Posted Vintage Toronto Ads: Sleepless, Stubborn, and Sterling to Torontoist
Sources: The Mail and Empire, November 9, 1931 (left); The Telegram, November 4, 1931 (right). Pity the person made agitated and restless by drinking an over-stimulating beverage. Because of their tragic decisions, the owl...
Posted Historicist: Opening the Gardens to Torontoist
Every Saturday at noon, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Photo by Cold Cut from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. The success...
Posted Vintage Toronto Ads: Wartime Target for Tonight to Torontoist
Source: Mayfair, March 1944. A dazzling view of the Toronto skyline welcomed visiting flyers like this Royal Canadian Air Force pilot throughout World War II. The glimmer of city lights, the Royal York Hotel,...
Posted Vintage Toronto Ads: The League of Rations to Torontoist
Source: The Toronto Star, November 19, 1936. Isn’t it wonderful when four stereotypical figures can come together in perfect harmony thanks to a humble can of spaghetti? We never suspected that the finest spices...
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