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Mike Filey (October 11, 1941 – July 30, 2022)cite-ref-1[1] was a Canadian historian, radio host, journalist and author. He was awarded the Jean Hibbert Memorial Award in 2009 for promoting the city of Toronto and its history.

• Early life

• Career

• Personal life

• Publications

• References

• Further reading

• External links

Born in 1941 in Toronto,cite-ref-2[2] Filey attended high school at North Toronto Collegiate Institute and earned a degree in chemical technology from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.cite-ref-ehs-3-0[3]cite-ref-tbi-4-0[4]

As a child, Filey lived with his family on Bathurst Street, just south of the iconic Honest Ed's.cite-ref-torontosun2018-11-17-5-0[5]

Filey began his career at what is now the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, working there for nine years. He then worked for five years at the Canadian National Exhibition and four years at Canada's Wonderland.cite-ref-ehs-3-1[3]

In 1972, Filey was an organizer of Heritage Toronto, a citizen's group interested in Toronto's history.cite-ref-6[6] From 1975 to 2020, he wrote the column, The Way We Were for the Toronto Sun.cite-ref-ehs-3-2[3]

Filey is the author of more than two dozen books about the history of Toronto. Among the topics covered are the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), books with old photographs, and twelve books of Toronto Sketches. Over the years, Filey was a regular guest on several radio stations including CFRB,cite-ref-7[7] CKFM,cite-ref-8[8] and CHFI-FM and hosted his own weekly radio show, Mike Filey's Toronto, on Zoomer Radio 740.cite-ref-ehs-3-3[3]cite-ref-9[9] His guided walks included topics such as Toronto, Then and Now.cite-ref-ehs-3-4[3]

According to his friend Alan Parker, another columnist at the Toronto Sun, Filey has been called "Toronto's best-known historian".cite-ref-torontosun2008-11-09-10-0[10] For his love for Toronto, his extensive research, and his "consistent willingness to share his knowledge" in the history of Toronto, he was bestowed the Jean Hibbert Memorial Award by the Etobicoke Historical Society in 2009.cite-ref-ehs-3-5[3]

Filey lived in Willowdale, Toronto, with his wife, Yarmila.cite-ref-tbi-4-1[4] Filey died on July 30, 2022, from prostate cancer.cite-ref-obit-11-0[11]cite-ref-12[12]

• citerefmike-filey2019Mike Filey (2019). Toronto: Spirit of Place. Magic Light Publishing. ISBN 978-1894673877.

• citerefmike-filey2015Mike Filey (October 24, 2015). Mike Filey's Toronto Sketches, Books 10–12. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-4597-3545-3.

• citerefmike-filey2015Mike Filey (2015). Toronto Sketches 12 : The Way We Were. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1459731691.

• citerefmike-filey2014Mike Filey (March 31, 2014). Trillium and Toronto Island: The Centennial Edition. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-77070-550-0.

• citerefmike-filey2012Mike Filey (November 10, 2012). Toronto Sketches 11: "The Way We Were". Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-4597-0765-8.

• citerefmike-filey2010Mike Filey (November 16, 2010). Toronto Sketches 10: "The Way We Were". Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-4597-1161-7.

• citerefmike-filey2008Mike Filey (October 27, 2008). Toronto: The Way We Were. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55002-842-3.

• citerefmike-filey2006Mike Filey (April 2006). Toronto Sketches 9. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55002-613-9.

• citerefmike-filey-and-john-mcquarrie2005Mike Filey and John McQuarrie (2005). Toronto: A Photographic Portrait. Magic Light Publishing. ISBN 978-1894673198.

• citerefmike-filey2004Mike Filey (2004). Dates to Remember: Roads Travelled, Bridges Crossed. Humphrey Funeral Home - A.W. Miles Chapel.

• citerefmike-filey2004Mike Filey (2004). Toronto Sketches 8: The Way We Were. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1550025279.

• citerefmike-filey2003Mike Filey (2003). Toronto Sketches 7: The Way We Were. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1550024487.

• citerefmike-filey2002Mike Filey (September 1, 2002). A Toronto Album 2: More Glimpses of the City That Was. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55488-059-1.

• citerefmike-filey2001Mike Filey (September 2001). A Toronto Album: Glimpses of the City that was. Dundurn. ISBN 978-0-88882-242-0.

• citerefmike-filey2000Mike Filey (2000). Toronto Then & Now. Magic Light Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894673-00-6.

• citerefmike-filey2000Mike Filey (2000). Toronto Sketches 6: The Way We Were. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1550023398.

• citerefmike-filey1999Mike Filey (June 1999). Mount Pleasant Cemetery: An Illustrated Guide. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55002-322-0.

• citerefmike-filey1998Mike Filey (April 1998). Discover & Explore Toronto's Waterfront: A Walker's, Jogger's, Cyclist's, Boater's Guide to Toronto's Lakeside Sites and History. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55002-304-6.

• citerefmike-filey1997Mike Filey (October 1, 1997). The TTC Story: The First Seventy-five Years. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-77070-079-6.

• citerefmike-filey1997Mike Filey (1997). Toronto Sketches 5: The Way We Were. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1550022926.

• citerefmike-fileyvictor-russell1996Mike Filey; Victor Russell (July 25, 1996). From Horse Power to Horsepower: Toronto: 1890-1930. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55488-173-4.

• citerefmike-filey1996Mike Filey (October 1, 1996). I Remember Sunnyside. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-4597-1338-3.

• citerefmike-filey1995Mike Filey (1995). Toronto Sketches 4: The Way We Were. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1550022483.

• citerefmike-filey1994Mike Filey (1994). Toronto Sketches 3: The Way We Were. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1550022278.

• citerefmike-filey1993Mike Filey (September 1, 1993). More Toronto Sketches: The Way We Were. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55488-232-8.

• citerefmike-filey1992Mike Filey (1992). Toronto Sketches: The Way We Were. Dundurn. ISBN 978-1-55002-176-9.

• citerefmike-filey1989Mike Filey (1989). Like No Other in the World: The Story of Toronto's SkyDome. Sun Controlled Ventures. ISBN 978-0-919233-31-7.

• citerefmike-filey1989Mike Filey (1989). Toronto Flashbacks 1: A Postcard Book of 30 Black and White Historical Photographs. Firefly. ISBN 9780920668610.

• citerefmike-filey1989Mike Filey (1989). Toronto Flashbacks 2: A Postcard Book of 30 Black and White Historical Photographs. Firefly. ISBN 9780920668627.

• citerefmike-filey1986Mike Filey (1986). Not a One-horse Town: 125 Years of Toronto and Its Streetcars. Mike Filey. ISBN 978-0-9691501-1-4.

• citerefmike-filey1983Mike Filey (1983). A Toronto Almanac : Things Typical, Topical & Trivial about Toronto : in Celebration of Toronto's 150th Anniversary. M. Filey. ISBN 978-0-9691501-0-7.

• citerefmike-filey1979Mike Filey (1979). Toronto City Life: Old and New. Nelson, Foster & Scott. ISBN 978-0-919324-40-4.

• citerefmike-filey1977Mike Filey (1977). Wish You Were Here: Great Postcards of Early Toronto. Greey De Pencier. ISBN 978-0919872356.

• citerefmike-filey-richard-howard-and-helmut-weyerstrahs1974Mike Filey, Richard Howard and Helmut Weyerstrahs (1974). "Passengers Must Not Ride on Fenders"; A Fond Look at Toronto: Its People, Its Places, Its Streetcars. Green Tree Publishing.

• citerefmike-filey1974Mike Filey (1974). Toronto: The Way We Were: A Collection of Photos & Stories About North America's Greatest City. Nelson, Foster, & Scott Ltd. ISBN 0-919324-22-3.

• citerefmike-filey1972Mike Filey (1972). Toronto: Reflections of the Past. Nelson, Foster, & Scott Ltd. ISBN 978-0919324121.

• citerefmike-filey-pierre-berton-john-robert-colombo-ron-haggart-william-kilbourn-robert-mcmann-douglas-richardson-and-anthony-adamson1972Mike Filey, Pierre Berton, John Robert Colombo, Ron Haggart, William Kilbourn, Robert McMann, Douglas Richardson and Anthony Adamson (1972). The Open Gate; Toronto Union Station. Peter Martin Associates. ISBN 9780887780721.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

• citerefmike-filey1971Mike Filey (1971). Look at Us Now. Toronto Telegram.

• citerefmike-filey1970Mike Filey (1970). A Toronto Album: Glimpses of the City That Was. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0802017376.

cite-note-11. ↑ Mike Filey

cite-note-22. ↑ "Lecture: Mike Filey". Harbourfront Centre. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

cite-note-ehs-33. ↑ "Mike Filey – 2009 Recipient of The Jean Hibbert Memorial Award". Etobicoke Historical Society. Retrieved June 4, 2018. However, over 25 years ago now, Mike turned his interests to his true vocation – researching, documenting and speaking about Toronto's history.

cite-note-tbi-44. ↑ "Mike Filey". The Belleville Intelligencer. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

cite-note-torontosun2018-11-17-55. ↑ citerefmike-filey2018Mike Filey (November 17, 2018). "Memories of old Toronto". Toronto Sun. Retrieved November 14, 2018. No, more than that, because 758 is where I grew up while attending Palmerston Public School, playing in the back laneway that ran between Lennox and Bloor Sts., going to events at the K-Club in the basement of the old church at the corner of Bathurst and Lennox and watching movies at the Metro, Midtown or, most likely, Alhambra theatres.

cite-note-66. ↑ "Three city halls still stand in Toronto". The Ottawa Journal. November 27, 1972. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.

cite-note-77. ↑ "October 19, 2019 – Toronto: Spirit of Place – NEWSTALK1010".

cite-note-88. ↑ "CKFM-FM | History of Canadian Broadcasting".

cite-note-99. ↑ "CityNews". March 4, 2009.

cite-note-torontosun2008-11-09-1010. ↑ citerefalan-parker2008Alan Parker (November 9, 2008). "Five Questions for Mike Filey". Toronto Sun. Retrieved July 24, 2016. As a researcher, writer and raconteur, Mike has been chronicling the life and times — past and present —of the beloved city of his birth for four decades. He's been called "Toronto's best-known historian" — and deservedly so.

cite-note-obit-1111. ↑ citerefwarmington2022Warmington, Joe (August 2, 2022). "Former Sun writer Mike Filey lauded as 'guardian of Toronto's history'". Toronto Sun. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

cite-note-1212. ↑ citerefbrown2022Brown, Jane (August 3, 2022). "Beloved Toronto Historian Mike Filey Dies of Prostate Cancer At 80". www.zoomerradio.ca. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

• "TO175: Historian Mike Filey On The Changing Face Of Toronto". CityNews Toronto. March 4, 2009.

• citerefferguson1984Ferguson, Jeremy (June 10, 1984). "Past Fascinations". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 132 – via Newspapers.com.

• Mike Filey's Toronto podcast