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A unique hotel, operated by students learning the service trades, occupies the Norman chateau-style mansion built in the late 1930s as a retirement ho(...)
A unique hotel, operated by students learning the service trades, occupies the Norman chateau-style mansion built in the late 1930s as a retirement ho(...)

A unique hotel, operated by students learning the service trades, occupies the Norman chateau-style mansion built in the late 1930s as a retirement ho(...)

Date5/11/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: A unique hotel, operated by students learning the service trades, occupies the Norman chateau-style mansion built in the late 1930s as a retirement home for Sir John and Flora Eaton of the department store empire. Colin Mummery and Nancy Morgan enjoy spring outside the house, which Lady Eaton wanted to be ample enough for any and all family gatherings in future years, as she wrote. There are 700-acres.
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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_0045282F
Grandiose scale of the main floor makes the former family home more impressive than many hotels built for the purpose
Grandiose scale of the main floor makes the former family home more impressive than many hotels built for the purpose
5/11/1981
Happier days: Lady Beaverbrook was first bowler at opening in the early 1960s of arena complex that she built for the tiny resort town
Happier days: Lady Beaverbrook was first bowler at opening in the early 1960s of arena complex that she built for the tiny resort town
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Into the driver's seat of one of the big army trucks being built by General Motors at Oshawa clambered the Earl of Athlone when he inspected the busy factory recently
Into the driver's seat of one of the big army trucks being built by General Motors at Oshawa clambered the Earl of Athlone when he inspected the busy factory recently
3/5/1941
The tales and fables of the late Archbishop and Duke of Cambray, author of Telemachus
The tales and fables of the late Archbishop and Duke of Cambray, author of Telemachus
1736
Sanctuary from war-torn Europe
Sanctuary from war-torn Europe
10/24/1940
Her royal and imperial highness, Archduchess Elizabeth of Austria Princess of Barr, wants to be a Canadian
Her royal and imperial highness, Archduchess Elizabeth of Austria Princess of Barr, wants to be a Canadian
1/13/1948
Miss Georgina Hogarth, sister-in-law of the novelist, to whom he willed the manuscrift upon his death
Miss Georgina Hogarth, sister-in-law of the novelist, to whom he willed the manuscrift upon his death
2/20/1934
A Dickens fan, Mrs. Yvonne Farrant Smith owns the Highgate house where Dickens family lived in 1832 and is willing to accept overnight guests. Room, breakfast and period costume reading costs $12.50
A Dickens fan, Mrs. Yvonne Farrant Smith owns the Highgate house where Dickens family lived in 1832 and is willing to accept overnight guests. Room, breakfast and period costume reading costs $12.50
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A big hit in Nassau is the Canadian Beaux Arts Trio made up of Michael Kilburn (cello), Andrew Benac (violin) and Walter Buczynski (piano)
A big hit in Nassau is the Canadian Beaux Arts Trio made up of Michael Kilburn (cello), Andrew Benac (violin) and Walter Buczynski (piano)
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New study of Mrs. Peter Aitken. Hon. Mrs. Peter Aitken and her only child, Caroline. Mrs. Aitken is the young wife of Hon. Peter Rudyard Aitken, young(...)
New study of Mrs. Peter Aitken. Hon. Mrs. Peter Aitken and her only child, Caroline. Mrs. Aitken is the young wife of Hon. Peter Rudyard Aitken, young(...)
3/1/1938
Maple, his birthplace for the first time in 20 years
Maple, his birthplace for the first time in 20 years
5/26/1943
Lady Eaton herself looks down from a portrait in the lobby of her former home, where Colin Mummery serves drinks to Nicole Larente (left) and Karen Sm(...)
Lady Eaton herself looks down from a portrait in the lobby of her former home, where Colin Mummery serves drinks to Nicole Larente (left) and Karen Sm(...)
5/11/1981