Showing posts with label Toronto Archvies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toronto Archvies. Show all posts

Monday, 27 August 2012

Vintage Wedding

Over the weekend I attended a gorgeous Scottish wedding at a beautiful historic house, which has inspired me to do a vintage wedding post. Enjoy!

Gord Walker's wedding St. Cuthbert's Church, Leaside,  1938

Saturday, 11 August 2012

Vintage Garbage

Some Torontonians are making a stink (pun!) about Mayor Ford's privatization of garbage collection in the city.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/clock-ticking-for-private-garbage-collector-to-clean-up-its-act/article4476163/

With this in mind I thought it would be fun to take a look back at the garbage of yore- how did our forefathers in Toronto deal with the perpetual problem of trash? Hint: they dealt with it with style.

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Beauty History- 1940s

Previously we looked at some photographs of the Miss Toronto beauty pageant from the 1930s. Now lets have a gander at some lovely girls from the 1940s!

Mayor Robert H. Saunders with first place winner Irene Ayers- 1946


Saturday, 7 April 2012

Easter Fashions

Are you going to church tomorrow? If so I hope you will be sporting a magnificent hat.