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New boss at the Gardens
New boss at the Gardens

New boss at the Gardens

Date7/3/1969
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130445F
Paul McNamara, the new chairman of Maple Leaf Gardens, has had a seat there for 40 years
Paul McNamara, the new chairman of Maple Leaf Gardens, has had a seat there for 40 years
11/17/1971
Test flight: Blake Macaskill demonstrates a new advertising medium during a Leafs game at the Gardens. Commercial flights start next month.
Test flight: Blake Macaskill demonstrates a new advertising medium during a Leafs game at the Gardens. Commercial flights start next month.
12/17/1989
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
Mr. and Mrs. Percy H. Tacon tend shrubs in the courtyard of their Valleyanna Dr. home which is also on tour. The Tacons moved many of their plants into city from their farm home two years ago. Cost of touring the Bayview area gardens is $1. Tickets can be bought at the Garden Centre or at any of the gardens on days of the tour.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy H. Tacon tend shrubs in the courtyard of their Valleyanna Dr. home which is also on tour. The Tacons moved many of their plants into city from their farm home two years ago. Cost of touring the Bayview area gardens is $1. Tickets can be bought at the Garden Centre or at any of the gardens on days of the tour.
5/7/1967
Herb's garden: The man who's been voluntarily tending the grounds and gardens around St
Herb's garden: The man who's been voluntarily tending the grounds and gardens around St
10/9/1980
Allen Paterson: Royal Botanical Gardens director came up with idea for medicinal garden.
Allen Paterson: Royal Botanical Gardens director came up with idea for medicinal garden.
10/4/1985
Darrell day, 29, trained to be a mechanical engineer but is happy with his new career as proprietor of this paint store on Parliament St. He enjoys being his own boss and may renovate the old building in the future. Day is fond of variety-he has worked as an extra in films, renovated houses, sold heating equipment.
Darrell day, 29, trained to be a mechanical engineer but is happy with his new career as proprietor of this paint store on Parliament St. He enjoys being his own boss and may renovate the old building in the future. Day is fond of variety-he has worked as an extra in films, renovated houses, sold heating equipment.
1/21/1974
James Ting: Semi-Tech Inc. boss believes the well-known Singer name will carry the company's fortunes to new heights.
James Ting: Semi-Tech Inc. boss believes the well-known Singer name will carry the company's fortunes to new heights.
7/31/1991
Love nest: Clive Fell and Linda Shanley have been living on these two park benches in Allan Gardens since June when Shanley was evicted from her apartment. Fell's landlord wouldn't let the woman stay with him, so he moved into the park with her because sh
Love nest: Clive Fell and Linda Shanley have been living on these two park benches in Allan Gardens since June when Shanley was evicted from her apartment. Fell's landlord wouldn't let the woman stay with him, so he moved into the park with her because sh
9/11/1985
Exposed kids: Father Roger Beals says his two kids, Travis and Cameron, were soaked with poisonous insecticides when a Toronto parks worker, wearing a gas mask, began spraying trees around the Kew Gardens area.
Exposed kids: Father Roger Beals says his two kids, Travis and Cameron, were soaked with poisonous insecticides when a Toronto parks worker, wearing a gas mask, began spraying trees around the Kew Gardens area.
7/16/1985
Crying champ: Norman Roberts, the world champion town crier, shows his form outside Maple Leaf Gardens yesterday.
Crying champ: Norman Roberts, the world champion town crier, shows his form outside Maple Leaf Gardens yesterday.
6/8/1983
He's bullish: Stock-market analyst Richard Dorman says cemetery business of Arbor Resources, which operates under the name Memorial Gardens, is virtually recession-proof and offers promising growth.
He's bullish: Stock-market analyst Richard Dorman says cemetery business of Arbor Resources, which operates under the name Memorial Gardens, is virtually recession-proof and offers promising growth.
4/28/1982