Posts Filed Under: 1950s

Vintage Toronto Ads: York County Is a Good Place To Live

And made even better when you dial CJRH 1300 on your radio.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 1st, 1:30 pm

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Lampy Versus Big Daddy

As TTC General Manager Gary Webster awaits his fate today, a look at a past power struggle over the TTC.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 21st, 1:00 pm

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Historicist: Post-ing About Toronto

A 1952 profile of our city in one of America's most popular magazines reveals we liked money. A lot.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 4th, 1:00 pm

A Gardens Gallery

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

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 30th, 10:00 am

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Got the Aluminum Munchies?

Everyone was using aluminum in the late 1950s, including junk food manufacturers.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 22nd, 12:00 pm

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Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!

Doug Ford isn't the first suburban politician to dream about a monorail in Toronto's core. In the '50s, there were some who wanted one on Bloor Street.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 1st, 12:00 pm

Historicist: Lord Simcoe’s Folly

Old world charm, new world challenges.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 20th, 12:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: It’s New Nescafé Week!

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 16th, 10:00 am

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Whatever Happened to Peggy Atwood?

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 4th, 12:30 pm

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Fighting Over Fluoride in the ’50s

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 14th, 3:00 pm

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Historicist: A Handbook to the Royal Ontario Museum, 1956

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 9th, 12:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Another Modern, New Dominion

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 21st, 1:30 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Re-Discover Old Dutch Cleanser!

By Jamie Bradburn May. 17th, 12:30 pm

Good Grief Charlie Brown!

By Jamie Bradburn May. 13th, 9:00 am

Vintage Toronto Ads: A Checklist for Discriminating Voters

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 26th, 1:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: The Rise and Fall of a Diefenbaker MP

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 19th, 1:00 pm

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The Roar of Greasepaint, The Smell of Gunfire

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 6th, 9:30 am

Vintage Toronto Ads: Remember 239 Yonge Is Bata

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 5th, 11:30 am

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Historicist: The Collapse of the Union Carbide Building

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 19th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Toronto Illustrated ’57

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 11th, 12:00 pm

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆)

TTC Service Alerts

• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
• Trains are currently holding southbound at Eglinton Stn due to a Passenger Assistance Alarm activated on a train. #TTC | 7:54 PM Apr 5
• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Spadina and Queen has now cleared and full service on the 510 Spadina Streetcar line has resumed. #TTC | 5:50 PM Apr 5

Editor's Picks

David Chang Talks About His Upcoming Toronto Debut The celebrity restaurateur says plans for the Toronto branch of his Momofuku empire are still in flux, and he likes it that way.	Lights, Camera … And Everything Else
Weston-Mount Dennis Residents Discuss Police Stops	Historicist: Throwing Intellectual Bombs Rabble-rousing feminist and anarchist Emma Goldman died in Toronto in 1940.
OIPRD’s Assessment of the G20: A Good but Marred Effort Two years later, we finally have OIPRD's comprehensive assessment of police action during the G20. It's a report that tries to be fair to all sides, but ends up being too generous to police on some key points.	Vandalist: You Never Call Anymore

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