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The Little Bungalows of East York have been easy meat for developers, High proportion of residential assessment creates major problem for borough
The Little Bungalows of East York have been easy meat for developers, High proportion of residential assessment creates major problem for borough

The Little Bungalows of East York have been easy meat for developers, High proportion of residential assessment creates major problem for borough

Date11/15/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Little Bungalows of East York have been easy meat for developers; High proportion of residential assessment creates major problem for borough
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106286F
Today's high-risers overshadow yesterday's bungalows, Etobicoke is marching into the streamlined era of neatly trimmed suburbia
Today's high-risers overshadow yesterday's bungalows, Etobicoke is marching into the streamlined era of neatly trimmed suburbia
11/14/1966
Rents are low in the snug, modern bungalows like that pictured on the right
Rents are low in the snug, modern bungalows like that pictured on the right
10/31/1942
The devilish developers. Not all apartment developers are horned and tailed perils, East York Reeve True Davidson said last night. She told 125 member(...)
The devilish developers. Not all apartment developers are horned and tailed perils, East York Reeve True Davidson said last night. She told 125 member(...)
1/25/1966
Louis Charles: Developer's $300,000 gift to North York causing problems
Louis Charles: Developer's $300,000 gift to North York causing problems
1/17/1980
Opponents: Mayor Art Eggleton (left) says the railway lands project will provide jobs while Aldermen Jack Layton says many concessions have been granted profit-hungry developers
Opponents: Mayor Art Eggleton (left) says the railway lands project will provide jobs while Aldermen Jack Layton says many concessions have been granted profit-hungry developers
11/12/1980
Developers, from left, Tridel's Leo DelZotto, Camrost's David Feldman and Bramalea's Patrick O'Hanlon, explains why condo sales have been so slow. The(...)
Developers, from left, Tridel's Leo DelZotto, Camrost's David Feldman and Bramalea's Patrick O'Hanlon, explains why condo sales have been so slow. The(...)
5/24/1990
Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
11/8/1983
Eddy Cogan: Developer's firm has an interest in area's third major housing project
Eddy Cogan: Developer's firm has an interest in area's third major housing project
10/9/1986
Despite Blockbusting by developers, 83-year-old George Hoare is clinging to his little white house on Summerhill Rd
Despite Blockbusting by developers, 83-year-old George Hoare is clinging to his little white house on Summerhill Rd
8/25/1975
Should it be proved that a form of multiple-unit housing other than the high rise is better, developers will built it, writes UDI official Robert Stor(...)
Should it be proved that a form of multiple-unit housing other than the high rise is better, developers will built it, writes UDI official Robert Stor(...)
4/16/1971
Air leaks: Tony Woods, a house shell specialist, conducts tests, as the blower door he has installed in an East End home creates the effect of a 40km/h wind blowing on the house
Air leaks: Tony Woods, a house shell specialist, conducts tests, as the blower door he has installed in an East End home creates the effect of a 40km/h wind blowing on the house
11/10/1986
Sandy McNair: He and his six partners designed computer programs that have had Canada's biggest developers beat a path to his door.
Sandy McNair: He and his six partners designed computer programs that have had Canada's biggest developers beat a path to his door.
9/3/1985