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Trying to Fight City Hall, residents of the west end of Toronto jam council chamber last night in an unsuccessful bid to block a high-rise project of (...)
Trying to Fight City Hall, residents of the west end of Toronto jam council chamber last night in an unsuccessful bid to block a high-rise project of (...)

Trying to Fight City Hall, residents of the west end of Toronto jam council chamber last night in an unsuccessful bid to block a high-rise project of (...)

Date2/23/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Trying to Fight City Hall; residents of the west end of Toronto jam council chamber last night in an unsuccessful bid to block a high-rise project of four apartment towers and 28 town houses on a crescent-shaped block bounded by Gothic and Quebec Aves. just north of High Park. The development would mean destruction of 100 homes. Michael Adams; microphone; tells Toronto Buildings and Development Committee. The Committee reaffirmed the project 4-3.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111238F
Image shows homeowners from Willowdale protesting and holding placards that read " burn th ...
Hostile Homeowners from Willowdale; holding placards high; jam North York council chamber last night to protest North York Mayor James Service's plan to turn their residential neighborhood into a downtown area. [Incomplete]
2/24/1969
North York Mayor Mel Lastman appears glum late last night as a raucous crowd in the council chamber applauds one of many residents who spoke against Sunday shopping
North York Mayor Mel Lastman appears glum late last night as a raucous crowd in the council chamber applauds one of many residents who spoke against Sunday shopping
1/25/1988
About 150 residents of Port Credit protest yesterday outside town hall over council's approval of an apartment-town house project that will house 2,50(...)
About 150 residents of Port Credit protest yesterday outside town hall over council's approval of an apartment-town house project that will house 2,50(...)
5/14/1973
Scarborough bluffs is one of the most spectacular sights in Toronto as they soar high above Lake Ontario in the east end of the city. Residents of Chi(...)
Scarborough bluffs is one of the most spectacular sights in Toronto as they soar high above Lake Ontario in the east end of the city. Residents of Chi(...)
6/23/1970
Desmond Christopher, left, head of the residents' council of St. James Town, above, sticks his foot through broken door at the complex. The project is home to more than 12,000 low- and moderate income people.
Desmond Christopher, left, head of the residents' council of St. James Town, above, sticks his foot through broken door at the complex. The project is home to more than 12,000 low- and moderate income people.
2/26/1987
Architect Irving Grossman, who believes high-rise apartments should provide residents with a feeling of identification, discusses plans for the YWCA's 14-storey complex for single working people with two of his advisers
Architect Irving Grossman, who believes high-rise apartments should provide residents with a feeling of identification, discusses plans for the YWCA's 14-storey complex for single working people with two of his advisers
2/9/1972
Third time lucky? Andrew Kosc has 5-week-old son Joseph along for moral support today as he gathers the documents at Metro Hall council chambers for his third bid at a sidewalk vending space
Third time lucky? Andrew Kosc has 5-week-old son Joseph along for moral support today as he gathers the documents at Metro Hall council chambers for his third bid at a sidewalk vending space
5/4/1993
Battle of the Rouge: About 1,200 residents and environmentalists packed Scarborough Council's meeting last night to convince the politicians to reject plans for housing in the Rouge Valley
Battle of the Rouge: About 1,200 residents and environmentalists packed Scarborough Council's meeting last night to convince the politicians to reject plans for housing in the Rouge Valley
11/2/1987
Metro's first is a long one, Metro Council had its first meeting in the new City Hall last night, but it was just like old times. Members spent six hours trying to get their business done
Metro's first is a long one, Metro Council had its first meeting in the new City Hall last night, but it was just like old times. Members spent six hours trying to get their business done
9/22/1965
City Hall (1844-1899), Interior, council chamber, looking southwest, showing city council's last meeting in 1844-1899 city hall
City Hall (1844-1899), Interior, council chamber, looking southwest, showing city council's last meeting in 1844-1899 city hall
1899-07-10
He's disappointed but not shatttered by his unsuccessful bid for leadership of the Ontario Conservative party, Mines Minister Allan Lawrence tells The Star, as he and his wife, Moira, snowshoe around their winter retreat at Lindsay, Ont
He's disappointed but not shatttered by his unsuccessful bid for leadership of the Ontario Conservative party, Mines Minister Allan Lawrence tells The Star, as he and his wife, Moira, snowshoe around their winter retreat at Lindsay, Ont
2/17/1971
Disappointed but not shattered by his unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Ontario Conservative party, Mines Minister Allan Lawrence, and his wife, Moira, snowshoe around their winter retreat near Lindsay, Ont
Disappointed but not shattered by his unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Ontario Conservative party, Mines Minister Allan Lawrence, and his wife, Moira, snowshoe around their winter retreat near Lindsay, Ont
2/16/1971