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Old town hall at Port Perry may be saved
Old town hall at Port Perry may be saved

Old town hall at Port Perry may be saved

Date11/4/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Old town hall at Port Perry may be saved. Port Perry - Citizens of this town are campaigning hard to save their histric town hall from the wrecker's hammer. A committee was formed to save the 101-year-old hall after it was threatened with demolition; and 500 handwritten letters were recently sent out to canvass funds. [Incomplete]
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107759F
Old town hall at Port Perry may be saved
Old town hall at Port Perry may be saved
11/4/1974
An old landmark rises again. The restoration of the Port Perry town hall, built in 1873, has been underway since last fall, yesterday the bell tower, (...)
An old landmark rises again. The restoration of the Port Perry town hall, built in 1873, has been underway since last fall, yesterday the bell tower, (...)
11/28/1975
The last-minute rush. Th year-long restoration of Port Perry's 1873 Town Hall is almost completed, and work will go on all day tomorrow to have the ol(...)
The last-minute rush. Th year-long restoration of Port Perry's 1873 Town Hall is almost completed, and work will go on all day tomorrow to have the ol(...)
12/4/1975
The motorist who stopped and fashioned a tourniquet that saved the life of Bob Perry when his leg was mangled in a motorcycle accident, Jim Kelly (right), yesterday met the 16-year-old youth for first time since the accident
The motorist who stopped and fashioned a tourniquet that saved the life of Bob Perry when his leg was mangled in a motorcycle accident, Jim Kelly (right), yesterday met the 16-year-old youth for first time since the accident
3/14/1968
On the run: Kawartha Scarlet pulls a sulky with Kitt Klanitter aboard along the track at Port Perry Fairgrounds, one of the lakeside town's many attractions
On the run: Kawartha Scarlet pulls a sulky with Kitt Klanitter aboard along the track at Port Perry Fairgrounds, one of the lakeside town's many attractions
4/18/1983
Little town of Port Perry, nestled on the shores of Lake Scugog, is easy driving distance from T
Little town of Port Perry, nestled on the shores of Lake Scugog, is easy driving distance from T
4/6/1983
Retired rural mailman Hugh Strong leans on one of the 200 mailboxes along his old route southeast of Port Perry
Retired rural mailman Hugh Strong leans on one of the 200 mailboxes along his old route southeast of Port Perry
7/19/1978
James McKean of Port Pickering Marina saved the 1915 dredge Primrose (above) and wants to turn it into a floating restaurant like the sketch, right.
James McKean of Port Pickering Marina saved the 1915 dredge Primrose (above) and wants to turn it into a floating restaurant like the sketch, right.
9/1/1992
Main Street-Port Perry, Ontario
Main Street-Port Perry, Ontario
1910
Fresh start: Enrolees Becky Watson, 20, and Laurie Dale, 19, (standing) check the computer listings at special program for unemployed or underemployed high school dropouts at Port Perry High School
Fresh start: Enrolees Becky Watson, 20, and Laurie Dale, 19, (standing) check the computer listings at special program for unemployed or underemployed high school dropouts at Port Perry High School
1/18/1996
Island resort: Mike Passmore, of Port Perry, and fiancee Lellea O'Brien, of Pickering, stroll along a covered walkway leading to the Seven Mile Island Resort's main house
Island resort: Mike Passmore, of Port Perry, and fiancee Lellea O'Brien, of Pickering, stroll along a covered walkway leading to the Seven Mile Island Resort's main house
11/10/1985
Laying down the law in L.A. - Port Perry arm wrestlers win in the big city
Laying down the law in L.A. - Port Perry arm wrestlers win in the big city
12/8/1988