Posts Filed Under: “vintage toronto ads”

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: Memory Lane

The story of "Captain George" Henderson, Toronto's first retailer to specialize in comic books.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 2nd, 12:45 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

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Eaton’s ’68

The department store embraces "New Era of Elegance" and the face of Swinging London.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 19th, 2:00 pm

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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

Vintage Toronto Ads: Party Nomination Battles, 1926 Edition

The Conservatives experienced a nasty split in Toronto Northeast.

By Jamie Bradburn Aug. 5th, 12:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: A&P

As the remnants of the venerable American grocery chain circle the drain, a look at its Toronto operations.

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 22nd, 3:30 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Alex Trebek

The Jeopardy! host was CBC Radio's morning man for a year in the early 1970s.

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 15th, 12:15 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Please Walk on the Grass

In "The Friendly City," people were encouraged to take advantage of Metro Toronto's parkland.

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 8th, 12:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: The 1999 Toronto Fringe Festival

One show went on to Broadway; others barely enlivened their stages.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 30th, 1:15 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: A Tale of Two Prides

A look at how Pride exploded in size in the 1990s.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 25th, 1:00 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

Vintage Toronto Ads: Black’s

A look back at the photography retailer, which will shut down in August.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 10th, 12:10 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: The Toronto Bicycle Club Races, 1895

At the height of the city's Victorian-era love affair with cycling, a record was broken at a local club's annual competition.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 3rd, 2:45 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Ramsay MacDonald

The British Prime Minister preached peace during his visit to Toronto in 1929.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 27th, 1:30 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: Town & Country

One of Toronto's first all-you-can-eat "French" buffets.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 20th, 12:00 pm

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Vintage Toronto Ads: I Am Solomon

And he sold sewing machines, stereos, and soul.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 13th, 1:00 pm

Vintage Toronto Ads: Stopless Topless

Serving food, 1970s Yonge Street–style.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 6th, 1:30 pm