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Shaping Toronto: Christmas Window Displays

Entertaining, enthralling, and enlightening holiday crowds.

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 23rd, 2:30 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: Opening City Hall, 1965

How advertisers marked the debut of our civic landmark 50 years ago.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 9th, 1:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Colouring Contests

Add some colour to this gallery of ads and contests.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 26th, 2:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: Oscar Peterson

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the legendary jazz pianist's birth.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 17th, 2:15 pm

The Big Five: May 8-10

Every Friday, Torontoist provides a not-so-scientific roundup of the best people, places and things to check out over the weekend. The result: The Big Five.

By Kelli Korducki May. 8th, 2:05 pm

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Historicist: The Yonge Street Mall

A brief 1970s experiment turned our main drag into a pedestrian-only zone.

By Jamie Bradburn Jan. 17th, 3:15 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: Season’s Greetings

A sampling of holiday-themed ads, featuring merry messages from brewers, department stores, disgraced politicians, and more.

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 24th, 12:12 pm

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From Simpsons to the Bay to Saks

With the news that Saks will move into part of the Hudson Bay's flagship store, we look at the history of the landmark downtown site.

By Jamie Bradburn Jan. 28th, 9:00 am

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Historicist: Simpsons + Sears

As Sears winds down its store at the Eaton Centre, a look at how the retailer's Canadian branch emerged from a cross-border partnership.

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 21st, 12:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: Christmas Shop Until You Drop

A holiday assortment of Christmas shopping ads.

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 24th, 9:00 am

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Historicist: Yorkdale Mall and the Aesthetics of Commerce

Beloved by shoppers and blasted by critics, Yorkdale opened 48 years ago this week.

By Kevin Plummer Feb. 25th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Ghosts of Christmases Past

By Jamie Bradburn Dec. 25th, 12:30 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: Food for the Flesh

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 7th, 2:30 pm

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Historicist: The Modest Millionaire

By Jamie Bradburn May. 29th, 2:00 pm

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Historicist: The Instant Downtown Uptown

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 28th, 12:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: School Means Books (and a Larger Store)!

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 8th, 2:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: All Puffed Up

By Jamie Bradburn Oct. 21st, 3:00 pm