[Keith P.]

Camera operator had a bad case of the jitters.

Interesting to see how little some has changed while also seeing how many other things have. While Gottingen overall seems about as slummy then as now, it was interesting to see that Glubes and New York Dress were still operating there in one section of the film, and that the Casino Theater, although apparently closed, still looked respectable, while the old Vogue/Eve Theater looked like it was ready to fall down. Today, the Casino has been replaced by Theater Lofts while the Vogue building has found new life as Global TV's studios.

Also interesting to see that in one section the old Sobeys on Gottingen had been demolished, while in another section of film it was still standing and in use as Global Furniture & Appliance. I suspect that business was fairly short-lived.

It was also interesting to see the old Canadian Pacific (?) Telegraph building on the corner of Barrington and George still standing. I vaguely remember that building but it was soon to be knocked down along with Birks and the one in between that was in use as a bookstore IIRC. They remain parking lots today - a shameful waste of prime land.

I remember that era's Spring Garden very well. The Little Nugget, the Garden View, and those storefronts in the old wood-frame buildings running west from Queen St. SGR is better today but memory lane is nice to visit.