Evocative Images of Lost Toronto

[thecharioteer]

Further to a discussion in "Then and Now" about telephones:

At the National Home Show 1956, telephones in every room:

1965:

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA
TORONTO, December 1944.

Serson Dr J R
291 Lake Shore rd.
1

(Yes, his 'phone No was 1! - Mimico/New Toronto)


Regards,
J T

 

[Urban Shocker]

Women were so clever in those days. They could cook and phone at the same time, and run up a little dress on a sewing machine and phone at the same time too!

 

[J T CUNNINGHAM]

J E (Holy Joe) Atkinson who's grasp on that "candle stick" telephone was as mighty & enduring as

his present grip upon today's Toronto Star.


Regards,
J T

 

[Long Island Mike]

Charioteer: The old Bell pictures of the lady operators remind me of Lily Tomlin doing "Ernestine"...

I remember that the Telephone is actually a Ontario,Canada invention - perfect for this topic historically...

LI MIKE

 

[thecharioteer]

Women were so clever in those days. They could cook and phone at the same time, and run up a little dress on a sewing machine and phone at the same time too!

Today they can drive SUV's, put on makeup and talk on the phone!

 

[fiendishlibrarian]

Women were so clever in those days. They could cook and phone at the same time, and run up a little dress on a sewing machine and phone at the same time too!

Whilst perusing Hemingway and Steinbeck, *and* gushing over Elvis Presley pics. Multi-tasking indeed.

 

[mattelderca]

Whilst perusing Hemingway and Steinbeck, *and* gushing over Elvis Presley pics. Multi-tasking indeed.

I wonder how much Meprobamate (Miltown) was dispensed during this period in Toronto?

 

[Earlscourt_Lad]

I wonder how much Meprobamate (Miltown) was dispensed during this period in Toronto?

From the look on her face, I'd say a quite a bit.

 

[thecharioteer]

I wonder how much Meprobamate (Miltown) was dispensed during this period in Toronto?

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meprobamate

By 1957, over 36 million prescriptions had been filled for meprobamate in the US alone, a billion pills had been manufactured, and it accounted for fully a third of all prescriptions written.

Remember, it wasn't easy being a housewife in the 50's:

...forced to make jello molds:

And ketchup-bean casseroles:

"Curious to know what you're looking at? It's a gigantic pot of beans that's been baked with Ketchup-glazed oranges and topped with a sprinkling of cloves for a surprise crunch. Let's not forget to balance that meal with celery, carrot sticks and a bundle of radishes.

After a long day of work, isn't that what every man hopes to come home to?"

 

[Mississauga Slim]

Ahhh, yes I remember those times! No, wait a minute . . . I don't. I think I was remembering some episodes of "Mad Men."

 

[thecharioteer]

A great picture on so many levels: the dog, the boy and most of all, the aviatrix Miss Cassidy:

 

[DRKSTR47]

Further to a discussion in "Then and Now" about telephones:

At the National Home Show 1956, telephones in every room:

1965:

Hooo Boy...... that Bell Ringing Machine would have the Steampunks creamin'................

 

[Goldie]

This grand old panorama of some of Toronto Island's residents (1921) is on display in an Island community centre

 

[thecharioteer]

Design for a Concert Hall (1893). Was it a proposal in a competition for Massey Hall (1894)? Seems too large for the Shuter site, but who knows. wwwebster?