Vintage Toronto

onomatopoeia · Monday at 4:31 PM

I wanted to get to Old City Hall, by walking around the Eaton Centre, the Minotaur maze to City Hall. It was a whole lot easier to just walk through the middle.

I'm going to win prizes in a trivia game tonight, provided that it's not 'kid stuff' multiple choice trivia; they might stand a chance in that.

The Oracle · Monday at 11:33 PM

Gord Martineau, anchorman for City-TV's Citypulse News, in the late 1980s.

The Oracle · Monday at 11:36 PM

A Metro Toronto police car in the 1970s

The Oracle · Monday at 11:38 PM

Ontario Place in 1971

The Oracle · Tuesday at 12:38 AM

Baldy Chard, working the door of the Gerrard House Tavern, December 31, 1974. Undoubtedly the toughest bouncer in Toronto's history, Chard also had quite the record as a former boxer, having over 30 fights from 1945-48 and a famous bare knuckle fight in the city's west end in 1965 that lasted for almost an hour against Canadian heavyweight champion James J. Parker

unassuming · Thursday at 12:59 PM

Cumberland 4 Theatre in Yorkville, closed in 2012, frequented it a lot.

unassuming · Thursday at 1:01 PM

The Oracle said:
Baldy Chard, working the door of the Gerrard House Tavern, December 31, 1974. Undoubtedly the toughest bouncer in Toronto's history, Chard also had quite the record as a former boxer, having over 30 fights from 1945-48 and a famous bare knuckle fight in the city's west end in 1965 that lasted for almost an hour against Canadian heavyweight champion James J. Parker

Knew a guy who grew up in Cabbage Town , told me about this legendry fight, only he said it lasted hours!

unassuming · 2026-11-14T02:39:44-0500

1970
I do not recall where on Yonge St. this location is, I remember the 3 stores, Classic Book Shop, Suede City and Evangeline.
Anyone know where on Yonge street this is?