Posts Filed Under: Sam the Record Man

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Columbia House

For more than half a century, a record club built up music collections and drove customers crazy.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 12th, 9:00 am

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Historicist: Steele’s Tavern and the Rise of Gordon Lightfoot

A Yonge Street institution gives rise to a generation of budding folk stars.

By Kevin Plummer Jan. 10th, 12:00 pm

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Sam the Record Man Sign May Finally Have Found a Home

It may not be headed for Ryerson, but the university is ready to pay for the iconic sign to be placed atop a downtown building.

By Graeme Bayliss Jun. 12th, 1:10 pm

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Surveying the Sam’s Sign

We checked out the current condition of the former Yonge Street icon.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 16th, 11:00 am

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The Sam the Record Man Sign is Almost Definitely Never Returning to Yonge Street

In 2008, Ryerson promised to restore famous neon sign, but now the City is in the process of letting the university off the hook.

By Steve Kupferman Aug. 29th, 2:15 pm

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Toronto’s Unsolved Mysteries of 2012

A year in loose ends.

By Steve Kupferman Dec. 27th, 3:15 pm

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Jian Ghomeshi Takes a Trip Back to 1982

In his new book, released last month, one of Canada's favourite interviewers interviews himself.

By David Fleischer Oct. 5th, 11:00 am

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Selling Sam the Record Man

The evolution of the legendary record retailer's advertising.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 25th, 12:15 pm

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Sam “the Record Man” Sniderman: He Said It, He Did It

Remembering the man who helped shape so many of our music memories.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 24th, 4:52 pm

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Sam’s Sign is Still in the Dark

The future of Sam The Record Man signs gets dimmer by the day.

By Edward Brown Jul. 24th, 10:15 am

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Change of Plans for Sam the Record Man Marquee?

Logistical concerns might make remounting the heritage-designated, Ryerson-owned iconic signage impractical.

By Meg Campbell Nov. 9th, 3:45 pm

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Long Live Salad King, Long Live Yonge Street

By Carly Maga Feb. 3rd, 1:30 pm

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Historicist: Making Yonge Street More of a Fun Street

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 7th, 12:00 pm

Photoist: February 12, 2010

By David Topping Feb. 12th, 6:00 am

The Daily Photoist: May 15, 2009

By David Topping May. 15th, 6:00 am

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Keep Your Love Locked Down

By Kasandra Bracken Mar. 9th, 9:00 am

The Daily Photoist: November 11, 2008

By David Topping Nov. 11th, 7:30 am

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PhotoTO: Sam’s Last Day

By Miles Storey Oct. 9th, 5:45 pm