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Market Tradition: Customers come from all over the city to shop at Sam Lunancsky's Augusta Fruit Market, which has been owned by his family for 60 years
Market Tradition: Customers come from all over the city to shop at Sam Lunancsky's Augusta Fruit Market, which has been owned by his family for 60 years

Market Tradition: Customers come from all over the city to shop at Sam Lunancsky's Augusta Fruit Market, which has been owned by his family for 60 years

Date7/5/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Market Tradition: Customers come from all over the city to shop at Sam Lunancsky's Augusta Fruit Market; which has been owned by his family for 60 years.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114030F
Looking it all over, shoppers search for the best at Kensington Market, a four-block stretch on Augusta Ave
Looking it all over, shoppers search for the best at Kensington Market, a four-block stretch on Augusta Ave
3/7/1972
Ripe with the smells, the sounds, the color and the feel of the old marketplaces of Middle Europe, Kensington Market radiates from Augusta Ave. - its (...)
Ripe with the smells, the sounds, the color and the feel of the old marketplaces of Middle Europe, Kensington Market radiates from Augusta Ave. - its (...)
6/21/1977
For 168 years there's been a market at Jarvis and Front-and no one would dream of doing away with its rich variety of produce and people. But the 72-y(...)
For 168 years there's been a market at Jarvis and Front-and no one would dream of doing away with its rich variety of produce and people. But the 72-y(...)
11/1/1971
Biggest fish in her shop on Augusta Ave
Biggest fish in her shop on Augusta Ave
3/31/1975
A Kensington market shopper ever since she came from England 27 years ago, Lily Upiter chooses apples in an outdoor store. She likes the market becaus(...)
A Kensington market shopper ever since she came from England 27 years ago, Lily Upiter chooses apples in an outdoor store. She likes the market becaus(...)
5/24/1972
St. lawrence market north building at Front and Jarvis across Front from the old main market. It replaces the Farmer's Mar- been in use only on Saturd(...)
St. lawrence market north building at Front and Jarvis across Front from the old main market. It replaces the Farmer's Mar- been in use only on Saturd(...)
2/12/1969
Statement of market fees received by the Chamberlain in the different years below stated, with the expense of collecting
Statement of market fees received by the Chamberlain in the different years below stated, with the expense of collecting
1848
Finned beauty: Gus Chappins, a fish and meat vendor at the market for 30 years, displays a prime barracuda
Finned beauty: Gus Chappins, a fish and meat vendor at the market for 30 years, displays a prime barracuda
12/7/1986
Kensington market has become the hub of Toronto's Portuguese colony
Kensington market has become the hub of Toronto's Portuguese colony
5/15/1969
Shoppers who want a buying expedition to be a colorful affair head for one of open air markets, of which Kensington Market is probably the most intere(...)
Shoppers who want a buying expedition to be a colorful affair head for one of open air markets, of which Kensington Market is probably the most intere(...)
4/23/1968
Women shopers at St. Lawrence Market. They realize fish is a budget wise buy for family
Women shopers at St. Lawrence Market. They realize fish is a budget wise buy for family
5/23/1969
Unique character: A traditional entry point for new immigrants, Kensington over the years has seen different ethnic cultures blend to give it its unique atmosphere
Unique character: A traditional entry point for new immigrants, Kensington over the years has seen different ethnic cultures blend to give it its unique atmosphere
7/5/1988