Monday, January 21, 2013

the milkmen

Gordon's Dairy circa 1940
on Dundas St W in Toronto
don't you just love that tear drop cart?

MondayMural

6 comments:

Andy said...

Wow! You brought back memories. I'm from a generation when home delivery was common. The horses were smart. The knew when to stop and when to move on to the next house. It was also a time when when you could leave money in an empty milk bottle for the milkman. No one would ever think of stealing it.

biebkriebels said...

A very nice picture. The carriages are so cute, like half an egg.

Chrissy Brand said...

So cleverly done, hard to see where mural ends and real life starts.

Oakland Daily Photo said...

This is a wonderful mural. It's so realistic. I had no idea that milk delivery was done by horse drawn cart as late as the 40s. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

RedPat said...

I'm posting a mural from Islington tomorrow!

Halcyon said...

Cute! Those cars remind me of the French Citroen Deux Chevaux (which means two horses!).

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