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Posts Filed Under: 1960s 
Vintage Toronto Ads: Byrds and Falcons
Vintage Toronto Ads: It’s Time For Eaton’s to Take a Look
On the eve of 1970, the department store reflected on the state of the world.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Christmas Shop Until You Drop
A holiday assortment of Christmas shopping ads.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Walkin’ in a Christmas Wonderland
The Telegram offered plenty for families at its holiday fair in 1969, including Blinky!
Vintage Ad: Upstairs, Downstairs
In this drama, potential dangers abound!
Vintage Toronto Ads: Burger Chef’s Monstrous Opening
The second-largest American burger chain sets its sights on Toronto.
Historicist: “Canada’s Raciest Blonde”
Diana Carter was regarded as Canada's top female racecar driver during the 1960s.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Selling Sam the Record Man
The evolution of the legendary record retailer's advertising.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Who is Canada’s Most Quoted Newspaper?
Hint: it's the one that no longer exists.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Phyllis Diller on Ice
The late comedian held her own against a mediocre ice revue during an early Toronto appearance.
Vintage Toronto Ads: The Three Stooges Meet the CNE
The veteran comedy trio offered a poke or two for you in '62.
“Independence, She Arrives With A Calypso Beat”
Half a century ago, Torontonians celebrated the independence of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Hearth-y Dining
Comfort food staples at a suburban department store cafeteria.
Historicist: Don’t Scream for Ice Cream
In the 1960s, Toronto's suburbs declared war on ice cream trucks and other mobile vendors.
Vintage Toronto Ads: How to Solve a Prop Emergency
The polymer industry comes to a theatre company's rescue!
Mapping Our Music: The 1960s
The Saga of the Maple Leafs’ Futility (Part One)
Forty-five years ago today, the Leafs won the Stanley Cup. Here's some of what's happened since.
