseatles]

That one mayoral candidate in Toronto was an idiot. Admitting that he almost called us a town!
We've got a metro pop. of almost 500 000! I sure hope that's not how most people in Toronto view London.

[Snark]

That one mayoral candidate in Toronto was an idiot. Admitting that he almost called us a town!
We've got a metro pop. of almost 500 000! I sure hope that's not how most people in Toronto view London.

Consider that 45% of Toronto's population is composed of immigrants (statscan 2001), many of whom generally are not likely to be too familiar with Ontario outside of the GTA. Consider the other half that simply believe that little of importance exists outside of the centre of the Universe. Toronto media focuses exclusively on itself, and national media identify Toronto AS Ontario (check out the CBC news web site sometime for example). Any reference in the national or Toronto media to London or any other Ontario city other than Ottawa is as "a town XXX kilometres from Toronto".

Taken in total, unless a Torontonian has actually been to London for whatever reason, the image for those who are even aware of London imagine a small Ontario town amongst farm land and forest (more like Woodstock or Goderich). Aware of the city or not, it not on their consciousness regardless.

[haljackey]

Anyone that drives on the 401 and 402 barely notices London. Those corridors should be built up within the city limits, as they would not only provide jobs but let the passer-by know that London has more than a McDonald's and a Pepsi plant.

Also, as was stated above, many people in Toronto consider it to be the centre of the universe. They (well, a lot of them) very rarely look outward; not to mention consider how goods are brought to them. A good example is the Gardiner. If that expressway was demolished, it would create a huge supply and demand problem for the downtown as goods can't be trucked into the core as easily.

The only reason this makes news is because of the civic elections taking place in Toronto (and elsewhere lol). You wouldn't see a broadcast like this at any other time.

[Simpseatles]

:previous: Those are all really good points. I can't believe I forgot that Toronto IS the Centre of the Universe!!

At least the clip was a good promo to make Torontonian's more aware of our little "town".:haha:

[MolsonExport]

Anyone that drives on the 401 and 402 barely notices London. Those corridors should be built up within the city limits, as they would not only provide jobs but let the passer-by know that London has more than a McDonald's and a Pepsi plant.



Quite right. Sadly, the impression of our "town" derived from the 401/402 is really quite underwhelming. McD's, Pepsi plant, some U-store locations, a Costco (!), a Holiday Inn Express, Penitentiary...nothing of note, and really, not a lot at all. Even KW-C has much more along the corridor. In fact, London does look a lot like Woodstock, from the 401 that is.

[go_leafs_go02]

If only you could see dowtown London from the 401, other than by the weigh scales by Putnam and just before Westchester Bourne Road.

I think One London Place is JUST beneath the tree line if you are on the Pond Mills overpass on the 401. I think I have caught a glimpse of it before hand.

It also has been said that London is somewhat like a bowl, with downtown in the centre. You definitely drive higher in elevation to the west (Byron/Snake Hill/Oakridge), higher to the south (gradual climb along Wellington by Commissioners) and higher to the north (the climb up Richmond just north of Masonville).

Only to the east do I believe it stays relatively flat, which co-incidentally is where you can best see downtown London from a distance greater than 10-15 km.

[flar]

I wish there were some better vantage points for London's skyline. Downtown is definitely in a small valley, being at the forks of the river and all. There are probably some suburban highrises with a good view, but I haven't seen this for myself.

[haljackey]

London's a toilet bowl. The forks of the Thames is pretty much the low-point and that's where downtown is.

If the 401 ran just a bit to the north, you might be able to see downtown from it on a clear day. But alas they put the 401 (and 402) way out there because they expected London to grow to the south. It grew to the north. Nice job planners! :haha:

[go_leafs_go02]

London's a toilet bowl. The forks of the Thames is pretty much the low-point and that's where downtown is.

If the 401 ran just a bit to the north, you might be able to see downtown from it on a clear day. But alas they put the 401 (and 402) way out there because they expected London to grow to the south. It grew to the north. Nice job planners! :haha:

Falso. They put the 401 down there to merely access the city, but not to go in it. The same can be said how the 401 just skirts the edge of Kitchener, and when it was built in Toronto, it went through farm fields. It was simply a bypass to Highway 2. It was actually originally called Highway 2A, as an alternative to get around downtown Toronto.

It only took 15 years for the highway to be developed around, and to go from 4 lanes total to over 16.

The 402 potentially could have went around to the north, but I'm not sure exactly why.

Either way this discussion is now going WAY off-topic.

[MolsonExport]

402 was supposed to go north of the city, but officials bickered for too long about costs/placement.

[manny_santos]

Found these last night. Shell Canada produced several films in London.

First off, some UWO footage. The newly-completed Alumni Hall can be seen...with cars parked in front of it. If you look closely you can see an LTC bus go by the entrance to University College, which you'll never see today.

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Then there's this...the construction of London Mall is shown. It's the fullest I've ever seen their parking lot!

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[Simpseatles]

^Awesome videos! I love seeing anything retro of London.:D

[MolsonExport]

^Great finds. London Mall under construction. Wow.

[Stevo26]

Duplicate post; see following message in thread.

[Stevo26]

Although this is really a test of my new iPhone 4S, I thought I would post a link to it anyway because it shows bits and pieces of the Westmount neighbourhood here in London.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CuVzxBcig8&context=C3d8e5a3ADOEgsToPDskJzZNLTWcvuA1PJ2b4zOxbT

[haljackey]

Unicycling Scout Trooper in London. That is all.

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[manny_santos]

Spotted this video on Youtube, used to promote Strathroy back in 1992. London Airport is seen in this video as well.

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The competition in London knows us, you should too!

[manny_santos]

Found this video related to railway redevelopment in St. Thomas, with King Farhi before he was King.

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I'd say this clip dates from about 1987. Janet Golding is still fairly active in the St. Thomas community.

[manny_santos]

Don't know if this has been posted before, but here's the complete video of the demolition of the old CN Tower in London from CFPL, from Februrary 2001...

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This was just seven months before 9/11. Kind of creepy in retrospect that the reporter calls the site "ground zero".

[Simpseatles]

^Great finds manny!

The Strathroy promo video is a fantastic piece of retro cheese! It must have not been too successful in attracting business, becuase as far as I know much of the industrial park on the 402 is still empty. I also liked how it showed the airport. Anybody know what cities London Airport had flights to back then? The announcer mentioned major cities in Canada and the States, but I assumed that the airport just had flights to Pearson, or Detroit up until the expansion. I know Air Ontario was based here until they were taken over by Air Canada Jazz.

The CN Tower implosion was neat to see! Why exactly was it taken down? Were there structural problems? There's something about it I kinda like. It seemed like a half-decent modernist building, and what we have now is mediocre at best. Certainly looked like a better "box" than the nearby RBC building imo.

[manny_santos]

^Great finds manny!

The Strathroy promo video is a fantastic piece of retro cheese! It must have not been too successful in attracting business, becuase as far as I know much of the industrial park on the 402 is still empty. I also liked how it showed the airport. Anybody know what cities London Airport had flights to back then? The announcer mentioned major cities in Canada and the States, but I assumed that the airport just had flights to Pearson, or Detroit up until the expansion. I know Air Ontario was based here until they were taken over by Air Canada Jazz.

If I remember correctly, YXU only had flights to Toronto and maybe once a day to Detroit. It was a very limited airport back then compared to today.

The CN Tower implosion was neat to see! Why exactly was it taken down? Were there structural problems? There's something about it I kinda like. It seemed like a half-decent modernist building, and what we have now is mediocre at best. Certainly looked like a better "box" than the nearby RBC building imo.

As I recall, a lot of it had to do with the 2001 Canada Summer Games. It was felt (rightly) that the old VIA station was cramped and outdated, and that a new station was needed. VIA decided to stay on the same site instead of moving, so the old tower was demolished to make way for the new station that was supposed to be completed in time for the 2001 Summer Games.

The building had basically been abandoned (except for the VIA station on part of the ground floor) since the late 80s or early 90s. As I recall after One London Place was built, there was a large surplus of office space, and nobody wanted the CN building.

I was last in the building in 1999, and it seemed very run down and dated - even though it was only 24 years old.

[haljackey]

Another reason was because CN drastically reduced their workforce in the 1990's if I recall correctly. Offices were consolidated and the London one bit the dust.

[Snark]

The building had basically been abandoned (except for the VIA station on part of the ground floor) since the late 80s or early 90s. As I recall after One London Place was built, there was a large surplus of office space, and nobody wanted the CN building.

I was last in the building in 1999, and it seemed very run down and dated - even though it was only 24 years old.

CN basically abandoned their building after large regional HQ's were no longer required - technology allowed a large corporation to run most of it's operations out of a handfull of national offices. A lot of companies pulled up stakes from Ontario regional centres in the 90's and retreated to Toronto. The building was outdated and full of asbestos - so no one wanted to lease the space when the Talbot Centre and OLP came online. Gutting the building and pulling out the asbestos and then rebuilding the interior wasn't economically realistic. Easier to pay for 70 pounds of explosives once the asbestos was stripped out and build a nice station for the Canada Games.

[ssiguy]

That was a great vid of Strathroy and it was neat seeing my old highschool SDCI. They demolished it except a small bit that was left as a seniors assisted living centre. They rebuilt a brand new one way up by the 402 and what was once a centrally located school is now on the outside of town close to nothing and most kids in Strathroy are now bussed in. It was a make-work project by the Board of Education if ever I saw one and was a waste of money.

Interesting about the CN Tower........I always wondered why they demolished the thing only to put up a Taco Bell remake.

Love those vids, keep em coming.

[GreatTallNorth2]

Easier to pay for 70 pounds of explosives once the asbestos was stripped out and build a nice station for the Canada Games.

I'm sorry, did you say nice station? The VIA station is hideous.

[manny_santos]

I'm sorry, did you say nice station? The VIA station is hideous.

I actually like London's VIA station. The waiting area is a lot nicer than Toronto's Union Station, although that is under renovation.

That said, my favourite railway station in Southwestern Ontario is Stratford. Back when there were several trains running through there per day, you could still buy tickets there. Nice step back in time.

[manny_santos]

That was a great vid of Strathroy and it was neat seeing my old highschool SDCI. They demolished it except a small bit that was left as a seniors assisted living centre. They rebuilt a brand new one way up by the 402 and what was once a centrally located school is now on the outside of town close to nothing and most kids in Strathroy are now bussed in. It was a make-work project by the Board of Education if ever I saw one and was a waste of money.

The building of a new high school in Strathroy was because a new Catholic high school was desperately needed. When I started at St. Thomas Aquinas in London in 2000, we had 21 portables, and about a quarter of the students were bussed in from outside the city. Some came from Delaware, but a large number came from Strathroy and even Parkhill. One friend of mine lived west of Strathroy, closer to Sarnia than London, and he had to catch a bus at 6:00 am every morning, and he didn't get home until 4:00pm.

The Thames Valley school board, as I recall, made a deal with the Catholic board to build a joint high school. A new high school was needed anyways for the Catholic board. As I recall the old SDCI had asbestos and renovation was considered too expensive compared to the opportunity they had partnering with the Catholic board.

[ssiguy]

I never knew that about the Catholic Board.

That said I still don't think they should have built a new SDCI. The first thing they should have done was to build a new high school in Mt,Brydges. It would catch all the students from Kom/Del/MtB/Cam which is a lot of students. It would have made their life a lot easier and would have taken a huge chunk of the stress off SDCI.

That combined with getting rid of grade 12 would have given SDCI the time it needed to slowly tear down the old sections of the school and built new wings. Much of that school was built post 1967 and some didn't finish til 1974 and they even kept that portion for the extended care for seniors.

Anyother thing is the incredibly stupid location. SDCI is now in the middle of no where and nearly the whole Strathroy student body has to get bussed in.

[manny_santos]

Anyother thing is the incredibly stupid location. SDCI is now in the middle of no where and nearly the whole Strathroy student body has to get bussed in.

Oh, I agree with that. Seems like the fad right now is to build things as far away from customers (or in this case, students) as possible. It's the Big Box mentality.

[Snark]

Oh, I agree with that. Seems like the fad right now is to build things as far away from customers (or in this case, students) as possible. It's the Big Box mentality.

The land is much, much cheaper. I've even seen new high schools (and churches/mosques as well) built in underused industrial areas far from residential areas.

A portion of the citizenry and the conservative portion of the media want government to operate more like business: bottom line trumps customer service. Well, here you go, welcome to the future.

[MolsonExport]

I appreciate the local history lessons. Great finds. The competition in London knows us...you should too! :haha:

Here SA-V links thematically to the destruction depicted in the CN building's final moments:
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[manny_santos]

Double post

[manny_santos]

Recently posted on Youtube, from 1982...

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Several familiar faces in this promo, including John Davidson, father of the late Jesse Davidson and creator of Jesse's Journey. Jay Campbell still fills in occasionally on this channel, I saw him one of the last times I was in London.

Eric Sorensen is familiar to anyone who watches Global National, as he is their Washington correspondent. Love how they call him "Anchorman" here.