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New owner of the Lord Simcoe Hotel in stock-broker Peter Hill, 34, standing in front of hotel on King St
New owner of the Lord Simcoe Hotel in stock-broker Peter Hill, 34, standing in front of hotel on King St

New owner of the Lord Simcoe Hotel in stock-broker Peter Hill, 34, standing in front of hotel on King St

Date5/26/1971
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128408F
W. H. Thornburn, chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange board of governors, sees a small revival of confidence by Canadian investors, but much less than I had expected by this time. He forecasts continued sluggishness in trading until corporate earnings improve. Thornburn thinks there could be new speculation in oil and gas stocks when results of winter drilling become available. Cost-cutting and other controls have prepared brokers for any new storms, he says.
W. H. Thornburn, chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange board of governors, sees a small revival of confidence by Canadian investors, but much less than I had expected by this time. He forecasts continued sluggishness in trading until corporate earnings improve. Thornburn thinks there could be new speculation in oil and gas stocks when results of winter drilling become available. Cost-cutting and other controls have prepared brokers for any new storms, he says.
12/31/1970
Mr. Ambassador for Metro's Welcome a Visitor Week, Eddie James Grogan, doorman at the Lord Simcoe Hotel, is congratulated by James Auld, Ontario minister of tourism and information, who pinned a silver medal on his chest for the style he uses in making visitors feel right at home.
Mr. Ambassador for Metro's Welcome a Visitor Week, Eddie James Grogan, doorman at the Lord Simcoe Hotel, is congratulated by James Auld, Ontario minister of tourism and information, who pinned a silver medal on his chest for the style he uses in making visitors feel right at home.
6/11/1970
A reassuring calm is one of the tools of the trade for Ted Curtis, Ontario mortgage supervisor for IAC Ltd, Curtis is the new president of the Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, which has proposed a mechanism wherby mortgages could be bought and sold as securities in a manner similar to stock and bond trading. Payment to investors would be guaranteed under scheme, similar to one in U.S.
A reassuring calm is one of the tools of the trade for Ted Curtis, Ontario mortgage supervisor for IAC Ltd, Curtis is the new president of the Ontario Mortgage Brokers Association, which has proposed a mechanism wherby mortgages could be bought and sold as securities in a manner similar to stock and bond trading. Payment to investors would be guaranteed under scheme, similar to one in U.S.
6/23/1977
Fit for a king: James Batt, left, Lord Charles Spencer Churchill and Mayor Art Eggleton tuck into an edible bust of Edward VII to mark the 85th birthday of his namesake hotel.
Fit for a king: James Batt, left, Lord Charles Spencer Churchill and Mayor Art Eggleton tuck into an edible bust of Edward VII to mark the 85th birthday of his namesake hotel.
6/28/1988
Looking more fit than most of the brokers plungers - his age - Bill Townsend, 65 retired this week as a key executive of the Toronto Stock Exchange, where he started as a youngster in the boom year of 1928
Looking more fit than most of the brokers plungers - his age - Bill Townsend, 65 retired this week as a key executive of the Toronto Stock Exchange, where he started as a youngster in the boom year of 1928
5/29/1975
Stock salesman Doug Neal is still catering to small investor at a time when many brokers find it more profitable to deal with institutions
Stock salesman Doug Neal is still catering to small investor at a time when many brokers find it more profitable to deal with institutions
6/27/1973
Globe & Mail (140 King St. West) and Toronto Star (8 King St. West) buildings, looking west along King from Lord Simcoe hotel
Globe & Mail (140 King St. West) and Toronto Star (8 King St. West) buildings, looking west along King from Lord Simcoe hotel
10/19/1956
The new vic: Damien McGoldrick, left, and Charles Goldsmith stand in front of the Hotel Victoria on Yonge St
The new vic: Damien McGoldrick, left, and Charles Goldsmith stand in front of the Hotel Victoria on Yonge St
4/8/1986
Lord Simcoe hotel, northwest corner of York St & King St
Lord Simcoe hotel, northwest corner of York St & King St
10/19/1956
The way it was: By time designer Roland Jutras, above, is through with the old King Edward Hotel, he hopes it will be the new five-star hotel of the city, at tracting people who want to see, and be seen in, what is best in its field
The way it was: By time designer Roland Jutras, above, is through with the old King Edward Hotel, he hopes it will be the new five-star hotel of the city, at tracting people who want to see, and be seen in, what is best in its field
9/26/1979
Dr. Norman Green, shown standing beside a blow-up photo of his younger days, was honored at a banquet at the Four Seasons Hotel last night marking 27 years as chief of medicine at Doctors Hospital.
Dr. Norman Green, shown standing beside a blow-up photo of his younger days, was honored at a banquet at the Four Seasons Hotel last night marking 27 years as chief of medicine at Doctors Hospital.
5/19/1983
Progress check: Two of the partners in Telfer's Tower Club (Hotels) Ltd., Kerry Baskey, left, and Robert Hanson, inspect the work being done on their luxury hotel on the 28th and 29th floor of the 69-storey Scotia Plaza, being built at King and Bay Sts.
Progress check: Two of the partners in Telfer's Tower Club (Hotels) Ltd., Kerry Baskey, left, and Robert Hanson, inspect the work being done on their luxury hotel on the 28th and 29th floor of the 69-storey Scotia Plaza, being built at King and Bay Sts.
8/23/1988