This 1955 political cartoon highlights the issues that were top of mind for then Lord Mayor William Greaves Jr. during his tenure. It seems he was in a real “jam” that year.

The ice jam of 1955 created a lot of damage along the Niagara River until 1964, when a “boom” was installed to block the ice flow in Fort Erie. The Boy Scouts Jamboree brought in 11,000 Scouts and 250,000 spectators that year, which no doubt caused more traffic jams than the Tulip Festival on Line 3 did recently. And if you weren’t quite sure why there’s all this jam talk, Lord Mayor Greaves was part of the Greaves Jams Family business in town!

Here’s my advice for Lord Mayor Greaves: How do you get out of a jam? By having toast!