- Part Of
- Benjamin Brown fonds
- Commercial building plans and drawings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 3
- File
- 12
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1934
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. pencil crayon on tracing paper ; 44 cm length and 4 cm diam.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of architectural drawings of a two storey building that was converted into a hotel, situated at 628-632 Bloor St. West. Floor plans and an elevation drawing are included.
- Notes
- Formerly listed as Commission XXVI.
- Physical Condition
- Material is fragile.
- Places
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Brown fonds
- Commercial building plans and drawings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 3
- File
- 15
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- 1935-1936
- Physical Description
- 4 architectural drawings : pencil on tracing paper ; 46 cm length or smaller and 3 cm diam.
- Admin History/Bio
- Mr. Morris Spring was a Jewish real-estate agent and developer. In 1932-33, Mr. Spring purchased and developed several properties in the Hillcrest and Casa Loma areas, as well as the Bloor-Landsdowne area.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of architectural drawings of three connected buildings containing stores and dwellings commissioned by Mr. Morris Spring. They were located at 1248-1252 Bloor St. West. The buildings were all two storeys high and had shops on the ground floor and dwellings on the second floor. Floor plans, sections and elevation drawings are included.
- Notes
- Originally was separated into two projects - Commission no.XXII and XXXII - according to Speisman's finding aid.
- Physical Condition
- Material is fragile.
- Related Material
- See File 49-2-3 for the plans of a residence for Mr. Spring at 43 Hillcrest Drive.
- See File 49-2-10 for the plans of a residence for Mr. Spring at 19 Austin Crescent.
- Places
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Benjamin Brown fonds
- Commercial building plans and drawings series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 49
- Series
- 3
- File
- 17
- Material Format
- architectural drawing
- Date
- [ca. 1925]
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : pencil and hand col. pastel on verso of blueprint ; 47 cm length and 3 cm diam.
- Admin History/Bio
- Mrs. Celia Cherry was the wife of Isadore Cherry, who was the owner of several ladies clothing shops along Dundas and Bloor. Mrs. Cherry died in 1927, aged 39.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of architectural drawings of Cherry's clothing store at 1014 Bloor St. West. Contained within are a floor plan and a high quality pastel drawing of the front exterior, on the back of a previously used blueprint.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Joseph Baruch Salsberg fonds
- Political Career series
- United Jewish People's Order file
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 92
- Series
- 3
- File
- 18
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- [1946?]
- Physical Description
- 1 report
- Scope and Content
- Item is an invitation to a dinner meeting of canvassers and campign workers scheduled for Wednesday, 6 November [1946?] at the Chez Paree Restaurant at 220 Bloor St. W. The dinner meeting was scheduled to coincide with the United Jewish People's Order's financial campaign that was about to start.
- Notes
- Availability of other formats: Item has been digitized.
- Name Access
- United Jewish People's Order
- Subjects
- Dinners and dining
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is not held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5013
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5013
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 4 Jul. 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the interior of Honest Ed's Bargain store. The photograph depicts a line-up of customers waiting to recieve free salamis.
- Notes
- Original photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Honest Ed's
- Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
- Subjects
- Stores, Retail
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5014
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5014
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 4 Jul. 1959
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of customers outside of Honest Ed's waiting in line for a free salami. There are two costumed police officers pictured.
- Notes
- Original photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Honest Ed's
- Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
- Subjects
- Consumers
- Stores, Retail
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5018
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5018
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 22 Oct. 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- item is a photograph of a radio broadcaster in a "country" studio set inside Honest Ed's during the opening of the store's expansion.
- Notes
- Original by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- CKEY Broadcasting
- Honest Ed's
- Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
- Subjects
- Stores, Retail
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5019
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5019
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 22 Oct. 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a CKEY broadcaster in a "country" studio set inside Honest Ed's during the opening of the store's expansion. The broadcaster is seated in an outhouse.
- Notes
- Original photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- CKEY Broadcasting
- Honest Ed's
- Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
- Subjects
- Stores, Retail
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5020
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5020
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 22 Oct. 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of the exterior of Honest Ed's during their expansion opening. The image depicts the checkouts.
- Notes
- Original photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Honest Ed's
- Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
- Subjects
- Stores, Retail
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5021
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5021
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 22 Oct. 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- item is a photograph of a group of men and women inside Honest Ed's during the opening of the store's expansion. There is a banquet table with sweets and a coffee urn.
- Notes
- Original by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Honest Ed's
- Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
- Subjects
- Stores, Retail
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Betty Goldstick Lindgren fonds
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 45
- Item
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [ca. 1928]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm
- Admin History/Bio
- Ellen Dworkin, the daughter of Dorothy and Henry, was called Honey by her parents. She was born on 19 June 1912. She married Lewis Raxlan in 1932. They divorced, and she married Leon Arthurs. They had two children, Harry and Linda. Harry later became the dean of Osgoode Law School.
- Scope and Content
- The image is a portrait of Honey Dworkin as a teenager. Her parents had her photograph taken each year. This one was created by Ashley & Crippen Photographs located on Bloor Street West.
- Subjects
- Portraits
- Teenagers
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1978-10-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- ID
-
Item 5017
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Level
- Item
- Item
- 5017
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 22 Oct. 1958
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Ann and Ed Mirvish standing inside Honest Ed's at the opening of the store's expansion.
- Notes
- Photo by Graphic Artists.
- Name Access
- Honest Ed's
- Mirvish, Ann
- Mirvish, Ed, 1914-2007
- Subjects
- Businesspeople
- Stores, Retail
- Theatrical producers and directors
- Places
- Bathurst Street (Toronto, Ont.)
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 1990-1-5
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 107
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 20 photographs : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- This file consists of photographs taken at a roof-top barbecue held at the Bloor and Spadina YM-YWHA. The images depict members mingling, eating and conversing with one another.
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. Please contact the archives to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Spadina Avenue (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Harold S. Kaplan fonds
- Architectural projects series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 27
- Series
- 1
- File
- 14
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- [1939?]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Exterior shot of theatre marquee.
- Notes
- Title and creation date based on content of the photograph.
- Location of this theatre is uncertain. Judging from the photograph in John Sebert's book, The "nabes", p. 117, it is not the Alhambra Theatre which was located at 568 Bloor St. W., Toronto.
- Subjects
- Theaters
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required. Please credit the Ontario Jewish Archives as the source of the photograph.
- Places
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Accession Number
- 2003-6-1
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Community Centre of Toronto fonds
- Jewish Community Centre Archives Committee series
- Photograph collection sub-series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 61
- Series
- 2-2
- File
- 50
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- graphic material
- Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph taken at the Hanukkah party at the Bloor JCC. Pictured in the photograph (left to right) are Max Jaffe, Harry Kay, and Leon Takefman.
- Subjects
- Hanukkah
- Parties
- Repro Restriction
- Copyright may not be held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission prior to use.
- Places
- Bloor Street West (Toronto, Ont.)
- Source
- Archival Descriptions