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New versions: Mark Savage, manager of Simpsons' Arcadian Court replete with crystal chandeliers.
New versions: Mark Savage, manager of Simpsons' Arcadian Court replete with crystal chandeliers.

New versions: Mark Savage, manager of Simpsons' Arcadian Court replete with crystal chandeliers.

Date12/20/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133349F
This is no czarist palace but a Moscow subway station, complete with marble, mosaics and crystal chandeliers
This is no czarist palace but a Moscow subway station, complete with marble, mosaics and crystal chandeliers
4/4/1987
There were plenty of buyers on hand last night at the opening of the two-day auction of paintings by Sotheby's at Simpson's Arcadian Court - but the t(...)
There were plenty of buyers on hand last night at the opening of the two-day auction of paintings by Sotheby's at Simpson's Arcadian Court - but the t(...)
10/27/1969
Rolling along: John Sauder has built 17 miniature versions of horse-drawn vehicles, spending as much as 60 hours on a single work.
Rolling along: John Sauder has built 17 miniature versions of horse-drawn vehicles, spending as much as 60 hours on a single work.
5/17/1990
Lamps and chandeliers : Ark House, Noah L. Piper & Son
Lamps and chandeliers : Ark House, Noah L. Piper & Son
Approximately 1880
Chandeliers in the main lobby-this one weighs three-quarters of a ton and was built to contain 70 bulbs of 50 watts each-are to be refurbished and hav(...)
Chandeliers in the main lobby-this one weighs three-quarters of a ton and was built to contain 70 bulbs of 50 watts each-are to be refurbished and hav(...)
10/18/1973
Park plaza: Special maids, red carpets, chauffeur-driven limousines, gold plates, Vene tian chandeliers are all a part of the Park Plaza's special VIP treatment
Park plaza: Special maids, red carpets, chauffeur-driven limousines, gold plates, Vene tian chandeliers are all a part of the Park Plaza's special VIP treatment
5/31/1967
Legislative chamber chandeliers weigh 1,000 pounds each, are lowered by hand windlass
Legislative chamber chandeliers weigh 1,000 pounds each, are lowered by hand windlass
11/21/1967
Cutthroat expansion: Traditional rivalry between Eaton's and Simpsons (Fred Eaton at left, Dick Davidson of Simpsons, above) dictates that you don't allow your rival to build unopposed. But Davidson admits the current all-out growth means the bottom line is being squeezed all over the place.
Cutthroat expansion: Traditional rivalry between Eaton's and Simpsons (Fred Eaton at left, Dick Davidson of Simpsons, above) dictates that you don't allow your rival to build unopposed. But Davidson admits the current all-out growth means the bottom line is being squeezed all over the place.
8/12/1981
Master planners: Harold Chmara, left, and Ted Hall are planning how Th Hudon's Bay Co. will implement the new federal sales tax throughout its retailing empire, including the flagship Simpsons store in down town Toronto, where 100 cas registers must be repogrammed.
Master planners: Harold Chmara, left, and Ted Hall are planning how Th Hudon's Bay Co. will implement the new federal sales tax throughout its retailing empire, including the flagship Simpsons store in down town Toronto, where 100 cas registers must be repogrammed.
12/7/1989
Manual of parochial psalmody, comprising select portions from the old and new versions of the Psalms, together with hymns for the principal festivals,(...)
Manual of parochial psalmody, comprising select portions from the old and new versions of the Psalms, together with hymns for the principal festivals,(...)
1844
Jack Barrow leaves management of Simpsons-Sears in the hands of 'a powerhouse'
Jack Barrow leaves management of Simpsons-Sears in the hands of 'a powerhouse'
4/21/1979
Come on in: Lawyer Don LeFeuvre runs the branch office of Somjen and Suter in the Simpsons-Sears store at Square One in Mississauga
Come on in: Lawyer Don LeFeuvre runs the branch office of Somjen and Suter in the Simpsons-Sears store at Square One in Mississauga
6/4/1983