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Familiar face: Vern Emmerling, manager of the Arcade Loblaws, is a well-known downtown person who keeps his store well stocked with gourmet items and staples for the many offices.
Familiar face: Vern Emmerling, manager of the Arcade Loblaws, is a well-known downtown person who keeps his store well stocked with gourmet items and staples for the many offices.

Familiar face: Vern Emmerling, manager of the Arcade Loblaws, is a well-known downtown person who keeps his store well stocked with gourmet items and staples for the many offices.

Date9/17/1980
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127038F
Eugene LeBlang. Keeps well-stocked bar
Eugene LeBlang. Keeps well-stocked bar
12/18/1972
In from the cold: Walter Day no longer actively smuggles Bibles into Communist countries because his face is too well known, but he now heads the Canadian branch of Jesus to the Communist World, with offices in St. Thomas.
In from the cold: Walter Day no longer actively smuggles Bibles into Communist countries because his face is too well known, but he now heads the Canadian branch of Jesus to the Communist World, with offices in St. Thomas.
11/1/1979
Old-fashioned country store in Ballinafad, a village of 200 persons 10 miles north of Georgetown, has so many items for sale there's barely room for M(...)
Old-fashioned country store in Ballinafad, a village of 200 persons 10 miles north of Georgetown, has so many items for sale there's barely room for M(...)
7/8/1971
Hardware is a tradition with Ralph Schultz, who runs Staples Hardware Store, 842 Yonge St
Hardware is a tradition with Ralph Schultz, who runs Staples Hardware Store, 842 Yonge St
11/16/1977
Women's wear: Drew Black, manager of the newest Kmart megastore, is happy to say that women's fashion items and big ticket toys are selling very well this year chain-wide
Women's wear: Drew Black, manager of the newest Kmart megastore, is happy to say that women's fashion items and big ticket toys are selling very well this year chain-wide
12/10/1993
Allan Meinecke discusses merits of cookware with customer Mrs. Hannelore Albercht in his well-stocked Yonge St. store
Allan Meinecke discusses merits of cookware with customer Mrs. Hannelore Albercht in his well-stocked Yonge St. store
10/11/1972
David Attenborough: Broadcaster is a familiar face on British television and hopes to become just as well-known in North America through his history series, Life On Earth, on PBS (Channel 17)
David Attenborough: Broadcaster is a familiar face on British television and hopes to become just as well-known in North America through his history series, Life On Earth, on PBS (Channel 17)
1/15/1982
Battle position: A shopper kneels on the floor as she searches through toys and small items at the downtown Simpsons store, which is usually closed on a Sunday
Battle position: A shopper kneels on the floor as she searches through toys and small items at the downtown Simpsons store, which is usually closed on a Sunday
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Michael Reves, co-owner of Decorium in Downsview, picks up items for his store while travelling around the world. The ceramic faces are $250 each.
Michael Reves, co-owner of Decorium in Downsview, picks up items for his store while travelling around the world. The ceramic faces are $250 each.
5/22/1990
Selling green, Loblaws executive David Nichol says, I think any intelligent person in the world today is concerned about the environment. What drives Nichol is a strong sense of what consumers want
Selling green, Loblaws executive David Nichol says, I think any intelligent person in the world today is concerned about the environment. What drives Nichol is a strong sense of what consumers want
5/18/1989
Knitting away: Clarence Brooks, 86, started knitting after he retired and has made many items for perpetual Bazaar, a Brampton store run by seniors
Knitting away: Clarence Brooks, 86, started knitting after he retired and has made many items for perpetual Bazaar, a Brampton store run by seniors
12/31/1990
Grocery Stores carry many exotic items not available elsewhere in the city
Grocery Stores carry many exotic items not available elsewhere in the city
5/7/1970