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The great Hippie Hostel debate goes on, Asking Board of Control to be a good Samaritan Alderman Horace Brown today renewed plea to turn a Portland St. firehall into a hippie hostel
The great Hippie Hostel debate goes on, Asking Board of Control to be a good Samaritan Alderman Horace Brown today renewed plea to turn a Portland St. firehall into a hippie hostel

The great Hippie Hostel debate goes on, Asking Board of Control to be a good Samaritan Alderman Horace Brown today renewed plea to turn a Portland St. firehall into a hippie hostel

Date9/4/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: The great Hippie Hostel debate goes on; Asking Board of Control to be a good Samaritan Alderman Horace Brown today renewed plea to turn a Portland St. firehall into a hippie hostel.
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Saturday night in hippie haven was a swinging affair as the new residents of the newly-opened hippie hostel on Spadina Road gathered in the living roo(...)
Saturday night in hippie haven was a swinging affair as the new residents of the newly-opened hippie hostel on Spadina Road gathered in the living roo(...)
1/1/1968
Smokey and the chair: A hippie, identified only as Smokey, refuses to vacate Mayor Dennison's chair in protest against not being heard by Board of Control
Smokey and the chair: A hippie, identified only as Smokey, refuses to vacate Mayor Dennison's chair in protest against not being heard by Board of Control
8/30/1967
Patricia Whitehead, who operates a youth hostel in an old firehall, chats with Erico Grossi, one of 130 homeless boys taken under her wing
Patricia Whitehead, who operates a youth hostel in an old firehall, chats with Erico Grossi, one of 130 homeless boys taken under her wing
12/2/1968
Conservative changes: Gord Martineau, who once favored a 'hippie' image, has taken a conservative turn in dressing for his job as anchorman for City-TV's Citypulse News
Conservative changes: Gord Martineau, who once favored a 'hippie' image, has taken a conservative turn in dressing for his job as anchorman for City-TV's Citypulse News
9/24/1981
Prince Philip goes to jail, Escorted by Bruce MacLock, national director of Canadian Youth Hostels, Prince Philip (right) emerges from Ottawa's centur(...)
Prince Philip goes to jail, Escorted by Bruce MacLock, national director of Canadian Youth Hostels, Prince Philip (right) emerges from Ottawa's centur(...)
8/2/1973
Holding fast: Alexander, a Buddhist monk, goes through Day 17 of a hunger strike yesterday, protesting conditions at Toronto's Seaton House hostel for men
Holding fast: Alexander, a Buddhist monk, goes through Day 17 of a hunger strike yesterday, protesting conditions at Toronto's Seaton House hostel for men
10/22/1992
They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
3/10/1982
Hostel is no home for her family, Mrs. Deryck Hutchison said today, then collapsed in tears. She and her three children, Adrian, 8, Alison, 5, and Val(...)
Hostel is no home for her family, Mrs. Deryck Hutchison said today, then collapsed in tears. She and her three children, Adrian, 8, Alison, 5, and Val(...)
8/4/1967
Debbie brill emerged from hippie commune in British Columbia to pick up what once was one of Canada's most promising track and field careers. She got (...)
Debbie brill emerged from hippie commune in British Columbia to pick up what once was one of Canada's most promising track and field careers. She got (...)
9/7/1972
Inspecting the hippie Haven which she helped to set up, writer June Callwood and her son Barney Frayne (centre), 19, who supervises the centre for hom(...)
Inspecting the hippie Haven which she helped to set up, writer June Callwood and her son Barney Frayne (centre), 19, who supervises the centre for hom(...)
2/23/1968
Stripes forever: Above, Anna Sui's nouvelle hippie wears striped tank dress with slits, slashed maxi vest, knit cap and chunky accessories
Stripes forever: Above, Anna Sui's nouvelle hippie wears striped tank dress with slits, slashed maxi vest, knit cap and chunky accessories
11/5/1992
Bad trip, Iggy Pop says when his first band, The Stooges appeared in 1969, they were every hippie's worst nightmare
Bad trip, Iggy Pop says when his first band, The Stooges appeared in 1969, they were every hippie's worst nightmare
3/19/1987