Doty Docs was founded in 1995 by Christopher Doty, a London, Ontario – based documentary producer and casual historian. The company was founded with the goal to create and foster audio/visual projects about London’s history.
Chris’ talents as a documentary maker are a seamless blending of his persistence as a researcher, his perception as an interviewer and his expertise as a writer. Taken together, they have helped redefine the standards of documentary production in the London area. In many ways, Chris doesn’t just tell history – he makes it. [Find out more]
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July 1989
Margaret St House Fire
6 Lives lost Careless smoking was ruled to be the probably cause of this east...
September 1984
South London Tornado
In the late afternoon the skies over South London turned a curious shade of green...
August 1973
Oxford Park Gas Explosions
While doing repair work on this west London neighbourhood a backhoe operator accidentally destroyed a...
November 1960
The Richmond Block Fire
1 life lost One of the worst downtown fires began when flames from a restaurant...
August 1950
Boat Capsizes
4 lives lost On a pleasant Sunday afternoon a 17-foot launch flipped over while making...
April 1937
The Great London Flood
5 lives lost On the weekend of April 24-25, South Western Ontario was hit by...
March 1934
Hunts Flour Mill Fire
2 lives lost While battling a fifth floor blaze an explosion rocked this east London...
October 1918
Acetylene Plant Blast
1 life lost The Rectory Street gasification factory was completely destroyed by an early morning...
August 1908
Westman’s Hardware Fire
As Fire Chief Lawrence Clark and two of his men were pulling a hose inside...
January 1904
Stirling Brothers Shoe Factory Fire
5 lives lost While fighting a stubborn blaze at the north east corner of York...
