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Favorite winter sport for pedestrians in downtown Toronto is to buck the breezes, snow, ice and salt at the corner of Bay and King Sts. This plucky wo(...)
Favorite winter sport for pedestrians in downtown Toronto is to buck the breezes, snow, ice and salt at the corner of Bay and King Sts. This plucky wo(...)

Favorite winter sport for pedestrians in downtown Toronto is to buck the breezes, snow, ice and salt at the corner of Bay and King Sts. This plucky wo(...)

Date12/28/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Favorite winter sport for pedestrians in downtown Toronto is to buck the breezes; snow; ice and salt at the corner of Bay and King Sts. This plucky woman demonstrates the proper stance as she tackles today's blasts.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015709F
Pedestrians were swept off their feet today by gale-force winds as they emerged from subway entrances in downtown Toronto. Treacherous ice lay under d(...)
Pedestrians were swept off their feet today by gale-force winds as they emerged from subway entrances in downtown Toronto. Treacherous ice lay under d(...)
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Pedestrians battle raging winds and biting snow as they flight their way across the corner at Spadina Ave
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Something different: Judging by their smiles, these Metro pedestrians actually may be having fun as they make their way through downtown slush yesterday
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A cold day to make a buck, It was no time to stop for roasted chestnuts downtown yesterday as snow struck Metro at dusk and strong gusts whipped it into pedestrians' faces
A cold day to make a buck, It was no time to stop for roasted chestnuts downtown yesterday as snow struck Metro at dusk and strong gusts whipped it into pedestrians' faces
12/12/1976
Storm tossed: Peel Constable Evan Smith, top, directs a damaged car yesterday amid high winds that also tore at Toronto pedestrians
Storm tossed: Peel Constable Evan Smith, top, directs a damaged car yesterday amid high winds that also tore at Toronto pedestrians
1/14/1992
Storm tossed: Peel Constable Evan Smith, top, directs a damaged car yesterday amid high winds that also tore at Toronto pedestrians
Storm tossed: Peel Constable Evan Smith, top, directs a damaged car yesterday amid high winds that also tore at Toronto pedestrians
1/14/1992
Huddling in phone booths, pedestrians take refuge today from blizzard that swept in from Illinois, paralyzing highways, Metro roads and streets. This (...)
Huddling in phone booths, pedestrians take refuge today from blizzard that swept in from Illinois, paralyzing highways, Metro roads and streets. This (...)
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Pedestrian at York and Front Sts
Pedestrian at York and Front Sts
3/4/1985
Not that cold! Mother Nature just couldn't stop playing tricks yesterday: She gave us a whopper of a storm - and a kooky temperature reading at the corner of Bay and Adelaide Sts
Not that cold! Mother Nature just couldn't stop playing tricks yesterday: She gave us a whopper of a storm - and a kooky temperature reading at the corner of Bay and Adelaide Sts
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Streets were deserted and slushy snow made walking difficult near Church and Wood Sts
Streets were deserted and slushy snow made walking difficult near Church and Wood Sts
1/13/1976
One of Metro's three giant snow melters, not seen for a couple of winters, works overnight on Bloor St
One of Metro's three giant snow melters, not seen for a couple of winters, works overnight on Bloor St
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Walk on the wild side: High winds and snow made for treacherous conditions on th sidewalks as well as the road as this man put his shoulder down to challenge downtown streets
Walk on the wild side: High winds and snow made for treacherous conditions on th sidewalks as well as the road as this man put his shoulder down to challenge downtown streets
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