{"id":6673,"date":"2016-10-24T10:18:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T14:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=6673"},"modified":"2016-10-24T13:26:38","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T17:26:38","slug":"eaton-and-photographers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/eaton-and-photographers\/","title":{"rendered":"Eaton and Photographers"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Funeral<\/a>

Funeral of Sir John Craig Eaton, Toronto, 1922 – Wm James<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. My friend George Dunbar dropped me a note a few days ago regarding a photograph taken by William James back in 1922 at a funeral on St Clair Avenue West in Toronto (fonds 1244, item 1020) \u00a0courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Canadians of a certain age remember the famous Eaton’s – Simpson’s competition. The two firms once had large\u00a0department stores at Yonge St in Toronto on either side of Queen. Both companies published thick – really thick – catalogues each year. Growing up just north of\u00a0Toronto, I can recall the excitement of going through the catalogues near Christmas time to see what “Santa” would bring. The blog site “Toronto Then and Now<\/a>” has a wonderful article on Eaton’s.<\/p>\n

Eaton’s hosted the famous Santa Claus <\/a>parade in Toronto each year and were renown for their tastefully decorated Christmas season windows. Timothy<\/a> Eaton established his store in Toronto and his enterprise grew by leaps and bounds. Both Eaton’s and Simpson’s<\/a> are long gone now, but Eaton’s is still here as the Eaton Centre<\/a> – no Eaton’s any more, just the centre at Yonge and Queen.<\/p>\n

Timothy Eaton died and his son, Sir John Craig Eaton<\/a>, took over the business in 1907. In 1922, at a youthful 45, Sir John\u00a0too died and his funeral took place in the city, faithfully recorded for posterity by a collection of photographers, their tripods all in a row outside the Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church<\/a> on Saint Clair Avenue West (note the English Bobby-style hats on the policemen).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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