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Steve Solomos, Co-owner of Toronto's The Beguiling Comic-book shop
Steve Solomos, Co-owner of Toronto's The Beguiling Comic-book shop

Steve Solomos, Co-owner of Toronto's The Beguiling Comic-book shop

Date9/22/1993
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134147F
Comics a shrewd investment: Richard Foster looks over some of the comic books from a collection he values at $25,000. Foster keeps his comics at the bank and takes them out periodically so he can have the fun of re-reading them. He compares owning comic b
Comics a shrewd investment: Richard Foster looks over some of the comic books from a collection he values at $25,000. Foster keeps his comics at the bank and takes them out periodically so he can have the fun of re-reading them. He compares owning comic b
11/24/1979
Superhero: Tim Simms, owner of Unicorn Comics in Oshawa, says heros like Spiderman are still the most popular among his clients.
Superhero: Tim Simms, owner of Unicorn Comics in Oshawa, says heros like Spiderman are still the most popular among his clients.
8/11/1987
An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
An event five feet tall, Harry (Bob) Voulgaris, a restaurant owner (right), is fitted for a sports jacket in a new clothing shop restricted to men no taller than five-feet-five inches. Shop owner Lou Brown, left, says short men, generally pay too much for clothes, suffer humiliation in some stores.
12/29/1977
Serious subject: Orvilla Ganes, a retired Etobicoke graphic artist, has produced a comic book he hopes will help educate the public about AIDS.
Serious subject: Orvilla Ganes, a retired Etobicoke graphic artist, has produced a comic book he hopes will help educate the public about AIDS.
6/28/1989
Jose Diaz Rodriguez, now owner of a TV repair shop in Toronto, was a boy when the Mac-Paps fought in Spain.
Jose Diaz Rodriguez, now owner of a TV repair shop in Toronto, was a boy when the Mac-Paps fought in Spain.
10/25/1990
Tax free: Kelly and Steve Mason show off some of the anti-tax items they're selling in their recently opened shop on Queen St. East.
Tax free: Kelly and Steve Mason show off some of the anti-tax items they're selling in their recently opened shop on Queen St. East.
7/4/1991
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
Soda Syphons: Owner Sammy Goldhar of Toronto's Nu-Jersey Creme shows off old glass bottles.
Soda Syphons: Owner Sammy Goldhar of Toronto's Nu-Jersey Creme shows off old glass bottles.
11/13/1980
William Louis Dreyfus: Millionaire super salesman and owner of Toronto's Hazelton Lanes.
William Louis Dreyfus: Millionaire super salesman and owner of Toronto's Hazelton Lanes.
4/7/1981
Vacation partners: Kenneth and Shirle Cannon, owners of Cannon Tours and Travel an specialists in travel for the50-plus group, will have a booth at the GoodAge show, May 4-7, at Toronto's International Centre.
Vacation partners: Kenneth and Shirle Cannon, owners of Cannon Tours and Travel an specialists in travel for the50-plus group, will have a booth at the GoodAge show, May 4-7, at Toronto's International Centre.
4/16/1989
Twice the fun: Ken Christofi, owner of Toronto's Bauhaus night club and seen here with niece Tanna, 3, had his 1974. Beetle painted VW Bug blue (it was white), the same colour as the VW his father had when Christofi was a boy in Cyprus. His New Beetle, a turbodiesel model, is white. Chriscofi admits he loves the bells and whistles and comfort of the '90s remake.
Twice the fun: Ken Christofi, owner of Toronto's Bauhaus night club and seen here with niece Tanna, 3, had his 1974. Beetle painted VW Bug blue (it was white), the same colour as the VW his father had when Christofi was a boy in Cyprus. His New Beetle, a turbodiesel model, is white. Chriscofi admits he loves the bells and whistles and comfort of the '90s remake.
6/30/1998
Collectors' shop: Larry Becker, owner of Larry Becker's Collectibles Warehouse on Limestone Crescent in North York, shows some of his railroad memorabilia. His inventory includes military and transportation-related artifacts, post cards, coins, newspapers, sheet music and magazines.
Collectors' shop: Larry Becker, owner of Larry Becker's Collectibles Warehouse on Limestone Crescent in North York, shows some of his railroad memorabilia. His inventory includes military and transportation-related artifacts, post cards, coins, newspapers, sheet music and magazines.
10/14/1986