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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

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

Date12/18/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0057406F
      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
      Ringing in a brand new year. Whistles, party hats and balloons helped these New Year's Eve revellers at the Duke of Gloucester pub on Yonge St. welcom(...)
      Ringing in a brand new year. Whistles, party hats and balloons helped these New Year's Eve revellers at the Duke of Gloucester pub on Yonge St. welcom(...)
      Slaughter, Mike
      12/31/1985
      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
      Jannetta, Louis - Biog
      Jannetta, Louis - Biog
      Eglinton, Rick
      10/20/1986
      Jannetta, Louis - Biog
      Jannetta, Louis - Biog
      Jannetta, Louis, 1928-2013
      6/29/1992
      Louis Jannetta, A lot of wonderful, generous people come through this door
      Louis Jannetta, A lot of wonderful, generous people come through this door
      Faught, Ken
      10/20/1986
      Abruzzo takes it Abruzzo's Danny Dinino, captain of top team in the Canadian Italian Louis Jannetta after Abruzzo defeated Calabria yesterday, 5-2, in(...)
      Abruzzo takes it Abruzzo's Danny Dinino, captain of top team in the Canadian Italian Louis Jannetta after Abruzzo defeated Calabria yesterday, 5-2, in(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      4/6/1980
      Lou Jannetta, manager of the Royal York's Imperial Room has a check-up at the medical centre from Dr. James Paupst. There are, at the centre, two x-ra(...)
      Lou Jannetta, manager of the Royal York's Imperial Room has a check-up at the medical centre from Dr. James Paupst. There are, at the centre, two x-ra(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      9/27/1972
      Crowds of happy revellers gather in Nathan Phillips Square last night, skating on the rink and dancing around the brightly lit square to welcome in the New Year
      Crowds of happy revellers gather in Nathan Phillips Square last night, skating on the rink and dancing around the brightly lit square to welcome in the New Year
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      1/1/1972
      Familiar face: This portrait of John Graves Simcoe, the first governor of Upper Canada, looks down from outside city hall on the revellers at Nathan Phillips Square yesterday
      Familiar face: This portrait of John Graves Simcoe, the first governor of Upper Canada, looks down from outside city hall on the revellers at Nathan Phillips Square yesterday
      Bull, Ron
      8/6/1984