Archive for 'David Wencer'

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Historicist: The Catalina Kid and the Black Shark

The world’s top marathon swimmers compete at the 1927 CNE.

By David Wencer Aug. 12th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: The Caravan is on its Way

Torontonians travel the world—without leaving the city borders.

By David Wencer Jun. 24th, 12:13 pm

Historicist: Uncomfortably Numb

Anaesthesia comes to Toronto in the mid-19th century.

By David Wencer Apr. 29th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: “As Interesting as It Is Timely”

Young journalist William Lyon Mackenzie King describes the “foreigners who live in Toronto.”

By David Wencer Mar. 25th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: The Women’s Home Guard

The women who were prepared to defend Toronto in 1915.

By David Wencer Mar. 4th, 9:15 am

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Historicist: Strike Against Hitlerism

Thousands of Torontonians join a protest against fascism in July 1933.

By David Wencer Feb. 26th, 10:45 am

Historicist: The Greatest Hockey Match Ever Staged

Ace Bailey’s career-ending injury and the origins of the NHL All-Star Game.

By David Wencer Jan. 28th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: The Toronto School of Medicine

Rival medical schools struggle to serve Toronto students.

By David Wencer Jan. 14th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Reinventing the Whale

By David Wencer Jan. 7th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Pedestrian-blaming, 1930s style

Toronto struggles to reduce the number of traffic fatalities during the holiday season.

By David Wencer Dec. 10th, 2:20 pm

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Historicist: Making Sunnybrook Military Hospital a Reality

A Toronto park becomes a much-needed veterans’ hospital.

By David Wencer Nov. 12th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Greektown on the Danforth

Greek immigrants bring new life to Toronto’s east end.

By David Wencer Oct. 15th, 12:01 pm

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Historicist: The Sky’s the Limit

The 1910 aviation meet and Count Jacques de Lesseps’ flight over Toronto.

By David Wencer Oct. 8th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: ‘A Carnival of Vice’

Toronto helps the Junction to celebrate the closing of its bars in 1904.

By David Wencer Sep. 17th, 1:30 pm

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Historicist: Nude Pictures at an Exhibition

Works displayed in the art gallery at the 1927 CNE caused an uproar.

By David Wencer Aug. 13th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Wicket Little Town

Toronto's well-to-do learn the game of cricket, and the origins of the first ever international cricket match.

By David Wencer Jul. 16th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: A ‘System of Partnership’ That Lasted a Lifetime

The lives, love, and letters of Dr. Frieda Fraser and Dr. Edith Bickerton "Bud" Williams.

By David Wencer Jun. 18th, 12:15 pm

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Historicist: The Molar Maulers

A team of dentists and dental students reached the peak of the hockey world in 1917.

By David Wencer Apr. 23rd, 12:20 pm