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William Allen: Wily Willie was on top of the world when he left office in 1969, but the expressway named after him wasn't completed
William Allen: Wily Willie was on top of the world when he left office in 1969, but the expressway named after him wasn't completed

William Allen: Wily Willie was on top of the world when he left office in 1969, but the expressway named after him wasn't completed

Date9/13/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: William Allen: Wily Willie was on top of the world when he left office in 1969, but the expressway named after him wasn't completed.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0029070F
1962-1969 Chairman, William Allen
1962-1969 Chairman, William Allen
5/2/1966
Metro Chairman William Allen greets Spadina expressway critics, The foes didn't get very far--- Metro roads committee approved the $154 million project
Metro Chairman William Allen greets Spadina expressway critics, The foes didn't get very far--- Metro roads committee approved the $154 million project
n.d.
Allen Island: Rev. Brian Burrows is returning Juanisie Willie, 6 months, to her grandparents Kiluyah and Lucassie Nowdlak after the baptizing
Allen Island: Rev. Brian Burrows is returning Juanisie Willie, 6 months, to her grandparents Kiluyah and Lucassie Nowdlak after the baptizing
n.d.
Retiring metro chairman Gardiner Congratulates Incoming William Allen, Wearing chain of office, Allen says he hopes to win confidence of the people
Retiring metro chairman Gardiner Congratulates Incoming William Allen, Wearing chain of office, Allen says he hopes to win confidence of the people
1/10/1962
Oakah Jones, who died yesterday at 72, became president of the Canadian National Exhibition in 1969 when it had a deficit of $606,000. When he left in(...)
Oakah Jones, who died yesterday at 72, became president of the Canadian National Exhibition in 1969 when it had a deficit of $606,000. When he left in(...)
3/25/1969
William Allen gets final trim from Archie Bentley, After 65 years of barbering he's hanging up his clippers
William Allen gets final trim from Archie Bentley, After 65 years of barbering he's hanging up his clippers
12/29/1965
Just a blur: U.S. Olympic champion Willie Davenport lives in a world of runs. He is shown going over hurdle in streaking to world record seconds in 50(...)
Just a blur: U.S. Olympic champion Willie Davenport lives in a world of runs. He is shown going over hurdle in streaking to world record seconds in 50(...)
2/14/1969
Stephen Schmucker, with wife Sherry, will never forget the Christmas of 1969 when his Unionville neighbors bought him a piano so he could continue his(...)
Stephen Schmucker, with wife Sherry, will never forget the Christmas of 1969 when his Unionville neighbors bought him a piano so he could continue his(...)
12/19/1984
What's in a name? Allen Road (running horizontally above, crossing Highway 401, was once the Allen Expressway, and before that it was the Spadina Expressway
What's in a name? Allen Road (running horizontally above, crossing Highway 401, was once the Allen Expressway, and before that it was the Spadina Expressway
2/1/1982
William Charlton said the $14,500-a-year cost of limousine wasn't justified when he was running for school board chairman. But now he's using his. Why(...)
William Charlton said the $14,500-a-year cost of limousine wasn't justified when he was running for school board chairman. But now he's using his. Why(...)
2/22/1972
Walking away from job, as Metro chairman, William Allen and his wife and three children, Frank, 18, Rosemary, 16, and Jane, 12, leave his office at Ci(...)
Walking away from job, as Metro chairman, William Allen and his wife and three children, Frank, 18, Rosemary, 16, and Jane, 12, leave his office at Ci(...)
4/15/1969
The happy days of co-operation with the provincial government are over, for the present, for Metro Chairman William Allen, left. He's in a fight with (...)
The happy days of co-operation with the provincial government are over, for the present, for Metro Chairman William Allen, left. He's in a fight with (...)
3/25/1968