Posts Filed Under: 1960s

Vintage Toronto Ads: Who is Canada’s Most Quoted Newspaper?

Hint: it's the one that no longer exists.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 11th, 11:00 am

Vintage Toronto Ads: Phyllis Diller on Ice

The late comedian held her own against a mediocre ice revue during an early Toronto appearance.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 28th, 1:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: The Three Stooges Meet the CNE

The veteran comedy trio offered a poke or two for you in '62.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 21st, 10:30 am

“Independence, She Arrives With A Calypso Beat”

Half a century ago, Torontonians celebrated the independence of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 16th, 11:30 am

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Hearth-y Dining

Comfort food staples at a suburban department store cafeteria.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 8th, 10:00 am

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Historicist: Don’t Scream for Ice Cream

In the 1960s, Toronto's suburbs declared war on ice cream trucks and other mobile vendors.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 4th, 12:30 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: How to Solve a Prop Emergency

The polymer industry comes to a theatre company's rescue!

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 18th, 10:00 am

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Mapping Our Music: The 1960s

Music isn't just sound—it also informs our sense of place. And so, a look at some of the places that have shaped Toronto's music.

By Jamie Bradburn • Illustration by Chloe CushmanJun. 13th, 3:30 pm

The Saga of the Maple Leafs’ Futility (Part One)

Forty-five years ago today, the Leafs won the Stanley Cup. Here's some of what's happened since.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 2nd, 4:00 pm

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Dial 1050 CHUM for Dick Clark

In honour of "America's Oldest Teenager," a look at his brief stint as a Toronto radio DJ...sort of.

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 19th, 11:00 am

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Historicist: In the Dark

How Toronto survived, and even enjoyed, the Northeast Blackout of 1965.

By Jamie Bradburn Apr. 14th, 12:00 pm

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Lampy Versus Big Daddy

As TTC General Manager Gary Webster awaits his fate today, a look at a past power struggle over the TTC.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 21st, 1:00 pm

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The Elegant New Sutton Place Hotel

The downtown landmark awaits reincarnation as condos. Let's take a look at its explosive beginning.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 10th, 10:00 am

Vintage Toronto Ads: A Very Special Birthday Party

Vintage Toronto Ads celebrates its fifth anniversary by looking at Eaton's 100th.

By Jamie Bradburn Jan. 10th, 11:30 am

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Coming Christmas Day—The Odeon York!

Leave the kids at home for an adults-only opening bill!

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 20th, 1:00 pm

A Gardens Gallery

Shoppers join sermons, Shakespeare, singers, and skaters as part of the eclectic history of Maple Leaf Gardens.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 30th, 10:00 am

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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 Nov. 24th, 12:00 pm

Toronto’s First Glimpses of Gadhafi

Whether they called him Ghedaffi, Kadafi, or Kazzafi, our newspapers were optimistic when the Libyan dictator's regime began in 1969.

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