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When Arnold Black came to Toronto from Timmins in 1942 to train as a navigator for the airforce, he was billeted with thousands of other RCAF recruits at the Coliseum at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds.
He studied basic aviation at what became Toronto Metropolitan University, formerly Ryerson Polytechnical School, and went to the airport at Malton, northwest of Toronto for further training. Thanks to his aunt, Siddi Wren, who introduced him to the city's hotspots, he spent his free time jitterbugging, rollerskating, and sampling liquid refreshments at various saloons!
He delayed his hometown return to celebrate his graduation at a Casa Loma dance with a young lady on his arm, thinking no-one in Timmins would be the wiser. His daughter Karen Black made this video in a Back Lane Studios workshop to tell her father's story!


This video is part of Back Lane Studios' Mapping our Memories project. We are collecting seniors' stories in video and written format and will be linking them to a digital map on a soon-to-be released website. This project has been supported in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.
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