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Today the block is a pock-marked, boarded-up eyesore, But nearby renovations on Shuter St
Today the block is a pock-marked, boarded-up eyesore, But nearby renovations on Shuter St

Today the block is a pock-marked, boarded-up eyesore, But nearby renovations on Shuter St

Date2/27/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Today the block is a pock-marked; boarded-up eyesore; But nearby renovations on Shuter St. at Jarvis are a reminder of how one-time flophouses can be restored to create a vivid Victorian streetscape again. The block belongs to the federal government which bought it to build a parking garage for the RCMP whole building is around the corner. We don't have an plans to tear them down;; said a public works official. We're exploring other parking solutions. We don't know what we'll do with them yet - the department to my knowledge has never been involved with restoring buildings before. But the Toronto Historical Board is concerned that with squatters living in sme of them; and vandalism an ever-present danger; the buildings are at risk until they are restored.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110213F
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3/19/1991
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Woman and man look at a map and man points to a location. 
Looking at Ward 5 map during renovations of the Eastern Branch, Toronto Public Library
approximately 1976
Four people gathered around a table looking a the architects model for Main Street library.
Citizens work on library renovations
1976
Picture of a puppet play and audience of children. 
Puppet show by the Powells at Jones Branch during library renovations
1977
Don't worry, they're pickled. Dr. E. J. Crossman, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's department of ichthyology and herpetology, checks two sharks he has taken from an alcohol solution. He's making the checks as the museum moves 1 million fish specimens to a warehouse during renovations.
Don't worry, they're pickled. Dr. E. J. Crossman, head of the Royal Ontario Museum's department of ichthyology and herpetology, checks two sharks he has taken from an alcohol solution. He's making the checks as the museum moves 1 million fish specimens to a warehouse during renovations.
8/26/1977
Image shows an invitation card that reads: "The Building Committee and staff of Wychwood L ...
The Building Committee and staff of Wychwood Library invite you to the opening ceremonies celebrating the renovations now completed at Wychwood Library
4/7/1979
Three cars and a van parked out front of Main Street branch
Eastern branch renovations
1977