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Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.
Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.

Labor of love: Pamella Amster and Gerald Beeston, owners of After Dark, started their specialty store because We used to go to video stores and we used to get angry because there weren't any videos that we liked, Amster says.

Date1/29/1989
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X-rated video crackdown. Peel police have warned seven stores selling sexually explicit videos, including pleasure Palace Video on Lakeshore Rd. E. in(...)
9/18/1991
Quality fare: Hy Sarick, who co-owns The Children's Book Store Audio and Video store, has no fear that videos will drive kids away from books.
Quality fare: Hy Sarick, who co-owns The Children's Book Store Audio and Video store, has no fear that videos will drive kids away from books.
11/30/1988
Mike Pilon: The owner of Oshawa's National Home Video stores objects to a court decision ruling 11 films were obscene and must be removed from stores
Mike Pilon: The owner of Oshawa's National Home Video stores objects to a court decision ruling 11 films were obscene and must be removed from stores
10/31/1983
We used to drive downtown to do our shopping, says architect and planner Blandford Gates, with his wife Marja, left, and daughter Niina, 12, right, chatting at the corner store with Sharon Vignjevic. Then we noticed that when we needed winter goods, the d
We used to drive downtown to do our shopping, says architect and planner Blandford Gates, with his wife Marja, left, and daughter Niina, 12, right, chatting at the corner store with Sharon Vignjevic. Then we noticed that when we needed winter goods, the d
2/8/1978
The body of murdered store clerk Horacio (Ross) Diogo, 27, is removed from Becker's milk store where he was shot last month during a robbery that was filmed on the store's surveillance video
The body of murdered store clerk Horacio (Ross) Diogo, 27, is removed from Becker's milk store where he was shot last month during a robbery that was filmed on the store's surveillance video
3/4/1993
Your Life: Art Collins, former president of Foster Advertising, watches the personalized video that was custom made for his retirement party. This video and others like it are the creation of Bob Pomerantz, who has formed a company called Your Life Productions. The videos are commissioned by either a company or family.
Your Life: Art Collins, former president of Foster Advertising, watches the personalized video that was custom made for his retirement party. This video and others like it are the creation of Bob Pomerantz, who has formed a company called Your Life Productions. The videos are commissioned by either a company or family.
10/7/1988
Interviewer extraordinaire Denise Donlon, 36, now picks what videos get on the air
Interviewer extraordinaire Denise Donlon, 36, now picks what videos get on the air
1/14/1993
Love of obscure: If it's weird you're after, check out David Kiner's Outer Limits video store
Love of obscure: If it's weird you're after, check out David Kiner's Outer Limits video store
10/20/1988
In business: Owens of adult video stores say they can safely offer films that aren't violent or degrading
In business: Owens of adult video stores say they can safely offer films that aren't violent or degrading
2/27/1992
Brian Meizack's Bestsellers stores deal exclusively in the top selections in books, music and video, changing the stock on a weekly basis.
Brian Meizack's Bestsellers stores deal exclusively in the top selections in books, music and video, changing the stock on a weekly basis.
2/17/1992
Video - Stores
Video - Stores
3/3/1988
Bud Lambert: Blind store owner is helped by his dog Spike at Oshawa video store
Bud Lambert: Blind store owner is helped by his dog Spike at Oshawa video store
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