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Historicist: Scarborough’s Bombshell Beauties
Thousands of women work in Scarborough's munitions plant during World War II. Women file fuses at Scarborough’s General Engineering Company plant, 1943. City of Toronto Archives, Series 1243. It’s...
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Historicist: The Legacy of John Chambers, Toronto’s First Parks Commissioner
A look back at the grandfather of Toronto's parks, whose legacy was obscured by shoddy bookkeeping.The Globe, November 28, 1907. In the cold of March, during the final days of a 1907-08 investigation...
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Historicist: Lawren Harris Transcends
“We lived in a continuous blaze of enthusiasm…above all we loved this country and loved exploring and painting it.” – Lawren Harris, 1970. Lawren Harris and A.Y. Jackson aboard the government supply...
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Historicist: The Importance of Being Doris
In 1971, more than half of Canadian women worked outside the home. In the opening of a Take 30 episode from that July, host Adrienne Clarkson notes the practice has become rather unremarkable, and the...
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Historicist: A Building of Her Own
How a Russian exile came to Toronto and designed Lawren Harris's Art Deco house. This weekend, thousands of Torontonians and visitors will explore the nooks and crannies of our landmark buildings...
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Historicist: Elizabeth Simcoe, A Toronto Pioneer
A prolific diarist and artist, Elizabeth Simcoe provides a portrait of 18th century Toronto.“Everybody is sick of York. But no matter, the Lady likes the place and therefore everyone else must.” –...
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