Archives for April, 2013

Fall/Winter 2013 Issue – Utilities in the City

April 1, 2013

Editorial: Utilities in the City – John Fleming

What Buildings Tell: Fossils Hidden in Plain View – Ingrid Birker

Decorative City Arches and Gates in Canada...

Art Deco and the Cocktail’s Influence on an Era

April 1, 2013

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Article by Lindsay Rose-McLean

rt deco is a term applied to a popular aesthetic movement that was prominent in parts of Europe, Britain, and North America between 1910...

Travellers’ Best: Trade Sign for an Inn

April 1, 2013

Article by John Fleming and Michael Rowan

mpey’s Inn (1814), situated on the King’s Road in the township of Cornwall, Upper Canada (Ontario), was an important stop in...

Shaking Up Tradition: A Selection of Cocktail Shakers from the City of Waterloo Museum

April 1, 2013

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Article by Karen VandenBrink and Lorraine Johnson

he close connection between the Seagram company and the city of Waterloo dates to 1857, when William Hespeler and George Randall...

A Brief History: Alcohol in Toronto

April 1, 2013

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The earliest historical records available indicate that Robert Henderson opened the first brewery in Toronto (then York) between 1800 and 1805 on the corner...

Canadian Temperance Banners and Excess

April 1, 2013

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Article by Julia Skelly

extiles have long been a powerful element in political movements and activism. At the turn of the 19th century some Canadian women produced banners...

Rencontre au Sommet: The Walker Cup

April 1, 2013

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Article by René Villeneuve (English Translation John Fleming)

’est en approvisionnant les minotiers de Detroit que l’états-uniens Hiram Walker, commanditaire de ce trophée, amorce des relations commerciales dans...