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Left, investment company president Vittorio Biasi and real estate tycoon Sis Bunting Weld enjoy the festivities.
Left, investment company president Vittorio Biasi and real estate tycoon Sis Bunting Weld enjoy the festivities.

Left, investment company president Vittorio Biasi and real estate tycoon Sis Bunting Weld enjoy the festivities.

Date12/15/1986
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0125425F
Maple Leaf: George Stanley, designer of the flag, promotes Canada Day festivities in Toronto
Maple Leaf: George Stanley, designer of the flag, promotes Canada Day festivities in Toronto
6/26/1990
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
12/29/1977
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
5/27/1971
Developer Victor Biasi, left, and consultant Robert Saunderson look over plans for occupancy of Gloucester Mews, located at Gloucester and Yonge Sts.
Developer Victor Biasi, left, and consultant Robert Saunderson look over plans for occupancy of Gloucester Mews, located at Gloucester and Yonge Sts.
7/20/1977
The cheery wood-burning stove adds to the heated activity in Vittorio Masi's new restaurant.
The cheery wood-burning stove adds to the heated activity in Vittorio Masi's new restaurant.
11/22/1988
Bob Owen: Real estate should be full-time occupation, Toronto Real Estate Board spokesman says.
Bob Owen: Real estate should be full-time occupation, Toronto Real Estate Board spokesman says.
12/22/1981
Bosley Real Estate's David Sutherland: He has been selling real estate for 25 years and considers 1983 an extremely good year
Bosley Real Estate's David Sutherland: He has been selling real estate for 25 years and considers 1983 an extremely good year
8/23/1983
New management: Erivan Haub, left, the West German grocery tycoon who controls A and P, says he plans to put his merchandising expertise to work in his newly acquired Dominion stores
New management: Erivan Haub, left, the West German grocery tycoon who controls A and P, says he plans to put his merchandising expertise to work in his newly acquired Dominion stores
2/13/1985
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
9/10/1971
New owner of Batterwood, the estate of the late Governor-General Vincent Massey, is Louis Robert Marten, a former $23-a-week grocery clerk who owns $4,000,000 worth of real estate, including these $600,000 apartments
New owner of Batterwood, the estate of the late Governor-General Vincent Massey, is Louis Robert Marten, a former $23-a-week grocery clerk who owns $4,000,000 worth of real estate, including these $600,000 apartments
9/30/1969
Dr. Charles King: Atlanta man who holds seminars on racism says the real enemy remains the bankers, the real estate people, the school board folks - all who keep black people out of the mainstream.
Dr. Charles King: Atlanta man who holds seminars on racism says the real enemy remains the bankers, the real estate people, the school board folks - all who keep black people out of the mainstream.
3/29/1988
Your friendly neighborhood restaurant is beginning to get squeezed by the big fast-food chains, says veteran real estate specialist Danny Givalas, above. Givalas has worked for the Johnny Longo real estate agency, on Danforth Ave. near Coxwell Ave., for 2
Your friendly neighborhood restaurant is beginning to get squeezed by the big fast-food chains, says veteran real estate specialist Danny Givalas, above. Givalas has worked for the Johnny Longo real estate agency, on Danforth Ave. near Coxwell Ave., for 2
7/10/1978