Posts Filed Under: 1960s

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Historicist: Ringing in the Centennial Year

How Toronto said goodbye to 1966, hello to 1967.

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 31st, 12:00 pm

Historicist: Toronto Metros-Croatia, 1976 Soccer Bowl Champions

The saga of Toronto's 1970s entry in the North American Soccer League, and its underdog championship.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 24th, 2:25 pm

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Shaping Toronto: Centennial Projects

The local legacies of Canada's 100th birthday in 1967.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 24th, 4:00 pm

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Historicist: A Finger Lickin’ Good Mississauga Colonel

During the 1960s and 1970s, Colonel Sanders resided in suburban Toronto.

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 19th, 1:45 pm

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Historicist: Toronto’s First Mosques

Two west end sites provided Muslims with their first ongoing public worship spaces during the 1960s.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 21st, 3:30 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: Opening City Hall, 1965

How advertisers marked the debut of our civic landmark 50 years ago.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 9th, 1:00 pm

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Opening New City Hall

50 years ago, Toronto welcomed its latest civic landmark.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 8th, 2:15 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Eaton’s ’68

The department store embraces "New Era of Elegance" and the face of Swinging London.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 19th, 2:00 pm

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Historicist: Come Out to Caribana ’67

What began as a centennial year project grew into an annual summer tradition.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 1st, 12:30 pm

Bidding for the Summer Olympics

Reviewing Toronto's five previous attempts to display the Olympic rings.

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 29th, 2:30 pm

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Historicist: “Sip ‘n Sex”–Paul Godfrey’s Origin Story

Paul Godfrey battles the menace of rowdy teens at drive-in restaurants in mid-1960s suburbia.

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 4th, 12:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: Wexford Restaurant

Cracking eggs and squeezing oranges for nearly 60 years in Scarborough.

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 22nd, 1:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: “The Romance of Mexican Food”

Revisiting Toronto's original taco craze, when jalapenos were a delicacy.

By Jamie Bradburn Mar. 11th, 12:00 pm

Leonard Nimoy Pitches a Galaxii to 1969 Toronto

As Star Trek came to an end in 1969, the actor promoted a futuristic CNE attraction.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 27th, 4:35 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: The Electric Circus

The groovy club whose name later inspired the 1990s dance show.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 18th, 12:15 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Aunt Jemima’s Kitchen

Using old South stereotypes to sell a 1960s family dining chain.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 6th, 2:15 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Have a Honky-Tonkin’ Happy New Year

Back in the 1960s, people would ring in the new year with old-timey pianists.

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 31st, 11:15 am

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Vintage Toronto Ads: The Vincent Price Collection of Fine Art

In the 1960s, the horror icon promoted Canadian artists by selling their work through Sears.

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 12th, 11:00 am