Monday, September 02, 2019

ABOUT JOHN CHUCKMAN

John Chuckman is former chief economist for a large Canadian oil company. He has many interests and is a lifelong student of history. He writes with a passionate desire for honesty, the rule of reason, and concern for human decency. John regards it as a badge of honor to have left the United States as a poor young man from the South Side of Chicago when the country embarked on the pointless murder of something like 3 million Vietnamese in their own land because they embraced the wrong economic loyalties. He lives in Canada, which he is fond of calling “the peaceable kingdom.”

John’s writing appears regularly on many Internet sites. He has been translated into at least ten languages and has been regularly translated into Italian and Spanish. Several of his essays have been published in book collections, including two college texts. He has published a book, The Decline of the American Empire and the Rise of China as a Global Power, published by Constable and Robinson, London. John also writes book reviews.

Apart from his writing since retiring from the oil industry, John has taught university courses in economics, done a good deal of private tutoring, served as a professional newspaper restaurant reviewer (he likes cooking), followed his favorite hobby of photography, and created a popular family of image blogs on the Internet.

John may be reached directly at:  formersouthsideboy@gmail.com

SOME INTERNET SITES FROM JOHN CHUCKMAN:


CHUCKMAN'S PLACES ON WORDPRESS: FEATURING THE BELOVED URBAN VILLAGE OF SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: CHICAGO NOSTALGIA AND MEMORABILIA

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: TORONTO NOSTALGIA

CHUCKMAN’S MONTREAL

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORD PRESS

CHUCKMAN'S KODACHROMES ON WORDPRESS: JOHN AND BOBBY LONG AGO

CHUCKMAN'S PORT STANLEY

CHUCKMAN'S BAYFIELD

CHUCKMAN'S GODERICH

CHUCKMAN'S ILES DE LA MADELEINE (MAGDALEN ISLANDS)

CHUCKMAN'S ART

CHUCKMAN'S ROBOTS

CHUCKMAN'S GALLERY OF GROTESQUES

CHUCKMAN'S CARTOON COMMENTS

CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: 1920s ARCADE CARD BEAUTIES – THEIR CHARM AND GRACE AND WHIMSY

CHUCKMAN'S WORDS ON WORDPRESS: POLITICAL ESSAYS

CHUCKMAN'S WORDS ON WORDPRESS: COMMENTS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS

CHUCKMAN'S MISCELLANEA OF WORDS

CHUCKMAN'S NON-SPORTS TRADING CARDS OF THE 1950S VOLUME 01 (OF 4 VOLUMES)





ME, ROUGHLY: THE DECLINE IS SO RAPID NOW

POSTCARD - TORONTO - TORONTO ISLAND PARK - PEOPLE ROWING - DRAWING - HEAVILY TINTED - c1905


POSTCARD - TORONTO - MARY PICKFORD'S TORONTO HOME (BEFORE SHE LEFT THE CITY) - 211 UNIVERSITY AVE - BEFORE UNIVERSITY AVE WAS WIDENED - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c LATE 1920s


PHOTO - TORONTO - TTC PCC STREETCAR - BLOOR STREET NEAR THE LARGE ISLAND STOPS THAT USED TO BE ON BLOOR NEAR YONGE - CAR HEADED W - 1958 - EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER


PHOTO - TORONTO - TTC PETER WITT STREETCARS - BATHURST LINE - PARKED ON TRACKS AT CAR BARN FACILITY - NOTE COBBLES - 1958 - EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER


POSTCARD - TORONTO - EXHIBITION - PRINCES' GATES - FLEET STREET - LOOKING S TOWARDS LAKE - HEAVILY TINTED - THE GATES OPENED IN 1927


POSTCARD - TORONTO - AMUSEMENT PARK AREA NEAR SUNNYSIDE BEACH - BIG CROWD - GROUND LEVEL - HEAVILY TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1950


POSTCARD - TORONTO - EXHIBITION - THE BAND SHELL - BIG CROWD - "FINEST FEATURES OF THE BAND SHELLS OF THE WORLD ARE COMBINED INTO AN ACOUSTICAL MARVEL" - HEAVILY TINTED - 1949


POSTCARD - TORONTO - KNOX COLLEGE - SPADINA CRESCENT NORTH OF COLLEGE - GROUND LEVEL LOOKING N - HEAVILY TINTED - 1910


Sunday, May 12, 2019

PHOTO - TORONTO - AERIAL PANORAMA OF CITY - LOOKING NW FROM WATERFRONT - TINTED GLASS LANTERN SLIDE - LATE 1920s OR EARLY 1930s


PHOTO - TORONTO - FRONT STREET - AERIAL VIEW LOOKING E FROM IN FRONT OF NEW ROYAL YORK (OPENED 1929) - STREETCARS - CARS - TINTED GLASS LANTERN SLIDE - LATE 1920s OR EARLY 1930s


PHOTO - TORONTO - TTC YONGE STREET SUBWAY - DAVISVILLE STATION - TRAIN PULLING INTO STATION - ANOTHER TRAIN ON RIGHT - TWO TRAINS ON SIDING - ORIGINAL GLOUCESTER CARS BUILT IN ENGLAND - AERIAL LOOKING N - 1976 - EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER


PHOTO - TORONTO - TTC PCC STREETCAR - STOPPED ON HIGH PARK LOOP - LOOKS LIKE A WHOLE GANG GOING TO HAVE A PICNIC - 1969 - EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER


PHOTO - TORONTO - GERRARD AND SACKVILLE - TTC PCC STREETCAR STOPPED HEADING W - NOTE THE OLD GLOBE AND MAIL ORANGE BOX WHICH USED TO BE FOUND EVERYWHERE - 1980 - EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER


PHOTO - TORONTO - KING E AND CHURCH - TTC PCC STREETCAR IN FRONT OF SAINT JAMES CATHEDRAL - LOOKING NW GROUND LEVEL - 1980 - EDITED FROM AN UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER


POSTCARD - TORONTO - YONGE STREET DOCK - LOOKING N FROM GROUND LEVEL - STEAMER - LONG LINE OF PEOPLE WAITING TO BOARD - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - YONGE STREET - AERIAL LOOKING S (NO REFERENCE POINT GIVEN) - MANY SHOPS - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - CARLTON AND YONGE - LOOKING SE GROUND LEVEL - PEDESTRIANS WAGONS - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1910


MENU - TORONTO - KING EDWARD HOTEL - 37 KING E - WHEN A CARDY HOTEL - VICTORIA ROOM - LUNCHEONS - 1949


MENU - TORONTO - KING EDWARD HOTEL - 37 KING E - WHEN A CARDY HOTEL - VICTORIA ROOM- LUNCHEONS - BACK SHOWING VARIOUS CARDY HOTELS - 1949


Wednesday, October 24, 2018

POSTCARD - TORONTO - AERIAL PANORAMA FROM ABOVE UNIVERSITY LOOKING E - NOTE NEW CITY HALL AT LOWER LEFT IS IN EARLY STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION - EARLY-1960s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - KING EDWARD HOTEL - LOBBY ELEVATORS AND STAIRS - TINTED - NICE VERSION - c1920


POSTCARD - TORONTO - KING EDWARD HOTEL - EXCLUSIVE LADIES DEPARTMENT - 3 IMAGES OF SERVICES FOR WOMEN - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1910s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - ST CHARLES HOTEL - KING AND YONGE - OLD ENGLISH ROOM RESTAURANT - TINTED - NICE VERSION - 1910s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - OLD DUTCH GRILL ROOM - ST CHARLES HOTEL - KING AND YONGE - c1910 - TINTED - FINE VERSION


POSTCARD - TORONTO - SELBY PRIVATE HOTEL - DINING ROOM - SHERBOURNE AND SELBY STREET - ORIGINALLY THE HOME OF CHARLES GOODERHAM OF THE DISTILLERY FAMILY - 1910s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - SELBY PRIVATE HOTEL - RECEPTION ROOM - SHERBOURNE AND SELBY STREET - ORIGINALLY THE HOME OF CHARLES GOODERHAM OF THE DISTILLERY FAMILY - NOTE THE SPITOON BY FIREPLACE - 1910s


POSTCARD - TORONTO - TORONTO ISLAND LOOKING TOWARDS SKYLINE - FAMILY FEEDING CANADA GEESE - THIS KIND OF CORNY POSTCARD SEEMED FAIRLY COMMON FOR TORONTO THEN - COMMERCE COURT BUILDING FINISHED 1972


POSTCARD - TORONTO - YONGE AND FRONT - LOOKING N ON YONGE GROUND LEVEL - STREETCAR - TINTED -c1910


PHOTO - TORONTO - ROYAL YORK IMPERIAL ROOM RESTAURANT - MUHAMMED ALI HAVING A MEAL AND JOKING - WAITER - 1966


MENU - TORONTO - COVER - OLD ENGLISH TAVERN - ROYAL YORK HOTEL - 1941


MENU - TORONTO - ROYAL YORK HOTEL - OLD ENGLISH TAVERN - INSIDE - 1941

A MENU - TORONTO - ROYAL YORK HOTEL - OLD ENGLISH TAVERN - INSIDE - 1941

MATCHBOOK - TORONTO - THE DELL TAVERN - 300 SIMCOE - I REMEMBER 159 ELM - APPARENTLY SIMCOE WAS THE SIDE ENTRANCE - THIS WAS A COZY PLEASANT PLACE TO EAT - A FAVORITE OF MY MOM AND WAYNE - NICE VERSION - LATE-1960s


Tuesday, October 02, 2018

POSTCARD - TORONTO - TRADERS BANK AND BLOOR STREET - STREETCAR - PEDESTRIANS - TINTED - NICE BUT A BIT OFF REGISTER - 1912


POSTCARD -TORONTO - KING AND YONGE - MANY DRESSED UP PEOPLE - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - HANLAN'S (SPELLING) POINT - THE HURGLE GURGLE WATER SLIDE - TINTED - c1910


POSTCARD - TORONTO - CN TOWER AND SURROUNDING BUILDINGS - AERIAL LOOKING NE - YEAR COMPLETED 1976


POSTCARD - TORONTO - CITY HALL - AERIAL LOOKING N W - BAY STREET - TINTED - 1920s


MENU - TORONTO - WINSTON'S RESTAURANT - 104 ADELAIDE STREET W - LUNCH MENU - c1980


MENU - TORONTO - DICKENS ROOM IN THE PORTS OF CALL RESTAURANTS - 1145 YONGE - 1964


POSTCARD - TORONTO - ORIOLE AVE CENTRE ISLAND - HOUSES AND FENCES - c1920


POSTCARD - TORONTO - THE SILVER RAIL RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE - YONGE AND SHUTER - 2 INTERIOR IMAGES - 1960s