Popular Post Puros Y Vino Posted June 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2019 Though our various branches of governments continue to make tobacco enjoyment miserable and costly, there is evidence that things used to be better. A while back I looked at some of the digital archives of the Toronto Public Library and found these gems. If anyone has any details to add, please forward them to me and I will edit them. 1881-1885 John Thorpe Cigars. (Business Card) This is the oldest reference I could find. The original building is lone gone and has housed the old Toronto City Hall for quite some time. 1935 Samuel Davis Cigar store (Bathurt and Dundas St) 1944 - Winston Churchill visits Quebec 1963 - Hermanos Rea (Toronto Cigar factory on Gilead Place E. Looks like original building still intact) 1967 - Frank Correnti (shop with his name still survives) 1967 - Reginald Fowler (Shop name unclear) Pretty good old picture. You can make out some of the names of the Cuban marcas that don't seem to be listed on CCW. Possible stock left over from Pre-Embargo days? Por Larranaga - Perfectos Por Larranaga - Almurantes Por Larranaga - Cetros Partagas - Tropicales 1976 Correntis (Iris C (Correnti?) and Louis Rosen) 1980 - Phil Ruman (Shopsy's Deli) and Cuban Roller (name unknown) 1982 Thomas Hinds Havana Factory (not sure if it's people form Thomas Hinds' shop visiting a factory or if they had one) 1983 Correnti Machine made cigars. 1983 Shopsys Deli owner Philip Rutman 1987 - Kai and John Miller (associated with Correnti's. Not sure who "Kai" is) 1989 - Havana House store room 1992 - Roller Augustin Hernandez Diaz rolling at Havana House Unknown date (Pre 1900 I'd say) Business/advertising card for cigar shop. 16 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeg Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Yitz' Deli on Eglinton was the first place I ever bought a Cuban cigar. Love the city generally, but with Habanos it holds a special place in my memory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoliDan Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 This is very very cool. I wish there still was a cigar culture there. Last time I visited I had no where to smoke but on the street and in the rain, in a shaming spot, of my hotel. It was such an unbelievable disappointment of a city... luckily the food, drink and music made up for it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCgarman Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Wow. The amount of boxes in those pics is amazing. Eye candy for Cuban cigar lovers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck14 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Very cool! I keep meaning to visit Correnti’s whenever I’m up North but I always keep getting stuck at Smokin’ Cigars! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benfica_77 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Great pics! Thanks for posting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarehead Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Good job Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumidorJuan Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 awesome glimpse into the past. I lived in Toronto for years and this made my day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David88 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Some wonderful photographs. I really like how the upmann and Partagas boxes look so similar to today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piligrim Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Amazing! Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellevilleMXZ Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Wow great pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottierm Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Nice research and nice results, Frank. Well done! Best wishes, Michel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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