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The Mayor of all the people - Nathan Phillips - turns 80 today
The Mayor of all the people - Nathan Phillips - turns 80 today

The Mayor of all the people - Nathan Phillips - turns 80 today

Date11/7/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Mayor of all the people - Nathan Phillips - turns 80 today. After 36 years in municipal affairs he'll not say who should be the next mayor. In his study, with many cartoons of him by The Star's Duncan Macpherson, he talks of his life now, 10 years after he left the City Hall he was responsible for building.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0073625F
The mayor of all the people'. Nathan Phillips, Toronto's colorful mayor from 1955 to 1962, died early today of heart failure. He was 83 and had been i(...)
The mayor of all the people'. Nathan Phillips, Toronto's colorful mayor from 1955 to 1962, died early today of heart failure. He was 83 and had been i(...)
4/17/1969
The Mayor of all the people, Nathan Phillips, wears a Masonic apron as he is surrounded by other mayors last night in Mount Sinai lodge. Around him ar(...)
The Mayor of all the people, Nathan Phillips, wears a Masonic apron as he is surrounded by other mayors last night in Mount Sinai lodge. Around him ar(...)
9/10/1974
Mayor of all the people and champion of the new City Hall, Nathan Phillips is congratulated by Governor-General Vanier who presented him with gold civ(...)
Mayor of all the people and champion of the new City Hall, Nathan Phillips is congratulated by Governor-General Vanier who presented him with gold civ(...)
9/14/1965
Bravest of the brave: Florence Britton, 80, clutched her framed color photograph of Terry Fox in Nathan Phillips Square yesterday at special memorial services attended by more than 1,500 people
Bravest of the brave: Florence Britton, 80, clutched her framed color photograph of Terry Fox in Nathan Phillips Square yesterday at special memorial services attended by more than 1,500 people
7/2/1981
It's light-up time. Gary Lehman, head of Electrical Contractors of Toronto, left, and Mayor Art Eggleton pull huge switch to turn on Christmas lights at Nathan Phillips Square last night
It's light-up time. Gary Lehman, head of Electrical Contractors of Toronto, left, and Mayor Art Eggleton pull huge switch to turn on Christmas lights at Nathan Phillips Square last night
11/25/1988
Mayor David Crombie's daughter Carrie, 11, wearing cast on her leg, presents a bouquet of flowers to the Queen today at Nathan Phillips Square at City(...)
Mayor David Crombie's daughter Carrie, 11, wearing cast on her leg, presents a bouquet of flowers to the Queen today at Nathan Phillips Square at City(...)
6/26/1973
Cheers and applause, led by Mayor Philip Givens and Metro chairman William Allen, rang out in Nathan Phillips Square today as the new $31 million City(...)
Cheers and applause, led by Mayor Philip Givens and Metro chairman William Allen, rang out in Nathan Phillips Square today as the new $31 million City(...)
9/13/1965
Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton follows as Prince Charles waves to crowd in Nathan Phillips Square today
Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton follows as Prince Charles waves to crowd in Nathan Phillips Square today
10/25/1991
Prince Philip shakes hands with former mayor Nathan Phillips June 23, 1973, while the Queen talks with Mayor David Crombie in Nathan Phillips Square d(...)
Prince Philip shakes hands with former mayor Nathan Phillips June 23, 1973, while the Queen talks with Mayor David Crombie in Nathan Phillips Square d(...)
6/26/1973
Ex-mayor gives a timely gift. Former Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips stands beside sundial he presented to the city yesterday in Nathan Phillips Square.(...)
Ex-mayor gives a timely gift. Former Toronto mayor Nathan Phillips stands beside sundial he presented to the city yesterday in Nathan Phillips Square.(...)
4/28/1969
Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square-the scene of a free rock concert two years ago that drew more than 9,000 people of all ages, but no Dennis Braithwaite
Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square-the scene of a free rock concert two years ago that drew more than 9,000 people of all ages, but no Dennis Braithwaite
9/20/1970
Police outnumber metro outside workers' pickets by better than two to one on chilly and nearly deserted Nathan Phillips square today, All days off for(...)
Police outnumber metro outside workers' pickets by better than two to one on chilly and nearly deserted Nathan Phillips square today, All days off for(...)
11/5/1966