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Posts Filed Under: 1950s

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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

Cover of March 22, 1952 edition of The Saturday Evening Post. Illustrated by Amos Sewell.

A Gardens Gallery

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

By Jamie Bradburn

Sketch of Maple Leaf Gardens as it was first unveiled in the press. The Telegram, March 5, 1931.
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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

Source: Saturday Night, November 21, 1959.
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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

A photo montage showing what a monorail might have looked like at Bay and Bloor. The Telegram, April 29, 1958

Historicist: Lord Simcoe’s Folly

Old world charm, new world challenges.

By Jamie Bradburn

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Vintage Toronto Ads: It’s New Nescafé Week!

By Jamie Bradburn

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Whatever Happened to Peggy Atwood?

By Jamie Bradburn

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Fighting Over Fluoride in the ’50s

By Jamie Bradburn

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Historicist: A Handbook to the Royal Ontario Museum, 1956

By Jamie Bradburn

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Another Modern, New Dominion

By Jamie Bradburn

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Re-Discover Old Dutch Cleanser!

By Jamie Bradburn

Good Grief Charlie Brown!

By Jamie Bradburn

Vintage Toronto Ads: A Checklist for Discriminating Voters

By Jamie Bradburn

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

By Jamie Bradburn

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The Roar of Greasepaint, The Smell of Gunfire

By Jamie Bradburn

Vintage Toronto Ads: Remember 239 Yonge Is Bata

By Jamie Bradburn

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Historicist: The Collapse of the Union Carbide Building

By Jamie Bradburn

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Historicist: Toronto Illustrated ’57

By Jamie Bradburn

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Vintage Toronto Ads: The Greatest Canadian of All Times Wants Your Vote

By Jamie Bradburn

Vintage Toronto Ads: Why Must This Sad Boy Go?

By Jamie Bradburn