Cooksville in the 1950s: Historic Photos

Russ Cooper was a photographer for the Toronto Telegram, covering the communities west of the city in the 1950s. Here's a selection of photos from his coverage of Cooksville, a community centred around "5 and 10", Dundas Street and Hurontario Street.

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Mack Brown, former head coach of the Texas Longhorns and current head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels, is from Cooksville

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I was excited to learn of another local coach of note, but I'm seeing that he's actually from Cookeville, Tennessee. This video is Cooksville, Ontario.

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@@PeelArtGalleryMuseumArchives Sorry. My bad

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The ole Chatterbox lunch counter