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Dr. Gerry FitzGerald built a stable and lab at 145 Barton Ave. (Photo courtesy of James FitzGerald.) 2271A Bloor St. W Location of the Ramona Dance Gardens, situated on the second floor. Jacobi at her first retail store on Queen Street West. (Photo courtesy of Japanese Paper Place.) High Park United Church. (Photo courtesy of Toronto Archives.) Bruce McDougall lived with his family in an apartment on the third floor above a store on the southwest corner of Boustead and Roncesvalles Ave. (Photo from Google Maps.) Future gallery founder Robert McMichael took wedding photos for Lois and Charlie Broad in 1949. Helga Schuliakewich, far right, worked for Sam Sniderman at Sniderman’s Music Hall on College St. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Adam met and married Phyllis Darmatt in Toronto before returning to Britain for war service. The Bohemian Embassy was located at 7 St. Nicholas St. in the hay loft of a former livery building. Rudy Oravec, owner of Bloor Meat Market. (Photo courtesy of the family.) The CNE Grandstand was home to the RCMP Musical Ride. (Photo courtesy of the Toronto Archives.) The Farmerettes at Inniskillin. Sheila McIlraith is in the back row, far left. (Photo courtesy of Sheila.) Honey Dew drinks were a CNE experience. (Photo courtesy of Toronto Archives.) The Old Country Shop at 355 Roncesvalles opened in the early 1960’s. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Honest Ed's was located at the corner of Bathurst and Bloor St. for 68 years. Don Bunn while working with United Appeal (United Way) Adam Eckhardt trained as a navigator at Malton before joining the famous Polish Squadron 303. (Photo courtesy of the family) Nancy Jacobi grew up on Harcroft Road. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Aunt Jean immigrated from Jamaica to Toronto in the 1920s. A visit to High Park Public Library was a Saturday afternoon outing for Bruce McDougall in the 1950s. (Photo circa 1975 from Toronto Public Library Archives.) The church is still going strong. (Photo from Google.) Ingrid Shouldice went to work at Simpson's department store in 1968. (Photo courtesy of City of Toronto Archives.) Dr. Gerry FitzGerald in 1912. (Photo courtesy of James FitzGerald.) Bruce McDougall's sister in front of a home on Indian Rd. (Photo courtesy of the family.) The Runnymede Theatre Jerome McNicholl's aunts lived at 202 High Park Ave. (Photo courtesy of Toronto Archives.) 38 Glenlake Avenue, the home of Freda Johnston Dreany and her two children Alminta Dawson performing Above, William Moore drives a Model T, with wife Sarah Maria beside him and children Howard, Bessie and Eveline in the back. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Swansea Public School (Photo courtesy of Swansea Historical Society via Ontario Archives.) Ian Skelton in the 1970s Lois Broad with her husband when they were dating. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Life Drawing Class circa 1950s Artistic Glass occupied three store fronts, and the family lived above the business. (Photo courtesy of the family.) The Shell Tower once provided a sweeping view of the CNE. (Photo courtesy of Toronto Archives.) Nancy Jacobi teaching English in Japan, 1975. (Photo courtesy of Japanese Paper Place.) Sunnyside: On Lake Shore Blvd. from Parkside Dr. to Roncesvalles Ave. Ingrid's Grade 4 class photo, 1955. Joey Smallwood, Mary Louise Ashbourne's Father in-law Don Bunn (left) with his brother Syl as boys Johnming Mark's grandmother, right, ran a Parkdale laundry. Arnold Black with his girlfriend. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Steve Sromek and his restaurant sign at 41 Roncesvalles Ave. (Photo courtesy of the family.) The hill sloping down to Grenadier Pond in High Park. Mary Cupples' Grandad. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Loblaw's opened its first store in the Junction. Gil’s parents met in Toronto at his Aunt Jean's aunt's house and married soon after. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Kawun spent her formative years at 116 St. Clarens Ave. (Photo courtesy of the family.) The cottage on High Park Gardens no longer belongs to the church. (Photo from Google.) A Metro Toronto police car from the 1950s. A postcard illustration of Toronto’s Old City Hall. Dennis Avenue Public School, 17 Dennis Ave., York. Toronto's new Hospital for Sick Children, which opened in 1951. Credit: City of Toronto Archives. A Toronto Texaco station in the 1950s One of Lois Broad's five boys salutes outside the house at 31 Glendonwynne. Three horses helped Dr. Gerry FitzGerald develop a vaccine for diptheria. (Photo courtesy of James FitzGerald.) Young Freda, the sister of Lois. (Photo courtesy of the family.) William H. Moore and Sarah Maria Shepard were married Nov. 30, 1888. Bruce Cook A Disher Steel project in Kingston. Credit: Bill, age 3. (Photo courtesy of Bill.) Charles Hasted (Photo courtesy of the family.) Ruth Groome and her soon to be husband The High Park Mineral Baths in 1954. (Photo courtesy of Toronto Public Library, Baldwin Collection.) Men riding the trains during the depression (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.) Donna Jean McKinnon remembers the fashion shows at the CNE. (Photo courtesy of CNE Archives.) 31 Glendonwynne. Lois Broad used to lean out one of the second floor windows of the duplex apartment to tell kids across the street to go home. Don Cullen with class Biruté Galdikas was a pioneer of primate research. (Photo courtesy of Simon Fraser University.) The Dufferin Street Presbyterian Church closed in 1993. (Photo by Bob Krawczyk, courtesy of the Architectural Conservancy Toronto.) Josef Aigner first started making stained glass in his Palmerston Avenue apartment. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Unveiling Ceremony of George Uglow Pope Monument Bruce McDougall's sister in front of a home on Indian Rd. (Photo courtesy of the family. Howard Park School was a social learning experience for Nestor Repetski. (Photo courtesy of Friends of Roncesvalles Facebook.) Yorkdale Theatre circa 1960s The townhouse row on Langden Ave. was subsidized housing. After her curfew violation, Kawun's parents kept her indoors for a month. (Photo courtesy of the family.) The Lumb family performed at various locations around Toronto in the 1960s. Filomena and Antanas Galdikas with Biruté on a visit to High Park in Toronto. Sunnyside: A popular spot! A dozen minis for 15 cents! What a deal. (Photo courtesy of Toronto Archives.) Kirsten Gunter's apartment was above the Midtown Bakery across Bloor from Honest Ed's. Roland Groome (Photo courtesy of Ruth Groome.) Edde De Palma called his home El Capistrano. A story about "Skipper", William George Rowe, after he passed away in 1951. Lois and Charlie Broad in High Park. Both students at Humberside Collegiate, they met in their early teens. They married in 1949. Howard Moore’s wife Mildred modeling underwear on a Peerless box. (Photo courtesy of the family.) The windows at Ruth Frocks changed weekly. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Verna Van Sickle Elsie the Cow was a legend at the CNE. (Photo courtesy of the Toronto Archives.) Yorkville Library. In the early 20th century, people used to ski down slopes in High Park. (Photo courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.) Vernon Van Sickle, Founder of the Toronto Film Society CNE Food Building (Photo courtesy of Toronto Archives.) Mary Louise Ashbourne as a child Ingrid Shouldice's grandmother visiting from Austria. In the 1940s, TTC headquarters was located at the intersection of Yonge and Front. (Photo courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.) The Rondun Tavern was a legendary dive bar in the 1970s. (Photo from City of Toronto Archives.) Steve and his wife Helena kept the Sunnyview open during a power blackout in 1965 that paralyzed Toronto. (Photo courtesy of the family.) The Canadian Navy had an exhibit at the CNE in the 1950s. (Photo courtesy of Toronto Archives.) The homes at 79 and 81 Bellefair Ave were both built by William Moore. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Sam Sniderman’s record store was on the second floor at 714 College St. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Kawun's parents bought their house in 1949. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Jim Bunting, left. (Photo by Ron Bull courtesy of Toronto Star Archives.) Lois Broad's mother on her wedding day. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Ravina Gardens had a pool and a skating arena until 1961. Bruce McDougall has fond memories of riding his bike with friends in the 1950s. (Photo courtesy of the family.) Jane and her sister Virginia Fraser Michael Gillies and John Snyder at entrance of Book City Ingrid's father, a civil engineer, working at the desk he built. The West Toronto Masonic Temple is surrounded by mystery. (Photo from the temple's Facebook.) Eaton's Centre circa 1980s Bill Armstrong with his Dad in 1947. (Photo courtesy of Bill.)
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