Jamie Bradburn
@jbcurio.bsky.social
Writer/researcher/historian for hire, specializing in Toronto/Ontario history (frequently for Toronto Today and TVO). Former Sunday Star quizmaster. Crafts award-winning stories. Walks and cooks a bit. Has adventures with stuffed porcupines.
From the vaults: 45 years ago today, voters cast their ballots in one of the ugliest municipal elections in Toronto history, which involved a lot (and I mean a lot) of homophobia.
Here's my TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social story about the 1980 campaign.
#TOHistory #TOpoli
www.tvo.org/article/how-...
Here's my TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social story about the 1980 campaign.
#TOHistory #TOpoli
www.tvo.org/article/how-...
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
From the vaults: 45 years ago today, voters cast their ballots in one of the ugliest municipal elections in Toronto history, which involved a lot (and I mean a lot) of homophobia.
Here's my TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social story about the 1980 campaign.
#TOHistory #TOpoli
www.tvo.org/article/how-...
Here's my TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social story about the 1980 campaign.
#TOHistory #TOpoli
www.tvo.org/article/how-...
From the vaults: a piece I wrote for Cottage Life @cottagelifemag.bsky.social on the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
#cdnhistory #ontariohistory
web.archive.org/web/20230605...
#cdnhistory #ontariohistory
web.archive.org/web/20230605...
What really happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald?
“We are holding our own.” Unfortunately, the final words transmitted from the Edmund Fitzgerald during the early evening of November 10, 1975 inaccurately
web.archive.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
From the vaults: a piece I wrote for Cottage Life @cottagelifemag.bsky.social on the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
#cdnhistory #ontariohistory
web.archive.org/web/20230605...
#cdnhistory #ontariohistory
web.archive.org/web/20230605...
Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. From the vaults, here's a piece I wrote for Cottage Life @cottagelifemag.bsky.social about the incident...
#ontariohistory #cdnhistory
web.archive.org/web/20230605...
#ontariohistory #cdnhistory
web.archive.org/web/20230605...
What really happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald?
“We are holding our own.” Unfortunately, the final words transmitted from the Edmund Fitzgerald during the early evening of November 10, 1975 inaccurately
web.archive.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. From the vaults, here's a piece I wrote for Cottage Life @cottagelifemag.bsky.social about the incident...
#ontariohistory #cdnhistory
web.archive.org/web/20230605...
#ontariohistory #cdnhistory
web.archive.org/web/20230605...
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Winter wonderland at East Lynn Park
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Winter wonderland at East Lynn Park
Qwillamina would like to remind you that some bags are not toys!!!
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Qwillamina would like to remind you that some bags are not toys!!!
The perfect song for today in Toronto (and one that is making my wife happy as she works cozily in our living room).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnil...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnil...
Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Official Video)
YouTube video by DeanMartinVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The perfect song for today in Toronto (and one that is making my wife happy as she works cozily in our living room).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnil...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnil...
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NEW! For Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca I switch from baseball to hockey history to look at the defection of Vaclav Nedomansky from Czechoslavakia, who chose the Toronto Toros of the WHA to start his North American career.
#TOHistory #hockey
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
#TOHistory #hockey
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
How a Soviet bloc hockey player defected to Toronto during the Cold War
In 1974, Vaclav Nedomansky, captain of Czechoslovakia’s national hockey team, made his escape to the WHL’s Toronto Toros
www.torontotoday.ca
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
NEW! For Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca I switch from baseball to hockey history to look at the defection of Vaclav Nedomansky from Czechoslavakia, who chose the Toronto Toros of the WHA to start his North American career.
#TOHistory #hockey
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
#TOHistory #hockey
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
Old ads I've been searching for for years department: this one ran on Detroit TV in the 1980s. Finally confirms I was not imagining "nobody's home..." to the tune of Beethoven's 5th.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Mw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Mw...
Crazy Calls Answering Machine Cassette Tape Ad (1980s)
YouTube video by Our Nostalgic Memories
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Old ads I've been searching for for years department: this one ran on Detroit TV in the 1980s. Finally confirms I was not imagining "nobody's home..." to the tune of Beethoven's 5th.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Mw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Mw...
NEW! For Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca I switch from baseball to hockey history to look at the defection of Vaclav Nedomansky from Czechoslavakia, who chose the Toronto Toros of the WHA to start his North American career.
#TOHistory #hockey
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
#TOHistory #hockey
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
How a Soviet bloc hockey player defected to Toronto during the Cold War
In 1974, Vaclav Nedomansky, captain of Czechoslovakia’s national hockey team, made his escape to the WHL’s Toronto Toros
www.torontotoday.ca
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
NEW! For Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca I switch from baseball to hockey history to look at the defection of Vaclav Nedomansky from Czechoslavakia, who chose the Toronto Toros of the WHA to start his North American career.
#TOHistory #hockey
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
#TOHistory #hockey
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
Side research find: here's an encyclopedia ad where the main question would stir up plenty of debate as to some of the answers provided.
(I mean, c'mon...Henry Hudson as the birth of Canada?)
Source: Chatelaine, November 1965 #vintagead #canadianhistory
(I mean, c'mon...Henry Hudson as the birth of Canada?)
Source: Chatelaine, November 1965 #vintagead #canadianhistory
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Side research find: here's an encyclopedia ad where the main question would stir up plenty of debate as to some of the answers provided.
(I mean, c'mon...Henry Hudson as the birth of Canada?)
Source: Chatelaine, November 1965 #vintagead #canadianhistory
(I mean, c'mon...Henry Hudson as the birth of Canada?)
Source: Chatelaine, November 1965 #vintagead #canadianhistory
There are many reasons I love Los Angeles (and will visit again once the current cr*p down south fades) - this story adds to that.
www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...
www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...
‘I hope this becomes a lasting tradition.’ Dodgers fans ease Blue Jays’ World Series loss with $30,000 in donations to SickKids
Many fans donated $51 as a tribute to the Blue Jays relievers who put the number 51 on their caps to pay respects to L.A. pitcher Alex Vesia.
www.thestar.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
There are many reasons I love Los Angeles (and will visit again once the current cr*p down south fades) - this story adds to that.
www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...
www.thestar.com/sports/blue-...
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🧵 Hello! I've gotten an influx of new followers on this forum so I wanted to introduce myself properly! I'm an author, creative collaborator, and urbanist. I'm Toronto born and raised, the son of immigrants.
November 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🧵 Hello! I've gotten an influx of new followers on this forum so I wanted to introduce myself properly! I'm an author, creative collaborator, and urbanist. I'm Toronto born and raised, the son of immigrants.
Reposted by Jamie Bradburn
Dan says it right: this is a city, and we need leaders who will say so.
I wrote an op-ed on what I think about the fight for local neighbourhood retail (and the grousing about Badiali's) means for the urban vision of Toronto. Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
When even the humble corner store is impossible to open in Toronto, it’s a sign of something deeply wrong
We need to accept that Toronto is now a big city.
www.thestar.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Dan says it right: this is a city, and we need leaders who will say so.
NYC mayoral elections dept: from the last time a NYC mayoral candidate received over a million votes, the front page of the Nov 5, 1969 edition of the Daily News.
More on the that race, where incumbent John Lindsay lost the GOP primary, ran as a Liberal, and won.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Ne...
More on the that race, where incumbent John Lindsay lost the GOP primary, ran as a Liberal, and won.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Ne...
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
NYC mayoral elections dept: from the last time a NYC mayoral candidate received over a million votes, the front page of the Nov 5, 1969 edition of the Daily News.
More on the that race, where incumbent John Lindsay lost the GOP primary, ran as a Liberal, and won.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Ne...
More on the that race, where incumbent John Lindsay lost the GOP primary, ran as a Liberal, and won.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Ne...
And Christmas displays begin in Greektown
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
And Christmas displays begin in Greektown
Seeking help: any recommendations for a decent clothes drying rack that won't fall apart virtually every time you use it?
November 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Seeking help: any recommendations for a decent clothes drying rack that won't fall apart virtually every time you use it?
Peeking through the window of the former Bay store in Eglinton Square (which was used as an outlet location in its final years) and was surprised to see just how much merch was still in there.
November 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Peeking through the window of the former Bay store in Eglinton Square (which was used as an outlet location in its final years) and was surprised to see just how much merch was still in there.
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I'm pleased to learn that The Champlain Society has awarded me its 2025 Floyd S. Chalmers Award for my book, Improving Upper Canada. #cdnhist #envhist #onhist #aghist
champlainsociety.utppublishing.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Last night, I went for my first Bluesky Walk in ages, wandering around Baldwin Village, Chinatown, Queen West, and more.
(Warning: long thread!)
(Warning: long thread!)
Feeling like a long stroll tonight. Qwilly and Qwillamina explored this strange device called a pay phone at Greenwood station as the journey begins. Join us, won’t you?
November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Last night, I went for my first Bluesky Walk in ages, wandering around Baldwin Village, Chinatown, Queen West, and more.
(Warning: long thread!)
(Warning: long thread!)
Feeling like a long stroll tonight. Qwilly and Qwillamina explored this strange device called a pay phone at Greenwood station as the journey begins. Join us, won’t you?
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Feeling like a long stroll tonight. Qwilly and Qwillamina explored this strange device called a pay phone at Greenwood station as the journey begins. Join us, won’t you?
An introductory thread for my new followers...
1) A proper hello to the influx of new followers I've gained this weekend. This thread will tell you who I am, what you can expect from this feed, and other things that may help you determined whether you want to stick around or run, run, RUN for your lives!
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
An introductory thread for my new followers...
1) A proper hello to the influx of new followers I've gained this weekend. This thread will tell you who I am, what you can expect from this feed, and other things that may help you determined whether you want to stick around or run, run, RUN for your lives!
November 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
1) A proper hello to the influx of new followers I've gained this weekend. This thread will tell you who I am, what you can expect from this feed, and other things that may help you determined whether you want to stick around or run, run, RUN for your lives!