The Great Torontoist Pun Hunt: Downtown North
Two years ago, Torontoist found sixty-two businesses in Toronto with pun-y names—from Boulevard of Broken Seams (a clothing shop that did alterations) to The Pour House (a pub) to Hi Fi Fo Fum (a...
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Behind the Scenes of Pinewood Toronto Studios
Getting behind the gates of Pinewood Toronto Studios is kind of exactly like securing a golden admission ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Except instead of chocolate waterfalls, everlasting...
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With Funding in Place, MaRS Centre Phase 2 is a Go
The MaRS Centre Phase 2 construction site. Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/squirrel_brand/5670804907/in/photostream/"}squirrel brand{/a} from the {a...
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A Crash Course on Toronto’s Black Tuesday
We look back on Toronto's reaction to the 1929 stock market crash for tips on how to handle these times of economic upheaval. Bay Street, looking south from City Hall in 1929. City of Toronto Archives,...
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“Ladies Learning Code” Helping Women Crack the Coding Ceiling
Popular Toronto female-centric workshop busts myth that coding is only for guys, geeks. “I want to learn to code (a bit) and I want other ladies in #Toronto to join me. Anyone at #swtoronto know any...
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Vintage Toronto Ads: Twistercise with Toshiba
In the midst of the 1980s workout craze, why not exercise while making copies?Source: Time, September 24, 1984. In an era of popular workout programs from the likes of Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons, and...
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Vandalist: Luke, I Am Your Investment Banker
The Death Star isn't going to fund itself. BY: Unknown LOCATION: Financial District PHOTOS BY: Jason Cook FIELD NOTES: If you’re a regular reader of Vandalist, you know we love our puns. A lesser known...
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Historicist: Toronto’s Catholic Beer Baron
Eugene O'Keefe gets rich from the brewing industry and funds several Catholic institutions.The O’Keefe Brewery at Gould and Victoria. The Globe, June 8, 1895. Eugene O’Keefe took a somewhat...
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Historicist: Listen to Clairtone
The rise and fall of the stylish 1960s hi-fi manufacturer that launched the career of Peter Munk.Advertisement showing a Clairtone Project G2 stereo and colour TV, Chatelaine, October 1966. Hef had...
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Historicist: Taking the Plunge
The palatial steamer named Toronto launched in June 1898.Photo of the launching of the steamer Toronto, 1898, by William Thompson Freeland. From the Canadian Copyright Collection at the British Library...
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2010 Hero: Snakes & Lattes
Illustration by Matthew Daley/Torontoist. Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains—Toronto’s very best and very worst people, places, and things over the past twelve months....
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Historicist: Get Rid of Those Sideburns!
In the late 1960s, Toronto the Good finds itself in a hairy situation.False sideburns seen at the Clare Fuller Wig Show, September 17, 1968. York University Libraries, Clara Thomas Archives &...
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