Hold those words close as you join us on a deep dive into a difficult corner of the Toronto Star archives. The words “Restricted Clientele” are seen in this ad for Muskoka's now-defunct Beaumaris Hotel & Yacht Club. ( Toronto Star )Let’s start with the seemingly benign but in fact casually racist phrase “Restricted Clientele” — a phrase that appears in a wide range of old advertisements for jobs, apartments and resorts in and around Toronto. “Restricted Clientele” can be found in old newspaper ads from Vermont to Miami. Here’s a “Restricted Clientele” listing under home rentals that offers lodging on Centre Island in Toronto Harbour.

Source: thestar January 07, 2019 16:41 UTC