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Posts Filed Under: 1970s

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Vintage Toronto Ads: The Most Outrageous Mothers of Them All

Frank Zappa's ensemble were a sensation at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1973.

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: Rolling Stone, March 15, 1973.
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It’s All Yours at Ontario Place

The landmark's evolution from a showcase of the province's achievements to a family amusement park.

By Jamie Bradburn

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Hobnobbing with Authors

A revamp of the Telegram's book page in 1971 didn't please everyone.

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: the Telegram, May 24, 1971.
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Historicist: Maclean’s Super-Amazing Captain Toronto Section

Was "Canada's National Magazine" hoping the rest of the country would hate Toronto more or was there love hidden under the sensational headlines?

By Jamie Bradburn

Cover, Maclean's, April 1972.
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Comes a Time When Rust Never Sleeps

In 1978, Neil Young performed a set at Maple Leaf Gardens that came out of the blue and went into the black.

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: Rolling Stone, October 5, 1978.
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The Evolving Landscape of St. James Park

The presence and removal of Occupy Toronto are only the latest in a series of many changes in this history-rich site's appearance.

By Jamie Bradburn

St. James Park, circa 1978–1979. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 302, Item 4.
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Party at the PoP Shoppe

Celebrate the grand opening of a childhood favourite's newest location!

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: the Toronto Star, October 21, 1976.
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Master the Art of Pleasing Each Other

Sharing the good life at a 1970s condo on the western edge of Etobicoke.

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: Maclean's, April 3, 1978.
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Historicist: I Sing The Body Hygienic

In his typically over-the-top style, veteran Toronto newspaper columnist McKenzie Porter's provided pointers on when and where to use the bathroom.

By Jamie Bradburn

Illustration by Sasha Plotnikova.

Vintage Toronto Ads: Bobby Orr’s Pizza Weekend

But the Bruins hockey legend didn't turn out to be the Tim Horton of pizza.

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: the Don Mills Mirror, October 13, 1971.
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Jack of Hearts’ Flying Circus

Victor Garber as a playing card and a television classic that one angry letter-writer saw as an affront to an entire nationality.

By Jamie Bradburn

Source: the Toronto Sun, February 28, 1974.
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When TIFF Was a Festival of Festivals

Despite a lack of support from Hollywood, many loved Toronto's film festival during its premiere edition in 1976.

By Jamie Bradburn

Cover of the program for the 1976 Festival of Festivals.
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Dining With Monks

By Jamie Bradburn

Vintage Toronto Ads: Passing on the Ontario Press Council

By Jamie Bradburn

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Opening the CN Tower

By Jamie Bradburn

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Historicist: Elephant Escapades

By Jamie Bradburn

Historicist: On the Way Home to Massey Hall

By Jamie Bradburn

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Mantra for a Stormy Winter Day

By Jamie Bradburn

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Come On and Take a Free Ride

By Jamie Bradburn

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Yule Love IKEA!

By Jamie Bradburn