narduch
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There is joke about the Family Day holiday we now get: Family day use to be every Sunday. That's when you would get to together for family gatherings. Sunday shopping killed that.
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What I Miss About Toronto In 60's
- Thread starter lrookies
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W. K. Lis
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In the 1960's, as a teenager, we rode our bicycles in the "wrong" direction of one-way streets. Even passing police cars, no hassle. "Stop" signs were for motor vehicles, not bicycles. Helmets? What for?
The bad part was the sewer grates were parallel to the curb, catching tires sometimes. I think it was in the 1980's that the herringbone design started to appear to fix that problem. In the meantime, they sometimes would twist the sewer grates so that they were right angles to the curb.
The bad part was the sewer grates were parallel to the curb, catching tires sometimes. I think it was in the 1980's that the herringbone design started to appear to fix that problem. In the meantime, they sometimes would twist the sewer grates so that they were right angles to the curb.
Admiral Beez
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lrookies
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Let us not forget the lighter traffic thru the streets of Toronto in the 1960'.
W. K. Lis
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No such thing as TicketMaster!
You actually had to get down to Maple Leaf Gardens and buy tickets for cash... and actually get them.
You actually had to get down to Maple Leaf Gardens and buy tickets for cash... and actually get them.
Humpday
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Diana Sweets and the Arcade on Yonge. The Savarin on Bay. Oh... and the train to Alliston.
W. K. Lis
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Movie theaters within walking distance of home.
Parkdale, Brighton, Revue, Runnymede, Odeon, Humber, University, Hollywood, Nortown, Uptown, etc.
Parkdale, Brighton, Revue, Runnymede, Odeon, Humber, University, Hollywood, Nortown, Uptown, etc.
lrookies
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-Honest Ed's
-7 Digit Phone Numbers
-45's and the centre pieces for the record player to hold them on the turntable
-Parkettes that popped up in neighbourhoods downtown
-Swimming at the "Y" (Bloor and Spadina)
-Of course, the British Invasion...The Beatles, Rolling Stones, etc
-Does anyone remember answering your phone with "I Listen to Chum" ?
-7 Digit Phone Numbers
-45's and the centre pieces for the record player to hold them on the turntable
-Parkettes that popped up in neighbourhoods downtown
-Swimming at the "Y" (Bloor and Spadina)
-Of course, the British Invasion...The Beatles, Rolling Stones, etc
-Does anyone remember answering your phone with "I Listen to Chum" ?
lrookies
New Member
OH MY! The money I spent at the Arcade on Yonge Street...
lrookies
New Member
I should mention the places of my education:
-Huron Street Public School, kindergarten to Grade 6
-Jesse Ketchum School Grades 7 and 8
-Jarvis Collegiate Grades 9-12
Oh and the Toronto Island Science School 1 week in March, 1966
-Huron Street Public School, kindergarten to Grade 6
-Jesse Ketchum School Grades 7 and 8
-Jarvis Collegiate Grades 9-12
Oh and the Toronto Island Science School 1 week in March, 1966
W. K. Lis
Superstar
I remember getting (AKA buying) from my local Loblaws store, each of the volumes of the Golden Book Encyclopedia. That got me serious about reading by age nine or ten.
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old boy
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I read these before sleeping every night. Nice memory, W.K. Lis.
Johnny Au
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These books look fun. Too bad no new editions were printed even a decade before Wikipedia's establishment.I remember getting (AKA buying) from my local Loblaws store, each of the volumes of the Golden Book Encyclopedia. That got me serious about reading by age nine or ten.
W. K. Lis
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Even The Encyclopædia Britannica is no longer printing sets. The last edition was in 2010. Would be going to read a volume or parts of a volume at the library, as a kid. Helped a lot with my homework.
Only available online at this link.
Only available online at this link.
lrookies
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Didnt Loblaws offer a volume each week...discounted if you bought groceries there...or am I mis remembering?