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Lonely splendor: Old farmhouse still on Britannia site
Lonely splendor: Old farmhouse still on Britannia site

Lonely splendor: Old farmhouse still on Britannia site

Date11/30/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lonely splendor: Old farmhouse still on Britannia site.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107593F
The lifestyle: This Whitevale home is typical of the type of lovely old Canadiana farmhouse which will be affected by the proposed airport site near Pickering
The lifestyle: This Whitevale home is typical of the type of lovely old Canadiana farmhouse which will be affected by the proposed airport site near Pickering
5/4/1972
At their 1855 farmhouse just south of the Pickering airport site, Hugh Miller and his wife, Elsie, reter to indecision on the airport as torture. High(...)
At their 1855 farmhouse just south of the Pickering airport site, Hugh Miller and his wife, Elsie, reter to indecision on the airport as torture. High(...)
7/10/1975
Santa waves Hello to Toronto as he stands in splendor beside an elfin aide, 13-year-old Robert Phillips
Santa waves Hello to Toronto as he stands in splendor beside an elfin aide, 13-year-old Robert Phillips
11/14/1970
Restoring the lobby of the 72-year-old King Edward-Sheraton hotel to the Edwardian splendor of its opening is a $750,000 job. General's manager Willia(...)
Restoring the lobby of the 72-year-old King Edward-Sheraton hotel to the Edwardian splendor of its opening is a $750,000 job. General's manager Willia(...)
6/18/1975
Splendor in Grass: The Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group devotes itself to old Harley-Davidsons and Indians and early Japanese but especially to British iron
Splendor in Grass: The Canadian Vintage Motorcycle Group devotes itself to old Harley-Davidsons and Indians and early Japanese but especially to British iron
10/19/1996
Flags Pageant Tells of freedom's splendor, The surging, lifting splendor of the Coliseum Chorus Festival rises here to a peak in tribute to the spirit(...)
Flags Pageant Tells of freedom's splendor, The surging, lifting splendor of the Coliseum Chorus Festival rises here to a peak in tribute to the spirit(...)
10/18/1941
Still unsigned, he leaves gardens. Big M ponders during long, lonely walk
Still unsigned, he leaves gardens. Big M ponders during long, lonely walk
10/24/1966
The Britannia house being offered in Britannia Heights. Bradford, Ontario
The Britannia house being offered in Britannia Heights. Bradford, Ontario
1/14/1975
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
10/7/1982
Master bedroom: Original railing, wood floor and stove, above, give the bedroom of couple's 140-year-old farmhouse in Alliston a warm, cosy atmosphere
Master bedroom: Original railing, wood floor and stove, above, give the bedroom of couple's 140-year-old farmhouse in Alliston a warm, cosy atmosphere
1/8/1982
Extra-Wide Load, The 120-year-old Raymer farmhouse stops for a red light on Highway 48 in Markham yesterday while being moved to a new location
Extra-Wide Load, The 120-year-old Raymer farmhouse stops for a red light on Highway 48 in Markham yesterday while being moved to a new location
7/3/1991
Country life, subdivision-style, Not all of Ontario's rural women live in old farmhouses
Country life, subdivision-style, Not all of Ontario's rural women live in old farmhouses
5/29/1974