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The man who ringed the world with hotels, 82-year-old Conrad Hilton, arrived in Toronto yesterday for a quick, one-day trip that could result in a $45(...)
The man who ringed the world with hotels, 82-year-old Conrad Hilton, arrived in Toronto yesterday for a quick, one-day trip that could result in a $45(...)

The man who ringed the world with hotels, 82-year-old Conrad Hilton, arrived in Toronto yesterday for a quick, one-day trip that could result in a $45(...)

Date4/8/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: The man who ringed the world with hotels, 82-year-old Conrad Hilton, arrived in Toronto yesterday for a quick, one-day trip that could result in a $45 million Hilton on the south side of Queen St., opposite City Hall. Toronto, says the six-foot-two multi-millionaire, excites him.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0055049F
Conrad Hilton had a dream, he said during his recent one-day trip to Toronto, that one day he would build a great hotel here. He's teamed up with a lo(...)
Conrad Hilton had a dream, he said during his recent one-day trip to Toronto, that one day he would build a great hotel here. He's teamed up with a lo(...)
4/11/1968
B/W postcard depicting a sketch of a hotel by artist Christian Saboe, with caption at the botto ...
Edgewater Hotel
Approximately 1945
B/W photo postcard depicting the exterior of two adjacent homes. The caption states, "Chateau T ...
Chateau Tourist Home
Approximately 1925
While downtown inns suffer through a drastic slump, hotels on Airport and Dixon Rds. are still mostly making money. Dennis Buchanan manages the Hilton, one of 13 hotels along the so-called strip.
While downtown inns suffer through a drastic slump, hotels on Airport and Dixon Rds. are still mostly making money. Dennis Buchanan manages the Hilton, one of 13 hotels along the so-called strip.
3/19/1976
Golden fingers. E. Dee Gold's been playing piano and singing in the Airport Hilton Hotel's Candelelight Room for eight years. Yesterday, she celebrate(...)
Golden fingers. E. Dee Gold's been playing piano and singing in the Airport Hilton Hotel's Candelelight Room for eight years. Yesterday, she celebrate(...)
3/27/1979
The chief engineer of the Toronto Airport Hilton Hotel, Dennis Potter, shows his bed-making skill on a weekend when about 40 of the hotel's 225 jobs were unfilled and a convention was blooked in
The chief engineer of the Toronto Airport Hilton Hotel, Dennis Potter, shows his bed-making skill on a weekend when about 40 of the hotel's 225 jobs were unfilled and a convention was blooked in
10/21/1974
Piping in chinese new year, Lleutenant-Governor Hal Jackman meets Hilton Leung, left, and Marcus Lem who piped in the Year of the Monkey at yesterday'(...)
Piping in chinese new year, Lleutenant-Governor Hal Jackman meets Hilton Leung, left, and Marcus Lem who piped in the Year of the Monkey at yesterday'(...)
2/29/1992
Royal Romanian welcome. Georgette Vujcuf curtsies as she meets Queen Anne of Romania and King Michael at Toronto's Hilton hotel. The royal couple arrived yesterday
Royal Romanian welcome. Georgette Vujcuf curtsies as she meets Queen Anne of Romania and King Michael at Toronto's Hilton hotel. The royal couple arrived yesterday
3/26/1992
The new Miss CNE, Winning over 82 other Ontario contestants, 17-year-old Janet Kennedy of Elliot Lake yesterday was named Miss CNE. Among her prizes are $1,000 and Vancouver trip
The new Miss CNE, Winning over 82 other Ontario contestants, 17-year-old Janet Kennedy of Elliot Lake yesterday was named Miss CNE. Among her prizes are $1,000 and Vancouver trip
8/14/1975
Tom Crewe, 82, who has played Santa Claus in Cabbagetown for 45 years, has his hands full as Nicole Jones, 4, and her sisters Cementa, 4 months, and S(...)
Tom Crewe, 82, who has played Santa Claus in Cabbagetown for 45 years, has his hands full as Nicole Jones, 4, and her sisters Cementa, 4 months, and S(...)
12/7/1991
Man of means: Conrad Black enjoys the $3 million house he built in Toronto (above) and has passion for cars
Man of means: Conrad Black enjoys the $3 million house he built in Toronto (above) and has passion for cars
10/4/1982
Dr. John J. Slavens, 82, is proud of having the body of a 35-year-old man and he drives it hard. As well as two days' practice as a pediatrician he makes house calls four days a week. Retirement is not only deadly, He says, it's a waste.
Dr. John J. Slavens, 82, is proud of having the body of a 35-year-old man and he drives it hard. As well as two days' practice as a pediatrician he makes house calls four days a week. Retirement is not only deadly, He says, it's a waste.
7/27/1989