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Tag: Toronto history

My Favorite Vintage Pinterest Content-Feb/Early March Edition

Opps I did it again, I missed a few months of sharing my favorite things from Pinterest with you (I been so busy lately). Well don’t fear friends, all my favorite vintage images, vintage outfits and other vintage goodies are here today for your viewing pleasure.

Lets spy on my online finds….


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Collection of Vintage Images, Advertisements, Fashons and more as seen on Pinterest

1950s vintage photo of three women in 1950s fashions.

I recently stumbled up this fantastic set of vintage booklets every college student at Oregon State College (now University) in Corvallis would have needed to know, on where to go, what to do and how to behave in the 1930’s and 1940’s. I especially adore the “Save your Blushes. A guide to Campus Etiquette”. Which features info about table manners, dating, gossip, living with others, bad language, smoking, parties, and everything that comes up in college (in 1939).

Further Reading: Vintage School Posts 1920s-1960s (archived blog posts)

Meet the “Electronic Wonder-Bertie the Brain”, arguably the world’s first arcade game, at the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in 1950.

Further Reading:

Bertie the Brain, arguably the world's first arcade game, at the CNE in 1950.
Source: BlogTO

Also at the CNE Grounds in 1954, the Famous ‘Striporama’!

1950s vintage photo of the Striporama, Burlesque show at the Toronto CNE in 1954.
Source: CNE Heritage

The ‘Apron Club’. And on a personal level, I need to join this club. I have so many vintage aprons that I have collected over the years I need to show them off to someone. Where is my time machine?

BTW…Make sure you check out my blog post on School Clubs HERE.

Vintage Photo..The Apron Club..1950's Original Photo, Old Photo Snapshot, Vernacular Found, Americana Everyday Life
Source: Pinterest

Last week I attended an event at City Hall all about a top-secret munitions plant during WW2 outside the city limits of Toronto in the rural community of Scarborough called GECO. 17,000 women worked there during the war and the fantastic Barbara Dickson has spent years writing a book all about these “Bomb Girls” of Toronto (avail for purchase). It was an extremely interesting event and I look forward to reading more about these woman.

Below is an image of ‘Miss GECO Finalist Phyllis Topping’ (I’m going to guess that is the first woman).

Check out my blog post on the GECO Women HERE.

GECO-Toronto Bomb Girls Miss GECO
Source: Barbara Dickson

Milk does a body good 🙂 Toronto Mayor Hiram E. McCallum and Ice Follies performers drink milk at civic reception, Old City Hall. LOVE those leopard print jackets!

1950s vintage photo: Toronto Mayor Hiram E. McCallum and Ice Follies performers drink milk at civic reception, Old City Hall. LOVE those leopard print jackets!
Source: Historicist

Mandatory reading for some of the women in college in the 1940s: A Vintage 1940s Secretary School Books Set Of Two 1942 Typewriting Technique And 1943 Secretarial Practice For Colleges.

Vintage 1940s Secretary School Books Set Of Two 1942 Typewriting Technique And 1943 Secretarial Practice For Colleges Mad Men Office
Source: Etsy

Looking for the next vintage outfit? Here is a collection of goodies I have pinned recently.

1940s peplum dress with Horses, Elephants and Soldiers. I would LOVE to know the history on this piece.

1940s peplum vintage dress novelty -1940s fashion.
Etsy-FabGabs

Spring is around the corner and this 1930s vintage gown would be perfect to ring in that special day. Isn’t it gorgeous?!

1930s fashion: Vintage 1930s Bias Cut Floral Silk Gown Backless Maxi Dress
Source: The Best vintage Clothing

Vintage 1950’s dress …stunning FRANK STARR ORIGINAL.

1950s Fashion: Vintage 1950's dress ...stunning FRANK STARR ORIGINAL
Source: Pinterest

I LOVE this 1950s sweater top and skirt combo and I wish it was in my size. Perfect for a night out.

1950s fashion: 1950's Wool and Angora Striped Sweater Set Top and Pencil Skirt
Source: Etsy-Atomicblondevintage

I just finished watching Season 2 of ‘Agent Carter’ and this 1940s dress reminds me of something she would wear.

1940s Fashion: Vintage 1940's Dress // 30s 40s Hot Pink Bombshell Rayon Dress with Rhinestone Studded Appliqués
Source: Etsy-TrueValueVintage

And there we have it friends, some of favorite vintage Pinterest pins from the last 2 ‘ish’ months.

Did you have a favorite from the batch posted here?

Further Reading:

Liz

Vintage Images Of Toronto Christmas Seasons

We are deep into the Holiday season right now and now that I’m not stuck in bed with the cold, I can finish my shopping and get some presents wrapped (thank goodness, I was so far behind).

For today’s post I wanted to share with my readers images of  what the Christmas season looked like in Toronto in years gone by, particularly 1960s and older.

vintage Christmas TTC Ad
Vintage TTC Ad. Source: Blog TO

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Vintage Images Of Toronto Christmas Seasons

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Christmas Fleet 1956 outside of the CNE Prince’s Gates.

1950s Vintage Photo: T.T.C. Christmas Fleet, G.M.C. TDH 4512 buses and 1 Can-Car trolley coach. Photo taken at C.N.E. Prince's Gates, [Toronto, Ont.] Dec. 16, 1956.
Source: Archives Canada

The hustle and bustle of the season at shopping malls is not just a modern-day issue. This image from downtown Toronto in 1935 shows you the traffic jams that have been going on for days leading up to Christmas.

Looking south on Yonge St, opposite centre line of Trinity Square; like this from Queen St, to Dundas, every afternoon for days before Christmas; 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 24, 1935, (Traffic Study Department)
Source: Toronto Archives

1920s St. Lawrence Market building all decked out for Christmas.

1920s vintage photo of St. Lawrence Market building all decked out for Christmas.
Source: Toronto Archives

City Hall Christmas Tree in the 1950s (now called ‘Old City Hall’). Residents of Toronto will notice the ‘Eaton store’ in the background. This is now a mall called ‘Toronto Eaton Center’ but no longer holds an Eaton store.

1950s vintage photo: City Hall Christmas Tree in the 1950s (now called 'Old City Hall'). Residents of Toronto will notice the 'Eaton store' in the background
Source: Toronto Archives

Christmas light tour circa 1950s.

1950s vintage photo Toronto christmas lights tour featuring a 1950s bus taking people to look at lights.
Source: Toronto Archives

Toronto annual Santa Claus Parade (see Blog post HERE).

1950s vintage photo of a float in the Toronto Santa Claus parade in 1956. The float features ladies on sleds with snowman and the queen or princess of the parade.
Source: Toronto Archives

December 23rd, 1930-Childrens Christmas Party via the Lions Club. Can someone explain why there are kids dressed as clowns in the crowd?

1930s Vintage Photo: December 23rd, 1930-Childrens Christmas Party via the Lions Club.
Source: Toronto Archives

Snapshot of what was under the Christmas Tree at Miss Marjorie Lang’s home in 1930s Toronto.

1930s vintage photo: Snapshot of what was under the Christmas Tree at Miss Marjorie Lang's home in 1930s Toronto.
Source: Toronto Archives

Christmas windows at one of the big department stores in Toronto (either Simpsons, or Eatons. I believe Simpsons).

Vintage image of people looking at a Christmas window display at either Simpsons or Eatons.

Christmas Carols for everyone! Wanting to make sure that everyone remembered their carols, the Toronto Telegram inserted the below leaflet into their paper for their readers to have (circa 1960s).

1960s christmas carols vintage paper insert Toronto
Source: Etsy-UNSC2

Santa’s helpers are everywhere, like on airplanes (Trans Canada Airlines to be exact) taking the first consignment airmail from Toronto to Winnipeg in 1939.

1930s vintage photo: First consignment of airmail flown by Trans-Canada Air Lines from Toronto to Winnipeg with Santa making the delivery.
Source: Archives Canada

Family in Toronto unwrapping their Christmas presents in 1953 (notice the vintage Archies and Krazy Kat comics? ohhh want!).

1950s vintage photo: Family in Toronto unwrapping their Christmas presents in 1953 (notice the vintage Archies and Krazy Kat comics?
Source: Flickr-pjs_deceased

And there you have a snapshot into what Toronto looked like during Christmas of times gone by. I hope you enjoyed taking a peek into another view of the city I live in.

Further Reading:

Liz 🙂