Month: February 2012

Quiet residential street in the 1950s     Toronto’s Yonge Street in 1951 City of Toronto Archives                                   City of Toronto Archives Fonds 1257, Series 1057, It. 7643                   

After we returned home, my dad was listening to a music program on CKEY. We had no interest in the music, considering it to be

During the early decades of the twentieth century, the Toronto Island ferries were mostly named after flowers. During the 1920s, they provided an extra treat

As spring of 1943 gave way to summer, waves of heat spread across the city, causing the air-conditioned theatres to attract ever-increasing crowds. The Imperial

The first Saturday in October of 1945, my friends and I attended the local movie house. I was proud to be of an age to

On this morning of mornings, Tuesday, 8 May 1945, young boys feverishly hawked early editions of the newspapers, swarming streets, offices, hotels, factories, shops, and