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Parades - Santa Claus - 1976 - 1979
Parades - Santa Claus - 1976 - 1979

Parades - Santa Claus - 1976 - 1979

Date11/4/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Parades - Santa Claus - 1976 - 1979
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0010735F
      Fond memories: Isabella Linton, 88, who watched the first Santa parade in 1905, and Dr. John Maxwell, 79, who took part in it while he was a high school and university student in the 1920s. remember the early parades as the extravaganzas of the day. Linton also got her own children up at 6 a.m. to get downtown from Weston for the annual event.
      Fond memories: Isabella Linton, 88, who watched the first Santa parade in 1905, and Dr. John Maxwell, 79, who took part in it while he was a high school and university student in the 1920s. remember the early parades as the extravaganzas of the day. Linton also got her own children up at 6 a.m. to get downtown from Weston for the annual event.
      Griffin, Doug
      10/30/1985
      Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
      Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
      Bull, Ron
      10/22/1990
      Black activist Richard Dildy - who was once arrested for proclaiming Santa a fraud during Toronto's annual Santa Claus parade - is dead at age 47. He died of kidney and liver failure in Wellesley Hospital Friday. The United States-born insurance salesman spent most of his life trying to convince parents to stop telling children that Santa Claus is coming to town. [Incomplete]
      Black activist Richard Dildy - who was once arrested for proclaiming Santa a fraud during Toronto's annual Santa Claus parade - is dead at age 47. He died of kidney and liver failure in Wellesley Hospital Friday. The United States-born insurance salesman spent most of his life trying to convince parents to stop telling children that Santa Claus is coming to town. [Incomplete]
      Stawicki, Andrew
      4/9/1987
      It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
      It's Santa's parade on Sunday, The 72nd annual Eaton's Santa Claus Parade gets off the mark Sunday at 1
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      11/8/1976
      Santa's here: Santa Claus arrived in time for Mississauga's annual parade last week, much to the delight of a crowd of 70,000 people
      Santa's here: Santa Claus arrived in time for Mississauga's annual parade last week, much to the delight of a crowd of 70,000 people
      Gower, Patti
      11/8/1992
      Merry old Santa practises a high wave for the hundreds of thousands expected to turn out for today's 85th annual Santa Claus Parade, which starts at C(...)
      Merry old Santa practises a high wave for the hundreds of thousands expected to turn out for today's 85th annual Santa Claus Parade, which starts at C(...)
      Loek, Dick
      11/17/1990
      Next to Santa Ricky Evans may be the most important person in the Santa Claus parade today. He'll ride a float he designed to mark Eaton's 100th anniversary.
      Next to Santa Ricky Evans may be the most important person in the Santa Claus parade today. He'll ride a float he designed to mark Eaton's 100th anniversary.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      11/14/1969
      The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
      The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
      Bull, Ron
      11/13/1971
      Getting all ready for Santa, Twenty-five floats for Eaton's traditional Santa Claus parade are in various stages of completion in Eaton's warehouse, w(...)
      Getting all ready for Santa, Twenty-five floats for Eaton's traditional Santa Claus parade are in various stages of completion in Eaton's warehouse, w(...)
      Santa Claus (Fictitious character)
      9/23/1975
      Meeting the kids, one of many clowns in this year's Santa Claus parade shakes hands with youngsters at the curb as he escorts Santa along Saturday's 6(...)
      Meeting the kids, one of many clowns in this year's Santa Claus parade shakes hands with youngsters at the curb as he escorts Santa along Saturday's 6(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      11/14/1970
      Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
      Eaton's Santa Claus parade yesterday had all the right ingredients--Santa, kids, clowns and marching bands
      Mahler, John
      11/4/1979
      Shelling out for Santa, Santa Claus is coming to town for his annual parade through Toronto streets Nov
      Shelling out for Santa, Santa Claus is coming to town for his annual parade through Toronto streets Nov
      Dunlop, Alan
      10/24/1988