The MING’S T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: MING'S. The Store that seemed like it was the center of the universe if you grew up in 1970's Willowdale. Countless days were spent eating candy & frozen treats on the concrete steps of this iconic building all summer long, not to...
Brewers Retail T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Vintage Brewers Retail. Although not "Willowdale specific", its hard not to overlook the right of passage in one's late teens, of heading over to "the Beer Store" at Willowdale Ave. & Sheppard Ave. on a Friday or Saturday night and...
Dubble Bubble T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: DUBBLE BUBBLE Bubble Gum. Excellent bang for your buck. A handfull of Dubble Bubbles could easily round off your candy purchase. When it was time for a chew, you'd unwrap that little white wax paper package, pop the gum in your mouth,...
Bazooka Bubble Gun T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Bazooka Bubble Gum. In the 1980’s we were consumed by the Cola wars, but long before the Cola Wars, there were two candy companies battling for our pennies in the bubble gum segment; FLEER with their coveted “Dubble Bubble” vs. Topps with...
Willow Theatre T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: The Willow! For so many that grew up in Willowdale (and surrounding areas), this hallowed Theatre was Ground Zero. It would NOT be a stretch to say that for many of us, our first ever "movie experience" took place in this very building....
Keith’s Hobby Shop T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Keith's Hobby Shop was sacred ground for any kid growing up in the 1970's/80's. Walking around in this store, seeing all the planes hanging from the ceiling, and shelves full of boxes on top of boxes of ready to be built plastic model...
The MING’S Mug
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: The OFFICIAL MING'S Coffee Mug. Enjoy the hot beverage of your choice in our 15oz. collectible Ming's Mug bearing the MING'S storefront image featuring the legend himself; Mr. Ming. It doesn't get much more Willowdale than that! Ming's...
KillSwitch T-Shirt
Shamless Self Promotion: The KillSwitch T-Shirt. All the authentic KillSwitch® branded items we sell will greatly help support and expand this weird little virtual store. Hopefully KillSwitch® will become it's own cool brand one day. Thank you for considering a...
Radio Shack T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Radio Shack. This store was the gateway to so many things. This is where you came for your first transitor radio which allowed you to tune into the greatest AM radio in the region. With that purchase, you'd also enroll yourself in the...
Chum Car Sign T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: The CHUM Car Sign! It seemed at one point, every car in Willowdale (and the GTA) was driving around with a “CHUM Car Sign” window decal in their rear window, just hoping to win some sort of prize if they were spotted by a “Chum Prize...
Willowdale in the 70’s T-Shirt
Willowdale in the 70's: Facebook Group. How about a solid shout-out to our friend Howie and his popular Facebook Group "Willowdale in the 70's". A great gathing place for residents past & present to share stories and photos of their time living in argueably the...
Ray-O-Vac T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame: Ray-O-Vac Batteries. Chances are, if you grew up in Willowdale, you (or your household) owned a big chrome, rib-handle flashlight... and chances are, it was stuffed full with two big 'ol colourful "D" sized Ray-O-Vac's! The best "value"...
McKee Cameras T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: McKee Cameras. For those of us that got our first camera, either as a Brownie Reflex hand-me-down or a brand new modern pocket camera with box of 3 blinding flash cubes for Christmas… you ultimately needed somewhere to develop your film...
Earl Haig T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Earl Haig Secondary School, EHSS. Attention Alumni of generations past (and present day students too) here's your chance to represent "Willowdale's" High School. Carpe Diem, if you're an Alumni of EHSS, chances are you've got life long...
Consumers T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Consumers Distributing. A "catalogue based" department store. What a unique concept for the time. You’d sift through the (delivered to your home) printed catalogue, figure out what you wanted, go to the outlet location, fill out a request...
BP Gas T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: BP Gas. It was only a few short decades ago that we had many more choices to fuel up the station wagon and head off for memorable family adventure. BP was a popular station with a Station located in the heart of Willowdale, and as some of...
Simpson’s T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Simpsons Dept. Store. Another one (of many) shopping mall "anchor stores" of the 60's, 70's & 80's, Willowdale's Simpsons' location was located at one end of the long standing Fairview Mall. It was a quick trip eastbound on Sheppard...
LOLA T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: LOLA! Exclusivly brought to you by KillSwitch®! This is the original (re-created by us) "LOLA packaging". What more can we, or anyone, say... other than "KING of the brain-freeze treats!" If you grew up in Willowdale, chances are you...
Mac’s T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Mac's. Another neighbouhood staple nestled within the residential confines of Willowdale, (south of Mings, closer to Sheppard) on the south/east corner of Hollywood & Willowdale Ave. Many a bag of BBQ chips, chased with a carton of...
K Mart T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: K Mart. Anchoring Bayview Village on the east end of the plaza, Kmart was one of the greatest discount department stores around. They had everything from bicycles to clothes that changed with the seasons, from T-Shirts to ski jackets,...
KillSwitch Mug
Shamless Self Promotion: The KillSwitch Mug. Enjoy the hot beverage of your choice in a 15oz. KillSwitch® branded mug. All the authentic KillSwitch® branded items we sell will greatly help support and expand this weird little virtual store. Hopefully KillSwitch® will...
SOLES T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Soles Sporting Goods was the go-to store on the central/west side of Willowdale for all your sporting goods needs from hockey and skiing, to skateboards and baseball bats. This store was also unique in the way that they had a "USED...
Fire Pit T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame: The Fire Pit Restaurant, a staple for late night snacking and incoherant socializing for the many that could make their way over to Yonge Street after a long night of stupidity. What a great place this was to fill your belly before finally...
Willowdale Boys Club T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Willowdale Boys Club. You either know about the Willowdale Boys Club... or you don't? This was Willowdale's premier neighbourhood hockey league, it was based out of Bayview Arena, located just north of Finch Ave. on Bayview. It was most...
Soup & Sandwich T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Lunch Time. A tribute to one of the most popular suburban lunches of all time... the ol' grill cheese and tomato soup combo platter. The only variable with this meal was, ketchup - or no ketchup? Regardless, if you saw this steaming on...
Channel 7 Buffalo
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: WKBW Channel 7. Although not based in Willowdale (or even Canada for that matter), there were so many of us who grew up in Willowdale watching cartoons in the mornings with Commander Tom's Rocket Ship 7, then took in a good Buffalo house...
Willowdale My Generation Mug
Willowdale "My Generation" Mug: The Willowdale "My Generation" logo'd mug quietly sits there in a clean understated design ready for action. Enjoy your most favourite hot beverage in this branded 15oz. white cermaic mug "knowing that if you own it, you're in the...
North Stars T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: For those of us that grew up in the wilds of Willowdale and surrounding suburbia, the #1 choice for a pair of runnng shoes was hands down a pair Adidas ROM's, but that fantasy was more often than not thwarted by parents that found it more...
LoblawsT-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Loblaws. Located at the west end of Bayview Village, Loblaws shared anchor duties wth K-Mart to the east end. Loblaws was the go-to Grocery Store in the iconic "once outdoor" shopping centre for those that lived int he surrounding area....
Dominion Grocery T-Shirt
Willowdale Hall of Fame item: Dominion Grocery Store. Located conveniently smack dab in the middle of the parking lot in Northtown Plaza on Yonge St. just south of Finch Ave., Dominion was the go-to grocery store for countless families in the Willowdale and...