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Toronto’s memory Lane- the Eaton’s Santa Claus Parade

November 15, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

                   The Santa Claus float at the parade on November 17, 1956.                           Photo from City of Toronto Archives,  Series 1465, S0975, File 2306,

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VE DAY IN TORONTO ON 8 MAY 1945, AT THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

November 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

 The following excerpt is from the novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” a story about a Toronto family struggling to cope with the horrors of the war

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CELEBRATIONS IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO AT THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

November 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The following excerpt is from “Arse Over Teakettle,” a story about a family struggling to cope with the difficulties of the war years in Toronto.

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MEMORIES OF THE DAY THE SECOND WORLD WAR ENDED

November 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

  The veterans of the Second World War are diminishing in numbers, are are those who remember the day the war ended. When victory in

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Proud of Toronto? Check out the award nominated book, “The Villages Within.”

November 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

  “The Villages Within,” nominated for the 2011 Toronto Heritage Awards, is an unabashed promotion of the merits of Toronto. Its cover depicts a 1920s

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Graphic description of Yonge Street in 1921, Toronto

November 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The novel “There Never Was A Better Time” is a story of two young brothers, Jack and Ernie, who arrive in Toronto in 1921 as

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THE SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE AT METROPOLITAN UNITED

November 8, 2011 johndougtaylor

        On November 6, 2011, Remembrance Sunday throughout Canada, the congregation at Metropolitan United on Queen Street East, awaited the arrival of

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Memories of Remembrance Day in 1945

November 8, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

I was a young boy when the Second World War ended. However, I remember the event vividly, and easily recall the celebratory bonfires that lit

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A CANADIAN IN PORTUGAL ON HALLOWEEN

October 28, 2011 johndougtaylor

Being in the Algarve in the south of Portugal during the latter days of October, the scene that presents itself is vastly different to Toronto.

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A SHORT STORY ABOUT CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN DURING TORONTO’S YESTERYEAR

October 25, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

      The following Halloween story is contained in the novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” a tale about a young boy growing up in post-war

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