Listen "Castle Frank"
Episode Synopsis
What comes to mind when you hear Castle Frank? A TTC station? An area of Rosedale? Bob Georgiou joins us to talk about one of those little corners of Toronto whose story touches on the man who founded the town of York, a lost landmark of pioneer days, and two of the biggest infrastructure projects in Toronto's history.Special Guest Star: Nathalie Muzinga as Dame Elizabeth SimcoeYou can follow Muddy York on Twitter: Toronto_History, Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/muddyyork.bsky.social and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muddyyorkhistory/.Music:"Dover" – The WesterliesUsed as theme music at the beginning and end of the episode"Cylinder Three" – Chris ZabriskieGenre: Ambient MinimalismCC BY 4.0 – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Resolve" – Joel CumminsGenre: Cinematic Ambient / PianoFree to use via YouTube Audio Library"Looping Ascent" – Joel CumminsGenre: Piano / AmbientFree to use via YouTube Audio Library"Argonne" – Zachariah HickmanGenre: Classical / ChamberFree to use via YouTube Audio Library"A Fool’s Theme" – Brian BolgerGenre: Reflective / Indie InstrumentalFree to use via YouTube Audio Library
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