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April 18, 2005
New York of the North (Toronto and Glasgow nickname)

New York of the North (summary)

In the 1970s, Toronto (Canada) promoted itself as a cleaner, more livable New York City. Film production went to Toronto (Remember those "New York" scenes in Short Circuit?). It was…

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