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Toronto newspaper headlines of the 1980s

April 27, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Village Theatre on Spadina Road—Toronto

April 21, 2015 johndougtaylor

The Village Theatre at 418 Spadina Road in Forest Hill Village (Spadina Village) was a gem in the heart of a small business community that

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Toronto’s old Shea’s Victoria Theatre

April 17, 2015 johndougtaylor

Shea’s Victoria Theatre in 1955. Photo from the Baldwin Collection, Toronto Reference Library S 1-3287 In the early decades of the 20th century, the name

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Toronto’s newspapers 1970s

April 11, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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Toronto’s 1960s newspapers-“Man on the Moon”

April 5, 2015 johndougtaylor

The moon landing in July 1969, was the most important news story of the final year of the tumultuous 1960s. It was the dawn of

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Headlines in Toronto’s newspapers in the 1960s

April 1, 2015 johndougtaylor

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

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