Meet a Toronto Mayor: Tommy Church
A populist who never met a hand he wouldn't shake.
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Historicist: “A Gentleman of the Press”
From a single publication about groceries, John Bayne Maclean built a publishing empire.
Meet a Toronto Mayor: Horatio Hocken
A social reformer who championed an underground transit system decades before the subway was built.
Historicist: Kit’s Kingdom
The story of Kathleen Blake Coleman, pioneering female journalist and war correspondent.
Historicist: First Spring Training for the Blue Jays
In 1977 the team got together for the very first time.
The Oldest Known Photos of Toronto
Images of Toronto in its colonial infancy, taken more than 150 years ago.
Historicist: The Trouble With O’Brien
An Irish nationalist's attempt to embarrass the governor general provoked mob scenes in May 1887.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Mail “Want” Columns Get Results
Touting the power of the Victorian equivalent of Craigslist.
Historicist: One Fine Holiday Season in 1887
Mayoral races, reflections on Christmas, and other stories behind the headlines of 125 years ago.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Walkin’ in a Christmas Wonderland
The Telegram offered plenty for families at its holiday fair in 1969, including Blinky!
Historicist: The Telegram Sets, The Sun Rises
Over Halloween weekend in 1971, the Toronto newspaper landscape shifted dramatically.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Who is Canada’s Most Quoted Newspaper?
Hint: it's the one that no longer exists.
Historicist: Whittaker’s Theatre
For much of the 20th century, drama critic Herbert Whittaker watched Canadian theatre evolve.
“Independence, She Arrives With A Calypso Beat”
Half a century ago, Torontonians celebrated the independence of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
Historicist: More News of Toronto
The conclusion of a two-part look at a nearly forgotten Toronto newspaper.
Historicist: The News of Toronto
Part one of a two-part look at a nearly forgotten Toronto newspaper.
Vintage Toronto Ads: Tiny Bennett Wants You to Unpollute
But what the outdoor columnist wanted was an exit from the Telegram.
“The Greatest Marine Disaster in History”
How Torontonians learned about the Titanic disaster a century ago.
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