Toronto’s daily newspapers of the 1950s—Princess Elizabeth,...
In 1951, I began collecting Toronto newspapers that I considered milestones in history. Included in the collection were Life Magazines and copies of the Star Weekly, a magazine inserted in the Toronto...
View ArticleHeadlines in Toronto’s newspapers in the 1960s
The 1960s was a tumultuous decade. I commenced collecting important newspapers in 1951, but of all these newspapers, those of the 1960s contain the most memorable events. The headlines bring back many...
View ArticleToronto’s newspapers 1970s
The newspaper headlines of the 1970s do not reflect the same degree of turmoil as the previous decade. However, federal elections in Canada and the United States created political drama. The Toronto...
View ArticleToronto newspaper headlines of the 1980s
The 1980s was dominated events such as Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, the patriation of the Canadian Constitution, Toronto’s 150th birthday, Canada becomes 120 years old, and the end of the Pierre Trudeau...
View ArticleToronto’s Yonge Street streetcars—ended in 1954
A Peter Witt Streetcar #2894, built by Ottawa Car Company for the Toronto Transportation Commission (later renamed the Toronto Transit Commission) My earliest memories of the Peter Witt streetcars on...
View ArticleThe 62nd anniversary of Hurricane Hazel—Oct. 15, 2016
On Hurricane Hazel’s 62nd anniversary, I remember the most devastating storm that ever hit Toronto. It struck during the overnight hours of Friday October 15, 1954, flooding the...
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Toronto’s daily newspapers of the 1950s—Princess Elizabeth,...
In 1951, I began collecting Toronto newspapers that I considered milestones in history. Included in the collection were Life Magazines and copies of the Star Weekly, a magazine inserted in the Toronto...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Headlines in Toronto’s newspapers in the 1960s
The 1960s was a tumultuous decade. I commenced collecting important newspapers in 1951, but of all these newspapers, those of the 1960s contain the most memorable events. The headlines bring back many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Toronto’s newspapers 1970s
The newspaper headlines of the 1970s do not reflect the same degree of turmoil as the previous decade. However, federal elections in Canada and the United States created political drama. The Toronto...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Toronto newspaper headlines of the 1980s
The 1980s was dominated events such as Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, the patriation of the Canadian Constitution, Toronto’s 150th birthday, Canada becomes 120 years old, and the end of the Pierre...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Toronto’s Yonge Street streetcars—ended in 1954
A Peter Witt Streetcar #2894, built by Ottawa Car Company for the Toronto Transportation Commission (later renamed the Toronto Transit Commission) My earliest memories of the Peter Witt streetcars on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 62nd anniversary of Hurricane Hazel—Oct. 15, 2016
On Hurricane Hazel’s 62nd anniversary, I remember the most devastating storm that ever hit Toronto. It struck during the overnight hours of Friday October 15, 1954, flooding the...
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