Posts Filed Under: brown derby

Historicist: Mama Chikie Shakes Up the Clubs

Dora Drummond, better known as Mama Chikie, became a go-go-dancing sensation on Yonge Street at more than 65 years old.

By Chris Bateman May. 20th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: “Ontario’s Public Enemy No. 1”

Part Two of a look at Toronto's late 1930s gambling kingpin, Manny Feder.

By Kevin Plummer Oct. 3rd, 12:20 pm

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Historicist: Rise and Fall of the Brown Derby

Part One of a look at Toronto's Depression-era gambling kingpin, Manny Feder.

By Kevin Plummer Sep. 19th, 12:00 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