Toronto's Historical Plaques
Learn a little of Toronto's history as told through its plaques.
Marshall McLuhan 1911-1980
A 1988 Toronto Historical Board plaque here at the building at 96 St. Joseph Street, currently undergoing renovation, gives us this information:
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, born in Edmonton Alberta, achieved fame as a communications theorist while professor of English at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto from 1946 until his death. In 1963 he founded the Centre for Culture and Technology near this site. McLuhan received international acclaim for his theories on the effects of print, radio, television and film on the human consciousness. He was the author of such literary milestones as "The Gutenburg Galaxy" (1962), "Understanding Media: the Extension of Man" (1964), and "The Medium is the Massage" (1967).
Location Co-ordinates: 43.665279 -79.389675
Photo by Alan L Brown - July 2007
Photo Source - Canadian Heritage Gallery
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