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> One of the few things I know about the Big Smoke is Yonge Street. I was
Is "Big Smoke" a nickname for Toronto? If so, where did it come from?
Iain
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| (...) Iain, (1) From what I can remember, this term dates back to 1936. In 1936 a HUGE fire broke out in a waterfront pulp and paper warehouse. Three people lost there lives. Reports in the local paper at the time (the Torontonian) say that the (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) One of the few things I know about the Big Smoke is Yonge Street. I was nowhere near that one. The Winners I was at is across from I think is Dufferin Grove Park. It's a quick walk from Landsdowne and College (where my girlfriend lives). The (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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