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Death Trap is what union official Norbert Pike calls abandoned building
Death Trap is what union official Norbert Pike calls abandoned building

Death Trap is what union official Norbert Pike calls abandoned building

Date8/22/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Death Trap is what union official Norbert Pike calls abandoned building. He's shown framed by hole left when a section of wall collapsed.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0109004F
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Apartment developers shouldn't ignore the sales appeal of an apartment complex in which a tenants' union is in operation, writes tenant organizer Norman G. Browne in the accompanying letter
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What to do?
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Seen beyond a wire fence supported by wooden beams on unmown grassy land, is a six-storey brick…
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In foreground, man in suit with dark rimmed glasses looks toward camera while holding up buildi…
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Seven-storey brick building with worn, white paint, missing balcony rails and windows. Affixed …
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Down payment of only $497.50 will give one ownership of an apartment in this condominium building at 40 Homewood Ave. A salary or income. of just $4,180 is all that is needed to qualify as a buyer
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