.8mm. .air show from the lake.

.these videos were purchased from an estate sale in toronto, so i am guessing this was taken there, and that it's toronto island in the background. .here's a sneak peak, with the video posted at the end. .still working through some quality issues, so hopefully as i go along the videos will start looking a little better.

 .RCAF flight formation. .i can't find a photo of this anywhere online, so i'm wondering if it wasn't often performed. 

  

.w. t. issell. .book #2. .the family album. .peace day parade.

.queen park in toronto.

.veteran sailors, peace day parade. .this is now called the warrior's day parade. .to read about the very first parade go here, and to read about the history of it go here.

.w. t. issell. .book #2. .the family album. .the riverdale polar bear.

.the things that is hard about getting old photo albums - people have already taken half of the interesting ones out.

.w. t. issell. .5. .church moving, rivedale zoo, sunnyside beach.

.i jumped ahead to t.w. issel's story because i thought his captions would help me have some success in discovering his story. .but, it seems my research skills are lacking. .i can't even find any record of the town of west mona. .sadly, i'm a bit discouraged. 

.yes, you read that right. .the riverdale zoo used to have polar bears. .i found a toronto archives photo of the cubs in 1926, but cant seem to find when they arrived and what later happened to them.

.another one of my favorite found photos.

.the story of rudolf blaut. .10. .a city skyline.

.a little view of toronto before the cn tower. .any ideas where they may have been to take this picture?

.a view to the west.

.old and new city hall.

.the royal york hotel, rail lines and toronto island.



.the story of rudolf blaut. .3. .canadian national exhibition.

.it's kind of amazing, that some places are so easily recognizable. .even if they were from possibly 70 years ago. .here's a small trip down memory lane through the canadian national exhibition.

."Canada Dry: The Champagne of Ginger Ale" was a slogan used in the 1930s.

http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/LookAround/advertspot_canadadry.htm

.text from the plaque.

Shrine Peace Memorial

On June 21, 1930 this Peace Memorial was presented to the people of Canada by Imperial Potentate, Noble Leo V. Youngworth on befalh of the 600,000 members of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine to commemorate the peaceful relationships existing for over a century between Canada and the United States. This gift was received by Noble the Honorable George S. Henry, Potentate of Rameses Shrine Temple, Toronto, representing the citizens of Canada. On August 20, 1958 the surrounding garden and fountain, created by the Toronto Parks Department, was officially opened and the Memorial was re-dedicated to the cause of peace by Noble the Right Honourable John. C. Diefenbaker, P.C., Prime Minister of Canada