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Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly · When You're This Big, They Call You Mister · 18 Jul 2026 podcast

But back in the late 1960s, Yorkville was a popular counter-cultural hippie music hangout.

Cafes like the Mina Bird and the Riverboat were housed in shabby Victorian row houses and hosted budding singers like Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young, and someone named Joni Mitchell.

In 1968, a new business opened just a few steps away.

Jack Levinson, a phys-ed teacher, and an accounting clerk named Earl Lindzen were looking for a project to make some quick extra money.

They scraped together $1,600 and decided to open a sandwich spot, as there wasn't much fast food competition back then.

The menu featured long submarine sandwiches.

They decided to claim the category by calling their new business Mr. Submarine.

The partners only had a six-month lease and they planned to move on when the lease expired.

But to their surprise, Mr. Submarine caught on.

There was a lot of traffic pouring into the ground floor location and the public could watch the staff preparing delicious sandwiches in the window next to a sign that said, Giant Submarine Sandwiches.

Soon, long-haired, shoeless hippies with the munchies began hanging out on the steps outside, despite another sign that said, Please do not sit on stairway.

Over the next four years, the partners would franchise 12 more Mr. Submarine locations.

They offered franchisees a money-back guarantee if they didn't make a profit after just one year.

In 1990, Mr. Submarine officially became Mr. Sub, and the company had over 300 locations.

The tagline was, I love my sub.

The 70s and 80s saw big growth for Mr. Sub, expanding to a reported 500 locations.

But when the big American subway chain came to town in the 90s, Mr. Sub faced stiff competition.

But 60 years later, Mr. Sub is still going with about 260 locations across Canada.

And the first franchisee from 1972 is still with the company today.

One of the more serious honorifics is the word doctor.

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