April showers…or should that be April floods on the island? Post City cast a nostalgic eye over the historicย events that happened in Toronto on thisย month across the years.
We rounded up five highlights from the past 160 Aprils.
On April 18, 1942, the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Detroit Red Wings in a seven-game series. And, yes,ย it could finally happen again. Prepare the parade route!
On April 4, 1990, Alannah Mylesโ hit song โBlack Velvetโ hit number one on the U.S. singles chart. Yes, 28 years ago. Sigh.
On April 3, 1947, the Silver Rail at Yonge and Shuter became the first Toronto bar with an LCBO liquor licence.
On April 18, 1878, John Ross Robertson founded the Toronto Telegram, a conservative newspaper to rival the liberal Toronto Star.
Last yearย wasnโt the first time Toronto Island was under water. The islands were formed back inย April of 1858ย when a storm washed over the area. Hopefully this spring we wonโt get the intense rains that kept the Island off limits for far too long.
