Vintage Toronto Ads: A Gentlemanly Day on a Budget

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Is this how you or your parents spent a leisurely day around Toronto 35 years ago?

Except for the F.O.B. and possibly Sean, it would be easy to recreate this "gentlemanly" jaunt, though ferry fares to the Toronto Islands are cheap enough to make it worthwhile checking the schedule before leaving the house.

HBC remained in the booze business until the distillery division was sold to Seagram in 1987, though a licensed scotch is still available in the United States.

Source: Maclean's, December 1972

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