Originally published as a “Historicist” column on Torontoist on July 4, 2015. The Enterprise, July 13, 1966. “Sex-and-snacks draw fire.” “Bra and bottles litter lawns.” “North York fear…| Jamie Bradburn's Tales of Toronto
As Cumberland Terrace’s days wind down, this post will mix old and new material about a complex that sometimes felt lost in time. The Nicest Way From Yonge to Bay for the Holidays Originally …| Jamie Bradburn's Tales of Toronto
Originally published as a Historicist column on Torontoist on September 28, 2015. William Lyon Mackenzie King, September 8, 1925. City of Toronto Archives, Globe and Mail fonds, Fonds 1266, Item 62…| Jamie Bradburn's Tales of Toronto
Based on a portion of a post published on Torontoist on October 9, 2007. North Toronto Herald, May 27, 1955. The June 9, 1955 provincial election was a landslide for Premier Leslie Frost’s Pr…| Jamie Bradburn's Tales of Toronto
Originally published as a “Historicist” column on Torontoist on August 21, 2010. Markham Street with Mirvish Village signs, circa 1982. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 6, Item 11. In one of his autobiographies, “Honest Ed” Mirvish noted that he “never intended to install an artists’ colony on Markham Street….Like most things I’ve gotten … Continue reading "A Village Grows on Markham Street"| Jamie Bradburn's Tales of Toronto