The CN Tower’s first pitch wasn’t about daring anyone to look down. This trip through 1976 recordings offers a different way to see the landmark: through the broadcasting future it was built to deliver.
The political voices are just as revealing. Trudeau responds to the Parti Québécois victory, while Ford places America’s bicentennial inside a much longer history. A jump to a present-day clip makes the comparison immediate. What sounds different when the speeches do the remembering for you?
A giant antenna eventually becomes somewhere people willingly step outside, hundreds of metres above Toronto. EdgeWalk and footage of an anniversary aerial stunt supply two very different versions of enjoying the view. Hear how the pilot describes his descent, then consider whether “flying downwards” would be your choice of words.
Topics: CN Tower, 1976, Toronto history, political communication, aerial stunt
Originally aired on2026-10-15
