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Home wrecked

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Home wrecked

Date8/15/1984

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Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Home wrecked: Nino Savoierdo sits on the curb outside his home today; wondering; like many of his neighbors; how he and his parents will manage until their roofless home is rebuilt. Torrential rain flooded into the house and caused even more damage.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015436F

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June Maloney (left) and daughter Susan Williams of Oxford Centre after their home wrecked

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Mrs. Flossie Tanner and the gutted shell of her store and home in Oxford Centre

Mrs. Flossie Tanner and the gutted shell of her store and home in Oxford Centre

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AI Tidbury checks damage at neighbor's Bramalea home

AI Tidbury checks damage at neighbor's Bramalea home

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Greg Robertson rebuilt his home and included a swimming pool

Greg Robertson rebuilt his home and included a swimming pool

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