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'Honest Ed' Mirvish in his own corner of Toronto - Mirvish Village on Markham St
'Honest Ed' Mirvish in his own corner of Toronto - Mirvish Village on Markham St

'Honest Ed' Mirvish in his own corner of Toronto - Mirvish Village on Markham St

Date11/9/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: 'Honest Ed' Mirvish in his own corner of Toronto - Mirvish Village on Markham St.
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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_0068759F
The Brotherhood totem pole of Honest Ed Mirvish may become Markham St
The Brotherhood totem pole of Honest Ed Mirvish may become Markham St
8/29/1964
Keeping him honest. Wellwishers Tracy, left, and Maria offer Ed Mirvish a big kiss to celebrate his 77th birthday. Mirvish threw a huge party yesterda(...)
Keeping him honest. Wellwishers Tracy, left, and Maria offer Ed Mirvish a big kiss to celebrate his 77th birthday. Mirvish threw a huge party yesterda(...)
7/24/1991
Honest-to-Goodness bash. Honest Ed Mirvish celebrates his 76th birthday yesterday with the help of his wife, Ann, and hundreds of happy well-wishers, (...)
Honest-to-Goodness bash. Honest Ed Mirvish celebrates his 76th birthday yesterday with the help of his wife, Ann, and hundreds of happy well-wishers, (...)
7/24/1990
Edwin (Honest Ed) Mirvish stands outside his Royal Alexandra Theatre which he claims may be forced to close due to competition from city-owned theatres
Edwin (Honest Ed) Mirvish stands outside his Royal Alexandra Theatre which he claims may be forced to close due to competition from city-owned theatres
1/24/1969
It's good for you - honest. Honest Ed Mirvish feeds milk from a baby bottle to a month-old female snow leopard at the Metro zoo yesterday. Toronto Pre(...)
It's good for you - honest. Honest Ed Mirvish feeds milk from a baby bottle to a month-old female snow leopard at the Metro zoo yesterday. Toronto Pre(...)
7/23/1993
Honest-to-goodness kiss: Lorraine Randell gets an appreciative buss from Ed Mirvish of Honest Ed's department store, where she's worked for 37 years
Honest-to-goodness kiss: Lorraine Randell gets an appreciative buss from Ed Mirvish of Honest Ed's department store, where she's worked for 37 years
12/5/1986
At honest mistake: Peter Zezel and Wendel Clark joined the rest of the Maple Leafs for a cultured evening at the theatre last night and were obviously at home hamming it up with Honest Ed Mirvish
At honest mistake: Peter Zezel and Wendel Clark joined the rest of the Maple Leafs for a cultured evening at the theatre last night and were obviously at home hamming it up with Honest Ed Mirvish
1/20/1992
Ed Mirvish may be the namesake of Honest Ed's store, but someone else -with a really funny, nasal voice -- is passing himself off as Ed in the store's(...)
Ed Mirvish may be the namesake of Honest Ed's store, but someone else -with a really funny, nasal voice -- is passing himself off as Ed in the store's(...)
11/6/1980
Honest, Ed, she wanted to hear you speak, Ed Mirvish, left, found an unexpected picketer demonstrating outside the Arts and Letters Club where he was the guest speaker today
Honest, Ed, she wanted to hear you speak, Ed Mirvish, left, found an unexpected picketer demonstrating outside the Arts and Letters Club where he was the guest speaker today
2/24/1975
Honest Ed 'McMirvish' is the real thing? Restaurateur Ed Mirvish is never one to pass up a celebration, particularly when it lets him don a kilt, as R(...)
Honest Ed 'McMirvish' is the real thing? Restaurateur Ed Mirvish is never one to pass up a celebration, particularly when it lets him don a kilt, as R(...)
1/24/1986
Here's to ya, Ed. Champagne and cake - what better way to an honest man's heart? With glasses raised, employees gathered round to wish Ed Mirvish luck(...)
Here's to ya, Ed. Champagne and cake - what better way to an honest man's heart? With glasses raised, employees gathered round to wish Ed Mirvish luck(...)
10/21/1983
Ed Mirvish. The Honest One. I had jst been married - it was almost 50 years ago - and I cashed in for $214 my wife's insurance policy to open a store.(...)
Ed Mirvish. The Honest One. I had jst been married - it was almost 50 years ago - and I cashed in for $214 my wife's insurance policy to open a store.(...)
3/16/1988