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The Boss, Maitre d' Louis Janetta has seen the stars come and go in his 38 years at the Imperial Room
The Boss, Maitre d' Louis Janetta has seen the stars come and go in his 38 years at the Imperial Room

The Boss, Maitre d' Louis Janetta has seen the stars come and go in his 38 years at the Imperial Room

Date10/15/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Boss, Maitre d' Louis Janetta has seen the stars come and go in his 38 years at the Imperial Room.
Subject
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0057411F
      Moving day for maitre d'. Louis Jannetta, legendary maitre d' of the Royal York Imperial Room, waves goodbye yesterday after 48 years at the hotel. St(...)
      Moving day for maitre d'. Louis Jannetta, legendary maitre d' of the Royal York Imperial Room, waves goodbye yesterday after 48 years at the hotel. St(...)
      Jannetta, Louis, 1928-2013
      2/1/1990
      Saying goodby: Fergie Ferguson, for 35 years a page boy at the Royal York Hotel, gets a good by handshake from Imperial Room maitre d'hotel Lou Janetta yesterday. Ferguson said his retirement is an end to hotel page boys. I was the last one left in Toron
      Saying goodby: Fergie Ferguson, for 35 years a page boy at the Royal York Hotel, gets a good by handshake from Imperial Room maitre d'hotel Lou Janetta yesterday. Ferguson said his retirement is an end to hotel page boys. I was the last one left in Toron
      Lennon, Frank
      8/26/1981
      Louis Janetta, Hotel maitre d' served up special brand of hospitality
      Louis Janetta, Hotel maitre d' served up special brand of hospitality
      Eglinton, Rick
      10/20/1986
      Royal York hotel, Maitre d' Louis Jannetta and chef George McNeill in the new Imperial Room
      Royal York hotel, Maitre d' Louis Jannetta and chef George McNeill in the new Imperial Room
      Gardner, Scott
      5/25/1989
      Crooner: Tony Bennett, another Imperial Room regular, has stayed at maitre d' Jannetta's house
      Crooner: Tony Bennett, another Imperial Room regular, has stayed at maitre d' Jannetta's house
      Bennett, Tony, 1926-
      4/7/1981
      Room of idols, Well-known maitre of Louis Jannetta relaxes watching television in his favorite room, under his private gallery of the numerous persona(...)
      Room of idols, Well-known maitre of Louis Jannetta relaxes watching television in his favorite room, under his private gallery of the numerous persona(...)
      Jannetta, Louis, 1928-2013
      7/23/1985
      Party mood, Louis Jannetta is all geared up for New Year's Eve, when revellers will cram his dinner-show room at the Royal York - at $85 a head. It's Jannetta's 38th year there
      Party mood, Louis Jannetta is all geared up for New Year's Eve, when revellers will cram his dinner-show room at the Royal York - at $85 a head. It's Jannetta's 38th year there
      Cooper, David
      12/18/1980
      Star man enlists, Edward T. Beamish, 27, member of The Star's mailing room for six years, has enlisted in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
      Star man enlists, Edward T. Beamish, 27, member of The Star's mailing room for six years, has enlisted in the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/18/1942
      Playing Louis Reil has been a dream of Bernard Turgeon's for years
      Playing Louis Reil has been a dream of Bernard Turgeon's for years
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      9/7/1967
      Bernard Turgeon has come to identify himself completely with the Metis leader Louis Riel, whom he'll be portraying in a fall telecast of the opera by Canadian composer Harry Somers
      Bernard Turgeon has come to identify himself completely with the Metis leader Louis Riel, whom he'll be portraying in a fall telecast of the opera by Canadian composer Harry Somers
      Geo, Mario
      6/21/1969
      Menu, m'lady? Maestro-cum-maitre d' Andrew Davis last night served Lynn Paulson, a guest at Sutton Place Royal Hunt Room, as part of Toronto Symphony (...)
      Menu, m'lady? Maestro-cum-maitre d' Andrew Davis last night served Lynn Paulson, a guest at Sutton Place Royal Hunt Room, as part of Toronto Symphony (...)
      Davis, Andrew, 1944-
      9/27/1979
      New editor named. Carola Vyhnak is The Star's new Fashion editor. Vyhnak, 38, joined The Star in 1976 as a reporter, and since then has written for al(...)
      New editor named. Carola Vyhnak is The Star's new Fashion editor. Vyhnak, 38, joined The Star in 1976 as a reporter, and since then has written for al(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/29/1989