Did you remember to celebrate Life Insurance Day earlier this year? Were the benefits you derived from the prudent savings of others at the top of your mind the last time you checked your safety deposit box or investment status update? Have you thanked your lucky stars and your broker that somebody else’s thriftiness has [...]

Source: Liberty, May 1960. Back in December we brought you the story of Mary and how the Man from Manufacturers saved her dreams of skating glory. Alas, not all children were as lucky as Mary… Take sad little Johnny. He had enjoyed the childhood of which 1950s ad copy writers’ dreams were made: a father [...]

Source: Saturday Night, November 21, 1959. Mary sighed. Her heart had been set on being the greatest figure skater the world had ever seen. But now the life insurance funds she and her mother had received after her father’s fatal encounter with an exploding kiln had dwindled to nothing, which made the replacement of the [...]

Toronto has been called a city of neighbourhoods: The Beach, Yorkville, Chinatown, Little Italy, Greektown, The Annex; all have their defining characteristics that make them appealing to locals as well as visitors. And when it comes down to it, most of these areas are well-defined by the intersection of two major streets. Photo by David [...]