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Calendar
- Museum / Archive
- Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives
- Date Range From
- 2008
- Material
- Paper
- Museum / Archive
- Aylmer-Malahide Museum and Archives
- Number of Artifacts
- 1
- Description
- Partial calendar, consisting of the front and back cover, and the month of December, 2008. On the front cover is a gold and red motif of a koi fish jumping from a body of water, and a sun shining in the upper right corner. Across the cover is stylized, red text in a Chinese language. The month of December is taped to the back cover. At the upper left corner of this page is a simplified calendar of the previous month, and in the upper right corner is the following month. At the top of the page is text which declares 2008 as the Year of the Rat, a reminder that the Winter Solstice is on the 21st, and other phrases or sayings in a Chinese language. The calendar provides translations for the days of the week, and on each day is advice to the reader, listing things that should be avoided on each day, and things that a person should do on that day (for example, the sixth is a good day to get married or enter a contract, but a bad day to move houses or travel far). At the upper left corner, in the empty space before Monday the 1st, is a motif of a small pig with a stem of flowers. In the bottom right corner, in the space following Wednesday the 31st, is text in both English and a Chinese language which describes personality traits of those born under the year of the pig. Below the month of December, on the back cover of the calendar, is an advertisement of a brand of "Oriental" food market, with the slogan "ALWAYS THERE FOR YOUR FAMILIES!" Lists locations in Markham, Mississauga, Toronto, and North York. The calendar was used as decoration in the Capitol Café.
Capitol Café (1930-2007)
The Capitol Café was established on the north side of Talbot Street East in 1930 and named after the Capitol Theatre that stood beside it.
Johnny Jung took over the restaurant from his uncle Charlie Joong in 1965. Johnny Jung was born in Canton, China. Johnny and Jeannie Jung became the third owners of Chinese descent when they purchased the restaurant in 1965. They were open 365 days a year and their table jukeboxes were very popular with all their customers. Johnny took pride in the fact he never missed a day of business. The Capitol Café closed upon his retirement on May 31, 2007.
- Material
- Paper
- Category
- Communication Artifacts
- Sub-category
- Documentary Artifact
- Subject of Image
- Aylmer Businesses
- Businesses
- Accession Number
- 2020-002-0020
- Date Range From
- 2008
- Length
- 36.8
- Width
- 34
- Height
- 1
- Units
- cm
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