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Marking its 100th year, Eaton's Queen St
Marking its 100th year, Eaton's Queen St

Marking its 100th year, Eaton's Queen St

Date1/2/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Marking its 100th year, Eaton's Queen St. store is opened Jan. 2, 1969, by two great-great-granddaughters of founder Timothy Eaton, Signy (left) and Flora Eaton, using a gold key. With them are John Craig Eaton, his father, John David Eaton, and his wife. Timothy Eaton's statue is behind the group.
Country:Canada
Neighbourhood:Downtown
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0045256F
Celebrating birthday: David Kinnear, chairman of T. Eaton Co. Ltd., chats with Honest Ed Mirvish during Eaton's 100th birthday party
Celebrating birthday: David Kinnear, chairman of T. Eaton Co. Ltd., chats with Honest Ed Mirvish during Eaton's 100th birthday party
12/8/1969
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.
11/14/1969
Scadding house, the 100-year-old former rectory of Church of the Holy Trinity, has started on its journey of 150 feet to its new location at Eaton's C(...)
Scadding house, the 100-year-old former rectory of Church of the Holy Trinity, has started on its journey of 150 feet to its new location at Eaton's C(...)
8/24/1974
Left to right: Eaton's president Frederik Eaton, Kiyohisa Mikanagi, Japanese ambassador to Canada, and Robert Welch, Ontario's deputy premier, admire silk fabric
Left to right: Eaton's president Frederik Eaton, Kiyohisa Mikanagi, Japanese ambassador to Canada, and Robert Welch, Ontario's deputy premier, admire silk fabric
1/31/1984
John David Eaton, the man who owns Eaton's today, is reportedly worth more than $400 million
John David Eaton, the man who owns Eaton's today, is reportedly worth more than $400 million
1/8/1969
Link with past: Valda Vaughan Howard, 93, right, was honored yesterday as the oldest founding member of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, which was marking its 75th anniversary
Link with past: Valda Vaughan Howard, 93, right, was honored yesterday as the oldest founding member of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, which was marking its 75th anniversary
9/24/1984
Link with past: Valda Vaughan Howard, 93, right, was honored yesterday as the oldest founding member of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, which was marking its 75th anniversary
Link with past: Valda Vaughan Howard, 93, right, was honored yesterday as the oldest founding member of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, which was marking its 75th anniversary
11/17/1985
A widening 5-storey crater marks the death of downtown Toronto's 94-year-old landmark, main Eaton's store at Queen and Yonge Sts. Giant metal jaws of (...)
A widening 5-storey crater marks the death of downtown Toronto's 94-year-old landmark, main Eaton's store at Queen and Yonge Sts. Giant metal jaws of (...)
4/4/1977
Brian Doherty, one of founders of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, joined in the singing at the party marking the opening of the new Shaw Fes(...)
Brian Doherty, one of founders of the Shaw Festival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, joined in the singing at the party marking the opening of the new Shaw Fes(...)
6/12/1973
Eaton's says that unlike many similar events in the United States, its Santa Clause parade is dependent almost entirely on non-professional talent. Th(...)
Eaton's says that unlike many similar events in the United States, its Santa Clause parade is dependent almost entirely on non-professional talent. Th(...)
11/17/1974
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
11/8/1976
Downtown youngsters take an interest in the moving of Scadding House to its new site in Trinity Square where it will be part of Eaton's City Centre. T(...)
Downtown youngsters take an interest in the moving of Scadding House to its new site in Trinity Square where it will be part of Eaton's City Centre. T(...)
4/6/1974