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Closing shop: Olly de Hollande is among three stores that have gone under
Closing shop: Olly de Hollande is among three stores that have gone under

Closing shop: Olly de Hollande is among three stores that have gone under

Date1/8/1982
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FormatPicture
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0015243F
Critic of closing act: Businessman Paul Magder says Retail Business Holiday Act, which requires stores to close on holidays, is costing business millions of dollars and causing a great amount of unemployment
Critic of closing act: Businessman Paul Magder says Retail Business Holiday Act, which requires stores to close on holidays, is costing business millions of dollars and causing a great amount of unemployment
Buchkowski, Annette
10/27/1981
Trendy lighting: Reg Porter stands under Saturn, by Casablanca, one of the new-look ceiling fans he sells at one of his three greater Metro Fan Man stores
Trendy lighting: Reg Porter stands under Saturn, by Casablanca, one of the new-look ceiling fans he sells at one of his three greater Metro Fan Man stores
Toronto Star (Firm)
7/5/1990
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.
Loek, Dick
12/29/1977
Baldwin St. is a bohemian, eclectic little avenue. Side by side sit such incongruities as a locksmith shop and French restaurant, health food stores a(...)
Baldwin St. is a bohemian, eclectic little avenue. Side by side sit such incongruities as a locksmith shop and French restaurant, health food stores a(...)
Griffin, Doug
10/8/1985
Real treasures are seldom stumbled on by casual shoppers but a day of browsing through the antique shops and junk stores of London can still be reward(...)
Real treasures are seldom stumbled on by casual shoppers but a day of browsing through the antique shops and junk stores of London can still be reward(...)
Spremo, Boris
2/18/1974
Business goes flat: Bloor Cycle owner Michael Shulman says traffic at his downtown location and the proliferation of bike shops contributed to his store's demise
Business goes flat: Bloor Cycle owner Michael Shulman says traffic at his downtown location and the proliferation of bike shops contributed to his store's demise
Slaughter, Mike
5/11/1990
John Cahall with some of Health Foods He Sells, People who are worried about chemical food additives shop in such stores
John Cahall with some of Health Foods He Sells, People who are worried about chemical food additives shop in such stores
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
11/14/1972
The spanier family - Lois, 3-year-old Mark, 5-month-old Elizabeth and Herb, a musician - depend on health food shops, discount drug stores and their backyard vegetable garden to help them eat well in spite of skyrocketing grocery prices
The spanier family - Lois, 3-year-old Mark, 5-month-old Elizabeth and Herb, a musician - depend on health food shops, discount drug stores and their backyard vegetable garden to help them eat well in spite of skyrocketing grocery prices
Darrell, Dick
10/11/1972
Boots stores: These familiar drug stores will soon have a new name, as yet undecided, and Oshawa Group says the chain's employees will stay
Boots stores: These familiar drug stores will soon have a new name, as yet undecided, and Oshawa Group says the chain's employees will stay
McConnell, Colin
10/11/1988
Almost ready: Erin Mills' new mega mall finally opened for business last week but at least 48 of the 220 stores are either boarded up or still under construction
Almost ready: Erin Mills' new mega mall finally opened for business last week but at least 48 of the 220 stores are either boarded up or still under construction
Stuparyk, Michael
9/22/1989
Neil Schonfeld, above, who invested heavily in club memberships, asks, How in the blazes could this thing have gone under. Club pro Barry Wallace, upp(...)
Neil Schonfeld, above, who invested heavily in club memberships, asks, How in the blazes could this thing have gone under. Club pro Barry Wallace, upp(...)
Stawicki, Andrew
8/20/1992
Neil Schonfeld, above, who invested heavily in club memberships, asks, How in the blazes could this thing have gone under
Neil Schonfeld, above, who invested heavily in club memberships, asks, How in the blazes could this thing have gone under
Stawicki, Andrew
8/17/1992