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Clipping feared: Wendell Pitblado, at work in his barber shop, his afraid his business will be taken over for a fraction of its worth.
Clipping feared: Wendell Pitblado, at work in his barber shop, his afraid his business will be taken over for a fraction of its worth.

Clipping feared: Wendell Pitblado, at work in his barber shop, his afraid his business will be taken over for a fraction of its worth.

Date5/8/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0132182F
It's a fine clipping -- with real tradition, The barber shop of Nick Rang, right, on Toronto St
It's a fine clipping -- with real tradition, The barber shop of Nick Rang, right, on Toronto St
7/8/1976
Changed times: The girlie pictures will soon be off the wall of Andrew Beierle's Sherbourne St. shop, as the 82-year-old barber hangs up his shears after 70 years in business.
Changed times: The girlie pictures will soon be off the wall of Andrew Beierle's Sherbourne St. shop, as the 82-year-old barber hangs up his shears after 70 years in business.
5/16/1981
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
8/1/1973
Jack Dancygier gives his attention to customer Lou Sugar in his barber shop at Adelaide and Peter Sts. His manicurist is Gilda Facoetti. A survivor of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jack is grateful for the peace that has come to him and wife in Canada, where they have raised three sons. He and his wife were married secretly by a rabbi in a concentration camp. Their first son was born there, too.
Jack Dancygier gives his attention to customer Lou Sugar in his barber shop at Adelaide and Peter Sts. His manicurist is Gilda Facoetti. A survivor of the concentration camps of Nazi Germany, Jack is grateful for the peace that has come to him and wife in Canada, where they have raised three sons. He and his wife were married secretly by a rabbi in a concentration camp. Their first son was born there, too.
7/5/1973
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
Home is a castle, or soon will be for Stuart family of Donlea Dr. in East York. Charles Stuart has taken out a 20-year lease on a castle near Inverness, Scotland, built in 1625 by the third Earl of Moray. The rent - $95.50 a year, but Stuart says it will need about $38,000 worth of work to make it habitable. It has a ghost, but a friendly one, Stuart said. He and his wife, Elizabeth, show off a photo of their new home with daugher Lucie, who is 13.
10/7/1977
Precision cut: Barber Joe Mager gives long-time customer Jimmy roszier, 73, a haicut in his faded, old-fashioned barber shop on Bathurst St
Precision cut: Barber Joe Mager gives long-time customer Jimmy roszier, 73, a haicut in his faded, old-fashioned barber shop on Bathurst St
5/14/1987
Paul Babic, 20, discovered that some Metro people refuse to take a vacation because they're afraid of breakins. The enterprising young man and his partner set up a new business called Home-Minders which makes a daily check of a home.
Paul Babic, 20, discovered that some Metro people refuse to take a vacation because they're afraid of breakins. The enterprising young man and his partner set up a new business called Home-Minders which makes a daily check of a home.
1/7/1978
Singing beauties: You have to raise you voice to be heard above the canaries in Joe Mager's barber shop, but Mager says the 18 birds are his greatest pleasure
Singing beauties: You have to raise you voice to be heard above the canaries in Joe Mager's barber shop, but Mager says the 18 birds are his greatest pleasure
5/14/1987
Getting clipped, Martin Lewis, 77, gets his hair cut by Pasquale Guerriero, owner of Pasquaie Barber Shop at the corner of McCaul and D'Arcy sts.
Getting clipped, Martin Lewis, 77, gets his hair cut by Pasquale Guerriero, owner of Pasquaie Barber Shop at the corner of McCaul and D'Arcy sts.
1/6/1993
Street philosopher: Joe Leone, a retired Toronto barber, still gives haircuts to friends like Glen Wright, above, in his West End Junk shop, Crazy Joe's Flea Market
Street philosopher: Joe Leone, a retired Toronto barber, still gives haircuts to friends like Glen Wright, above, in his West End Junk shop, Crazy Joe's Flea Market
3/27/1984
Al Peabody: He and his crew interviewed 1,000 people, mostly in barber shops.
Al Peabody: He and his crew interviewed 1,000 people, mostly in barber shops.
1/13/1980
My biggest fear was that I was going to be afraid and not lead my men properly, says Elliot Dalton, right, of Toronto, as he recalls the famous D-Day invasion. He was convinced he would not be killed. His brother, Charles, left, pointing out the position of his men that day, was reported dead, then was found by his brother alive in a U.K. hospital.
My biggest fear was that I was going to be afraid and not lead my men properly, says Elliot Dalton, right, of Toronto, as he recalls the famous D-Day invasion. He was convinced he would not be killed. His brother, Charles, left, pointing out the position of his men that day, was reported dead, then was found by his brother alive in a U.K. hospital.
5/30/1978