"Filey does not condescend to common Torontonians; he celebrates them. With more than 1000 columns in reserve, it appears Filey has plenty of trips to the well yet to go."
"The author has researched Toronto well, and his histories bring the landmarks to life?books should be read by students of history."
Mike Filey was born in Toronto in 1941. He has written more than two dozen books on various facets of Toronto's past and for more than 35 years has contributed a popular column, "The Way We Were," to the Toronto Sunday Sun. His Toronto Sketches series is more popular now than ever before.