Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)
The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)

The star of the show, grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot, the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toront(...)

Date11/13/1971
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: The star of the show; grand old Santa waves from atop his reindeer-powered chariot; the final float in the mile-long Santa Claus parade through Toronto today. Crowds began lining the route as early 6:30 today to get choice spots for viewing the parade that started off at 8:30. Some of the 25 floats were as long as 60 feet. More than 1;000 children and students marched and 14 bands played.
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010708F
Santa Claus waves to cheering crowds as he passes old city hall in the parade Saturday, when hundreds of thousands of children and adults lined the ro(...)
Santa Claus waves to cheering crowds as he passes old city hall in the parade Saturday, when hundreds of thousands of children and adults lined the ro(...)
11/18/1973
The jolly old guy himself takes a breather after checking out the floats for this year's 82nd annual Santa Claus parade through downtown Toronto. He'l(...)
The jolly old guy himself takes a breather after checking out the floats for this year's 82nd annual Santa Claus parade through downtown Toronto. He'l(...)
10/20/1987
Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
Kicking off santa claus parade, Kyle Kofsky gets the boot yesterday from the big, bad wolf on a float waiting in a Weston warehouse for this year's Santa Claus parade
10/22/1990
Getting all ready for Santa, Twenty-five floats for Eaton's traditional Santa Claus parade are in various stages of completion in Eaton's warehouse, w(...)
Getting all ready for Santa, Twenty-five floats for Eaton's traditional Santa Claus parade are in various stages of completion in Eaton's warehouse, w(...)
9/23/1975
Merry old Santa practises a high wave for the hundreds of thousands expected to turn out for today's 85th annual Santa Claus Parade, which starts at C(...)
Merry old Santa practises a high wave for the hundreds of thousands expected to turn out for today's 85th annual Santa Claus Parade, which starts at C(...)
11/17/1990
Worth The Wait: Santa waves from sleigh in his 83rd annual parade
Worth The Wait: Santa waves from sleigh in his 83rd annual parade
11/6/1988
Last-minute dental work, Artist and sculptor Peter Brown does a last-minute touch-up on a giraffe for a float in tomorrow's Santa Claus parade. The annual event begins at 1 p.m
Last-minute dental work, Artist and sculptor Peter Brown does a last-minute touch-up on a giraffe for a float in tomorrow's Santa Claus parade. The annual event begins at 1 p.m
11/4/1988
Whale Tale: Dave Lagrotta makes some last-minute adjustments yesterday to a whale's mouth, part of a new Santa Claus parade float
Whale Tale: Dave Lagrotta makes some last-minute adjustments yesterday to a whale's mouth, part of a new Santa Claus parade float
11/16/1991
A New element in the creation of this year's Santa Claus parade floats was the use of polyurethane foam rather than papier mache. Using the foam was c(...)
A New element in the creation of this year's Santa Claus parade floats was the use of polyurethane foam rather than papier mache. Using the foam was c(...)
11/17/1974
One of the biggest floats carried Chuckles the Clown in the 74th Eaton's Santa Claus Parade
One of the biggest floats carried Chuckles the Clown in the 74th Eaton's Santa Claus Parade
11/5/1978
More than 600,000 hail Santa's annual arrival, The head of Mother Goose peers from the front of her float as she surveys the crowd-lined 6-mile parade(...)
More than 600,000 hail Santa's annual arrival, The head of Mother Goose peers from the front of her float as she surveys the crowd-lined 6-mile parade(...)
11/14/1970
Santa shows Beverley Clark, Faye Marks features of his colorful parade, Twenty floats, clowns
Santa shows Beverley Clark, Faye Marks features of his colorful parade, Twenty floats, clowns
11/16/1963