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Server gets served: John Onderisin, 60, is retiring this week after nearly four decades of providing room service to the great, near-great and not so great at Toronto's Royal York Hotel
Server gets served: John Onderisin, 60, is retiring this week after nearly four decades of providing room service to the great, near-great and not so great at Toronto's Royal York Hotel

Server gets served: John Onderisin, 60, is retiring this week after nearly four decades of providing room service to the great, near-great and not so great at Toronto's Royal York Hotel

Date6/25/1985
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131720F
Actor-Broadcaster Bruno Gerussi, at 43, is going home to Vancouver after nearly two decades in the east, where he played for years at the Stratford Fe(...)
Actor-Broadcaster Bruno Gerussi, at 43, is going home to Vancouver after nearly two decades in the east, where he played for years at the Stratford Fe(...)
8/11/1971
Retiring fire chief honored. Retiring chief ot Toronto's fire department, Frank Coakwell shakes hands with guests last night who attended a testimonial dinner at the Royal York Hotel to pay tribute his 50 years of service to the city. He retires officially on Dec. 30.
Retiring fire chief honored. Retiring chief ot Toronto's fire department, Frank Coakwell shakes hands with guests last night who attended a testimonial dinner at the Royal York Hotel to pay tribute his 50 years of service to the city. He retires officially on Dec. 30.
12/8/1968
Surgeon emeritus: Dr. Norman Delarue, Canada's first crusader in the antismoking movement, was harassed and teased in the early days. Now, retired after decades as a busy surgeon, he has seen the movement grow and only regrets that smoking will not vanish
Surgeon emeritus: Dr. Norman Delarue, Canada's first crusader in the antismoking movement, was harassed and teased in the early days. Now, retired after decades as a busy surgeon, he has seen the movement grow and only regrets that smoking will not vanish
5/16/1986
Pearson International Airport has grown dramatically over the past two decades, and so has opposition to its expansion
Pearson International Airport has grown dramatically over the past two decades, and so has opposition to its expansion
9/30/1991
Ella Fitzgerald opened for a week at the Royal York last night before a cheering audience which gave her two standing ovations. Emcee Moxie Whitney called it one of Imperial Room's 'great moments.'
Ella Fitzgerald opened for a week at the Royal York last night before a cheering audience which gave her two standing ovations. Emcee Moxie Whitney called it one of Imperial Room's 'great moments.'
11/7/1969
Star attraction this week at the Royal York's Imperial Room, Maureen Forrester scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz, proving she's got more than a great voice going for her
Star attraction this week at the Royal York's Imperial Room, Maureen Forrester scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz, proving she's got more than a great voice going for her
5/29/1981
Saying goodby: Fergie Ferguson, for 35 years a page boy at the Royal York Hotel, gets a good by handshake from Imperial Room maitre d'hotel Lou Janetta yesterday. Ferguson said his retirement is an end to hotel page boys. I was the last one left in Toron
Saying goodby: Fergie Ferguson, for 35 years a page boy at the Royal York Hotel, gets a good by handshake from Imperial Room maitre d'hotel Lou Janetta yesterday. Ferguson said his retirement is an end to hotel page boys. I was the last one left in Toron
8/26/1981
Albert, a great dane, gets a bath from Carol and Jamie Parker who have operated a boarding kennel for pets in North York for the past 10 years
Albert, a great dane, gets a bath from Carol and Jamie Parker who have operated a boarding kennel for pets in North York for the past 10 years
6/7/1973
Moment of Truth comes for house wine at restaurant in Royal York Hotel as Baron Roy Andries de Groot tastes it. Verdict: Not great, but good value. Famed blind gourmet, accompanied by seeing eye dog, Atena, is here for gastronomic festival. He rates city one of two or three greatest eating places.
Moment of Truth comes for house wine at restaurant in Royal York Hotel as Baron Roy Andries de Groot tastes it. Verdict: Not great, but good value. Famed blind gourmet, accompanied by seeing eye dog, Atena, is here for gastronomic festival. He rates city one of two or three greatest eating places.
9/12/1978
One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
9/24/1976
Gertrude and Peter Peloquin have lived year-round for decades - and raised six daughters - in a cabin without hydro or telephone.
Gertrude and Peter Peloquin have lived year-round for decades - and raised six daughters - in a cabin without hydro or telephone.
1/9/1975
Rex Loring, the man 800,000 Canadians wake up to, is quitting CBC radio's World Report after two decades co-hosting the early a.m. news
Rex Loring, the man 800,000 Canadians wake up to, is quitting CBC radio's World Report after two decades co-hosting the early a.m. news
7/31/1990