Posts Filed Under: Allan Lamport

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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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Opening New City Hall

50 years ago, Toronto welcomed its latest civic landmark.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 8th, 2:15 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

Meet a Toronto Mayor: Allan Lamport

A stubborn scrapper who declared, "If anyone’s going to stab me in the back, I want to be there."

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 5th, 3:45 pm

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Happy 60th Birthday, Yonge Line!

A look back at the politics and personalities on hand at the birth of Toronto's first subway line.

By Jamie Bradburn Mar. 31st, 12:51 pm

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Goin’ Down the Gardiner Expressway

In light of the latest study on the Gardiner, a look at how the expressway developed.

By Jamie Bradburn Feb. 7th, 9:03 am

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Toronto Urban Legends: For Whom The Curfew Bell Tolls

Sounding the bell on a little-known piece of legislation.

By Edward Brown Apr. 10th, 2:30 pm

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Happy 50th Anniversary, University Line!

A look back at a half-century of serving Toronto commuters.

By Jamie Bradburn Mar. 6th, 10:15 am

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Historicist: Titillating and Terrorizing Toronto

Toronto press and public alike swoon for the city's most notorious bank robber and murderer.

By Kevin Plummer Sep. 8th, 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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Monorail! Monorail! Monorail!

Doug Ford isn't the first suburban politician to dream about a monorail in Toronto's core. In the '50s, there were some who wanted one on Bloor Street.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 1st, 12:00 pm

Historicist: Brash, Bungling, and Beloved

By Kevin Plummer Oct. 23rd, 12:00 pm