This week in Ontario, Canada it’s ‘Heritage Week‘ and as a lover of history and keeping the past alive thru my little blog, I thought I would share some (just some, I have written TONS!) of my past posts I have done on Toronto (my adopted home) from the 1920s-1960s. Then stick around till the end for a fun video from the Archives of Ontario of 1960s Toronto.

Vintage Photo Tuesday: 1930’s Art Deco Toronto

Design Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange Vintage Art Deco Building
Source: Blog TO

The Biggest Rock n Roll Show of 1956 Performs at Maple Leaf Gardens.

1950s Vintge Photo of Bill Halley and the Comets 1956Performance at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada

The Canadian “Rosie the Riveter”-Veronica Foster, the Bren Gun Girl. MY TOP TORONTO BLOG POST!

Learn all about Veronica Foster, the Bren Gun Girl who lived and worked in Toronto helping out in the Homefront during WW2
Source: Library and Archives Canada

Vintage Glamour-The Historic Royal York Hotel, Toronto Canada

Vintage advertising / Vintage Travel Poster for the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Canada.
Source: Pinterest

The “Kitschy” 1950s Toronto Subway Song

Toronto Subway song 1950

Vintage Photo Tuesday: The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair

1920s Fashion-1920s Photo of a woman holding 3 cats in 1920s style at royal winter fair toronto

Ruth Lowe-The Canadian Gal Behind “I’ll Never Smile Again”

Vintage 1940s Photo of Ruth Lowe-The Canadian Gal Behind “I’ll Never Smile Again”

Happy 184th Birthday Toronto! Souvenirs of Toronto’s Past

Soldiers at Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Canada, which is showing the British film Balaclava (1928) after it was reissued as a talkie
Source: Wikimedia

Miss Toronto Pageant-The Early Days

1940s vintage photo of Miss Toronto 1946 in a 1940s Catalina swimsuit. Learn all about the Miss Toronto Pageant-The Early Days
Miss Toronto 1946

“Let’s Dance”: Palace Pier, Toronto Canada

Vintage Postcard of the Palace Pier dance hall in Toronto Canada.

‘Canada Dry’-Toronto’s Original Beverage and the Champagne of Ginger Ales

1940s Vintage Ad for Canada Dry Ginger Ale featuring an illustration of people enjoying the beach with a bottle of Ginger Ale.
Source: O Canada blog

Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion – A Grand Piece of Toronto History

Sunnyside Beach Pavilion Toronto

Not a blog post by the Vintage Inn, but I just HAD to share…

Do you love 1960s Fashions? 1960s Furniture Design? Then you MUST check out this cool video produced for the Ontario Department of Economics and Development. It showcases innovations in fashion and furniture design in Ontario. The video is hosted by Adrienne Clarkson, future governor general, and is set at Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto (a heritage site FYI).

OTHER TORONTO VINTAGE BLOG POSTS (not featured here):

I hope dear readers that you enjoyed viewing some of my past posts on Vintage Toronto. Happy Heritage Ontario Week (to those in Ontario who celebrate)!

Have a great week everyone!

Liz

4 Comments on Toronto, Canada, 1920s-1960s: Collection of Vintage Blog Posts

  1. Really enjoyed reading your post. I grew up in Toronto (Don Mills) but my father sold his business to an American company in Bristol, and we moved to the States in the fall of 1970. I did see the Beatles live in 1965, The Who and Led Zepplin twice, second time they were the first rock & roll band to play at the O’Keefe.
    My mother and father were involved in amateur theater and my mother both produced (with a friend Vera Miles) and acted in a series of plays performed at the Poor Alex. One of the plays she was in was A Taste Of Honey which she later produced and played the role of the mother in a national theater competition and she won best supporting actress and an award for producing the play. My father did the sound effects. She was in a number of plays over the years at the Poor Alex (the side kick to the Royal Alex where I did see “Hair”, nudity and all. I remember seeing Buddy Rich and his orchestra perform at the Royal York Hotel. My father used to see famous jazz musicians like Oscar Peterson for the price of a drink. I remember when Yorkville was just developing as a sort of Canadian alternate to New Yorks Greenwich Village. I sailed for 6 summers at the National Yacht Club and taught sailing one summer at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club where men had wear a suit and tie and women a dress on the ferry to get to the yacht club; don’t know if they still have the same rules.
    I’m amazed at how many Canadian actors, comedians and singers in the United States are Canadian; remarkable. With the way things are going down here I may be back. I live in Massachusetts in the southeast part not far from Cape Cod, lots of beautiful beaches and ocean. My mother’s name was Dorothy Spencer and my father’s was Geoffry Spencer.
    Your blog brought back a lot of memories, I’m going to save it so I can check back for more memories. Thank you.

    • Hi Wendy,

      Thank you so very much for sharing YOUR memories of your family and your time in Toronto. Incredible! I really enjoyed hearing about it all. This is why I write my blog, so that readers can share their memories about something I posted about.

      Fun fact, my parents saw Hair at the Royal Alex as well. Possibly the same time line. My mom still to this day talks about that nudity and how she was quite surprised lol!

      Please drop by again. I have been blogging for over 11 years, so I have LOTS of posts.

      Thanks again for commenting!

      Liz

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