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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 3d

From the April 25, 1967 Toledo Blade, a preview for the final season of the triple-A baseball Maple Leafs, who departed Toronto after the '67 season #torontohistory #bluejays

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 3d

It's nice to see the Star running a regularly updated liveblog for Nuit Blanche this year...feels a little like the old days at Torontoist.

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Nuit Blanche live: A talking trash can in Trinity Bellwoods, multiple dance parties and more arts reporter highlights

Toronto’s all-night arts festival features more than 85 installations this year, in the theme of ‘translating the city.’

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 3d

I really feel that Nuit Blanche works really well in Toronto when there are more neighbourhood-centric hubs and exhibits - it feels more engaging with the public, more rooted in the communities.

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 3d

Scenes from the Danforth component of Nuit Blanche. Lots of people out enjoying the exhibits.

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 4d

(I mean, come on, it was the Jays' first playoff run. Surely some slack could be cut for being a hometown booster in this case. But then again, this writer was a sour, homophobic, annoying retrogressive columnist whose work I usually shake my head at...)

Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 4d

Side research find: while Toronto's media was happy about the Jays' Drive of '85, perpertual Sun sourpuss Claire Hoy was not, complaining about homerism and the surliness of Dave Steib.

Would love to know if his boss Paul Godfrey had words about this column.

Toronto Sun, Oct 6/85 #bluejays

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 4d

During the Jays' first playoff run in 1985, Canada's other major league baseball team offered their support.

Toronto Sun, October 8, 1985 #bluejays

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Royal Ontario Museum @romtoronto.bsky.social · 5d

If you're just jumping on the Blue Jays bandwagon, don't worry - making sense of our complicated world is what we do here at the Museum! We've put together a one-page guide of everything you need to know to avoid sounding like a fairweather fan over the next month. #LetsGoBlueJays

A page from a bird guide shows the entry for Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata). The page provides a detailed description of the bird (excerpt: "a medium-sized songbird with a black bill and large blue crest ). Underparts are blue with some white and some black barring on the wings and tail. There is a prominent black "necklace" around the head and throat."), along with information about the bird's distribution and habitat (excerpt: "throughout the southern half of Ontario but more common south of Lake Superior. Found in... woods, shrubby areas, urban areas, backyards..." - a small map of the province of Ontario in the lower right-hand corner of the page indicates its range.

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 7d

Doing research in mid-1980s Toronto Suns, when the paper had several columnists who at best could live with apartheid in South Africa and at worst all but supported it, tends to make my stomach clench.

(Working on an unrelated story, but passing these stories by just makes me shake my head)

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 9d

NEW! For Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca I look at the rise of Nelvana, including its role in introducing an iconic Star Wars universe character. #TOHistory

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How a Toronto animation studio that once wowed George Lucas made it to the big leagues

After news broke this month that Corus is pausing production at Nelvana, historian Jamie Bradburn looks back at how the local company grew into an animation giant

www.torontotoday.ca

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations!!!

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 8d

New horror story idea: a secretary of defense who has decided to outlaw beards for "unprofessional reasons" is visited by vengeful ghosts of heavily-bearded Civil War commanders.

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 9d

JSTOR is available through the Toronto Public Library and some academic institutions, but if you don't have access to this, this could be a good way to access a great research source.

Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 9d

Tips on minimizing/blunting the catastrophizing are appreciated.

My partner-in-crime will also appreciate you.

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 9d

I need to get back in touch with things I enjoy, things I want to do, without obsessing over what I think I should be doing, and shutting out the voices that promote doom for the sake of doom.

It may also be I hit a milestone age and have been contemplating my life.

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 9d

This morning's mental combination of bad dreams, contemplating worst case scenarios, and absorbing too much misery from the outside world (and plaguing my feed) makes me realizing I have been catastrophizing way too much lately.

So, I'm going to work on bringing more positives back into my life.

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 9d

NEW! For Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca I look at the rise of Nelvana, including its role in introducing an iconic Star Wars universe character. #TOHistory

www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...

How a Toronto animation studio that once wowed George Lucas made it to the big leagues

After news broke this month that Corus is pausing production at Nelvana, historian Jamie Bradburn looks back at how the local company grew into an animation giant

www.torontotoday.ca

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 10d

11) Finally, for now, the Toronto Star captures Tony Fernandez in action!

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Jumping Jays

Originally published on Torontoist on June 15, 2011. 1989 Toronto Blue Jays Scorebook Magazine. Tony Fernandez had good reason to jump for the Star’s camera in 1989: when today’s ad was first seen …

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 10d

10) A look at the how the Skydome came to be, starting with the discomfort Bill Davis and Paul Godfrey experienced during a Grey Cup game.

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The Road to SkyDome

Originally published as a “Historicist” column on Torontoist on June 13, 2009. 1985 Toronto Blue Jays Scorebook Magazine. The 1982 Grey Cup game was not a pleasurable one for Toronto fo…

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 10d

9) Take to the skies with the first Blue Jays manager to lead the team to the playoffs, Bobby Cox.

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Bobby Cox Is Headed for Cooperstown

Originally published on Torontoist on December 10, 2013. Bobby Cox and Jesse Barfield enjoy the amenities of flying CP Air. Advertisement, Blue Jays 1985 Scorebook Magazine. Glancing at his statist…

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 10d

8) A baseball prescription from the Tamblyn drug store chain. Note the groovy logo from the period it was owned by Loblaws.

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Vintage Toronto Ads: A Baseball Prescription

Originally published on Torontoist on April 6, 2007. Source: Toronto Blue Jays Scorebook Magazine, Vol 1 No 17, 1977. As a public service to fans planning to catch the Blue Jays’ home opener on Mon…

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 10d

7) Rico Carty wears a seatbelt...shouldn't you?

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Safe at Home with Rico Carty

Originally published on Torontoist on April 7, 2009. 1979 Blue Jays Scorebook Volume 3 Number 16. “Belt it” was a concept the Ontario government and Blue Jays slugger Rico Carty were well acquainte…

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 10d

6) One of the more colourful early Jays was outfielder Rick Bosetti, who had an...unusual duty he performed at every natural grass field he played at.

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Thrifty Jays

Originally published on Torontoist on October 6, 2009. 1980 Blue Jays Scorebook Magazine. While Blue Jays fans may bemoan the disappointments of the past season, at least this year’s squad didn’t s…

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 10d

5) In 1980, Dominion supermarkets had fans covered for all your Blue Jays branded snacking needs!

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Vintage Toronto Ads: Just What Blue Jays Fans Ordered

Originally published on Torontoist on April 13, 2010. Source: Toronto Blue Jays Scorebook Magazine, Volume 4, Number 11, 1980. Thanks to your friendly neighbourhood Dominion store, budding Blue Jay…

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 10d

4) We often look back to the Blue Jays' first season in 1977, and the usual hiccups associated with expansion teams. But how did their second season play out?

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That Sophomore Season

Originally posted as a Historicist column on Torontoist on June 14, 2008. Due to the low quality of images that were used in the original post, as well as relevant material I’ve gathered over…

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