Re: rek, comment #4. I suspect you're right. A good example was the use of Lalo Schifrin's music from "Cool Hand Luke" as a local newscast theme throughout the US in the 70s and 80s (prime examples: W...

The Junctions are related - the company was located in the town of Toronto Junction (founded as a village in 1884, upped to town status in 1892), which morphed into the city of West Toronto the year t...

Locally, the Telegram was known for its use of pink newsprint....

I wandered along Yonge between Davisville and Eglinton just after midnight to check out what was going on at either of those stations. No sign of any TTC personnel. No signs on the doors of the statio...

My father was a Tely paperboy as a kid and always claimed he delivered copies in the middle of Hurricane Hazel!...

Sort of...the soil around the building was found to be contaminated with heating oil, which may have been a legacy of homes and buildings from early 20th century. The Globe and Mail ran a story about ...

I hear you on the "blissful, calm feeling" yesterday. ...

Somebody needs to bring back the "Yonge Street is Fun Street" sign that used to adorn one of these buildings back in the 80s....

The lower level of Cumberland Terrace is a retro wonder, with its brown/orange colour scheme and brickwork....

The lower level of Cumberland Terrace is a retro wonder, with its brown/orange colour scheme and brickwork....

I'm partial to the lentil and bacon or the squash/pepper combo....

At least they aren't blaring Lil' Markie from a loudspeaker below the soldier......

Thanks for digging up the link - I remember reading that piece at the time and scratching my head at several of CAA's suggestions. It sounded to me like someone involved in the study was bitter that t...

I'm almost afraid to see what the first post-trial issue of Macleans will look like, with all of its pro-Black booster......

A lesson that Eaton's failed to learn a decade later - to this day, my sister laughs at their "Diversity" attempt to be with it....

Hmm, can I now sue the United Way for not naming a shelter after me for the money I've donated over the years?...

I admit that I've dodged the parade the past couple of years after seeing my life pass before my eyes while being squeezed by the crowd at the NE corner of Bloor and Bathurst....

(clicks on the links to various parts of website) (jaw drops) (eyes blinded) The "tears of blood" page seems to violate most rules about easy accessibility of information. ...

One of my big regrets is never writing down my father's stories of late 1960s Toronto - he often mentioned going to see Bo Diddley at Le Coq D'Or and I'm sure I could have drawn a few more stories out...

Judging from a 1941 postcard on eBay, it appears Frolexland was the games area....