In the late 1960s, there was a sense of buoyancy in much of Canada due to the country's economic growth. This blog post looks back at scenes in Ontario among affluent and high-profile partygoers at the time. Below are photos are from Toronto Public Library (TPL)'s Digital Archive Ontario, a free site with over 100,000 digitized items related to Ontario's past.
Background
After the Second World War, there was unprecedented economic growth in North America. Many Canadians were increasingly prosperous. Growing financial equality and expanding opportunities signaled great things for the future. Governments expanded social services and wages reflected greater productivity. It could be argued that this was the golden age for the average worker and their families.
Photographs
All photos featured in this blog post come from our Toronto Star Photograph Archive, part of the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana at TPL. The newspaper captions from the time are also included — some of which reveal the casual sexism of the time.
