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Unusual gift
Unusual gift

Unusual gift

Date5/14/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Unusual gift: Historian and writer Goldwin Smith donated the land for the Opera House with one stipulation - it must be combined with a farmers' market. The city complied and and visitors to the 725 seat theatre can still slip around to the back door to buy their eggs; potatoes or other farm produce.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107215F
Unusual stamps: Alan Hanks, president of the North York Philatelic Society, is shown with some of the unusual stamps in his collection.
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Unusual surgery: Fred Richards of Welland, who lost most of his right hand in an industrial accident, has been given an unusual skin flap from his forearm and a transplanted toe as a finger
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5/19/1977
Thanksgiving meant an unusual meal for Peter Gzowski, The Star's new columnist
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9/27/1980
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3/17/1988
Unusual trial: Len Olsen, left, David Mainse, centre, and Lion Serpent Sun are key players in a bizarre defamation-of-character trial in a B
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Plaza emporium: Simon Goldenthal's De Haviland Rare Book Service in Downsview survives on selling clothing and unusual books.
Plaza emporium: Simon Goldenthal's De Haviland Rare Book Service in Downsview survives on selling clothing and unusual books.
8/9/1979
John Mayall's skill at playing blues transcends unusual line ups, says critic Eli Silas
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3/10/1970
Recreation centre for Forest Heights, a townhouse condominium in Burlington, is unusual structure in a project that is composed entirely of startling designs
Recreation centre for Forest Heights, a townhouse condominium in Burlington, is unusual structure in a project that is composed entirely of startling designs
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