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Nathan Gold Town and Country shops
Nathan Gold Town and Country shops

Nathan Gold Town and Country shops

Date9/23/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127765F
Nathan Gold gave up on retirement to turn Town and Country Shops into a retail success. What's his secret?
Nathan Gold gave up on retirement to turn Town and Country Shops into a retail success. What's his secret?
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Nathan Gold Town and Country shops
Nathan Gold Town and Country shops
9/23/1987
Nathan Gold gave up on retirement to turn Town and Country Shops into a retail success. What's his secret?
Nathan Gold gave up on retirement to turn Town and Country Shops into a retail success. What's his secret?
n.d.
Second career: Nathan Gold found he couldn't stand retirement back in 1967, so he bought into the Town and Country women's wear chain and has built it into a 200-store empire
Second career: Nathan Gold found he couldn't stand retirement back in 1967, so he bought into the Town and Country women's wear chain and has built it into a 200-store empire
9/25/1981
Second career: Nathan Gold found he couldn't stand retirement back in 1967, so he bought into the Town and Country women's wear chain and has built it into a 200-store empire
Second career: Nathan Gold found he couldn't stand retirement back in 1967, so he bought into the Town and Country women's wear chain and has built it into a 200-store empire
9/25/1981
The spanier family - Lois, 3-year-old Mark, 5-month-old Elizabeth and Herb, a musician - depend on health food shops, discount drug stores and their backyard vegetable garden to help them eat well in spite of skyrocketing grocery prices
The spanier family - Lois, 3-year-old Mark, 5-month-old Elizabeth and Herb, a musician - depend on health food shops, discount drug stores and their backyard vegetable garden to help them eat well in spite of skyrocketing grocery prices
10/11/1972
Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
Lengthy battle: Shashi Sharma, surrounded by hand-made rugs in his store, says he can't afford to remain closed on Sundays while other Oriental rug shops are allowed to defy the law and open
12/2/1987
On paternity leave. Science teacher Alex LeRoy shops with son, Christoper. He uses a list.
On paternity leave. Science teacher Alex LeRoy shops with son, Christoper. He uses a list.
7/24/1980
Rolf Meinecke Examines a kitchen knife in store. There are many specialty cookware shops catering to Metro's good cooks.
Rolf Meinecke Examines a kitchen knife in store. There are many specialty cookware shops catering to Metro's good cooks.
10/11/1972
Business goes flat: Bloor Cycle owner Michael Shulman says traffic at his downtown location and the proliferation of bike shops contributed to his store's demise
Business goes flat: Bloor Cycle owner Michael Shulman says traffic at his downtown location and the proliferation of bike shops contributed to his store's demise
5/11/1990
On the right track: Renowed architect Ralph Erskine of Sweden says Toronto's downtown and waterfront areas will undergo an exciting transformation by the year 2001. Where railways now divide city dwellers from the lake. Erskine sees gardens, housing, shops and theatres springing up over the next 20 years - adding new life to the city. But he wants that Metro's highrise suburbs could become ghettos.
On the right track: Renowed architect Ralph Erskine of Sweden says Toronto's downtown and waterfront areas will undergo an exciting transformation by the year 2001. Where railways now divide city dwellers from the lake. Erskine sees gardens, housing, shops and theatres springing up over the next 20 years - adding new life to the city. But he wants that Metro's highrise suburbs could become ghettos.
11/4/1981
Peter Procunier shops for soup Bones for his consomme, He likes to take standard recipes and upgrade them to gourmet fare.
Peter Procunier shops for soup Bones for his consomme, He likes to take standard recipes and upgrade them to gourmet fare.
3/15/1971