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Posts Filed Under: 1930s

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Historical Holiday Hints: Carving a Turkey

Looking to the past for tips on how to slice a holiday bird.

Source: the Telegram, December 19, 1931.

A Gardens Gallery

Shoppers join sermons, Shakespeare, singers, and skaters as part of the eclectic history of Maple Leaf Gardens.

Sketch of Maple Leaf Gardens as it was first unveiled in the press. The Telegram, March 5, 1931.
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Historicist: A New Home for Coaches

As the Toronto Coach Terminal approaches its 80th anniversary, a look back at its beginning.

Acting Premier, Attorney-General W.H. Price, severing silk tape that officially dispatched the first coach from the Bay Street motor coach terminal, December 19, 1931. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 9028.
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Historicist: Extending Church Street

How a traffic-relief plan for a growing city became reality.

Source: the Mail and Empire, July 17, 1931.

Lying in State at Old City Hall

Before Jack Layton, the public mourned two former mayors at our main municipal building.

"Some of the thousands of citizens who passed through [Old] City Hall today to pay their final respects to Mayor Sam McBride as he lay in state are shown above with a few of the many handsome floral tributes and the solemn procession inside the building." The Telegram, November 16, 1936.
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Vintage Toronto Ads: A Cake Safe for Mrs. Moody’s Pie

Dispatching the Police Radio

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Historicist: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Casa Loma?

Vintage Toronto Ads: Furs on the Cheap

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Introducing Zellers

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Yes, We’re Opening Another Store!

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Historicist: Farina Takes the Stage

Vintage Toronto Ads: An Automotive Knighthood

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Self-Denial or Lighting for Tourists?

Vintage Toronto Ads: The Poise That Lysol Gives

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Vintage Toronto Ads: A Toast to Good Hydro Services

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Sleepless, Stubborn, and Sterling

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Historicist: Opening the Gardens

Vintage Toronto Ads: The League of Rations

Historicist: Citizen McCullagh