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Shopping plaza becomes dump

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Shopping plaza becomes dump

Date6/1/1976

Names

Bull, Ron (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Shopping Plaza Becomes Dump: Area residents are starting to dump garbage in a shopping plaza at corner of Van Horne and Victoria Park Aves. in second day of a strike by North York garbage collectors and other outside municipal workers. Motorist (above) said he was just passing by when he decided to unload garbage. He works in area; but doesn't live there; so he declined to be identified. There will be no emergency garbage depots in parks for time being.

Subject

Strikes and lockouts

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016216F

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Historical location:Scarborough (Ont.)

Neighbourhood:Pleasant View

Province or state:Ontario

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