Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'redkelly'
August 28, 2007
Pity Mr. Businessman, so lacking in colour. He may have secured a lovely office set for his coworkers from a venerable North Toronto furniture supplier, but his grey demeanor led to his dismissal during a round of belt-tightening at A.T. & Love in 1980. Note the pyramid, which plays into the "abstract mystery usually associated with office planning." The Pyramid Power fad reached its height in Toronto during the Maple Leafs' 1976 playoff run,......
Continue Reading "Vintage Toronto Ads: The Surgeon General Warns That Choosing Office Furniture Will Make You Lose Your Colour "April 11, 2007
It was one of the wildest final weekends in NHL history. The Toronto Maple Leafs delivered a knockout blow to the Montreal Canadiens in one of the most electric matches in recent memory, only to have the New York Islanders break our hearts and take the final playoff spot in a shootout against the New Jersey Devils the following day. The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin tonight, but for the second consecutive year, the Leafs won't......
Continue Reading "The Only City Where the Leafs Fall in the Spring"February 18, 2007
For the long-suffering fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the year 1967 has become synonymous with past glories and forty years of failure. On Saturday night, the surviving members of the last Leaf team to win the Stanley Cup were reunited at the Air Canada Centre for the first time since that storied championship. An Alex Trebek-narrated video tribute began the proceedings, in what turned out to be a relatively simple, modest, and perhaps......
Continue Reading "Maple Leafs Honour '67 Squad, Also Win"