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Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St
Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St

Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St

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Original Toronto Star caption: Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St. home and turn its grounds into a parking lot. House was completed in its present form around 1870; but its oldest part; originally a cottage; may date back to 1840. Once known as Mayfield; it was one of Toronto's first with electricity.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113015F
Matilda St. as it looks now after the bulldozers and the wreckers did their job. Cries of 'injustice,' 'inequity' and 'unfair dealing' arise from many of the 180 displaced homeowners
Matilda St. as it looks now after the bulldozers and the wreckers did their job. Cries of 'injustice,' 'inequity' and 'unfair dealing' arise from many of the 180 displaced homeowners
12/8/1966
Andrew smith estate sold. Above is a photograph of the old city registry office, which is now in the hands of the wreckers, who will tear it down in t(...)
Andrew smith estate sold. Above is a photograph of the old city registry office, which is now in the hands of the wreckers, who will tear it down in t(...)
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Drawing-room in stately Sherbourne St
Drawing-room in stately Sherbourne St
3/20/1965
Founder of the Hospital for Sick Children, John Ross Robertson, lived in this house at 291 Sherbourne St
Founder of the Hospital for Sick Children, John Ross Robertson, lived in this house at 291 Sherbourne St
10/14/1975
Making way for Trees, The wreckers are getting their hammers closer and closer to the proud old name on the old Bank of Montreal building on the north(...)
Making way for Trees, The wreckers are getting their hammers closer and closer to the proud old name on the old Bank of Montreal building on the north(...)
11/25/1975
Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers, A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which, for nearly 100 years, has sheltered Precious Blood nuns
Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers, A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which, for nearly 100 years, has sheltered Precious Blood nuns
11/16/1966
Wreckers wsere prevented from demolishing Sherbourne St
Wreckers wsere prevented from demolishing Sherbourne St
4/5/1973
Historic home once occupied by Sir William Campbell, chief justice of Upper Canada from 1825 to 1829, may be moved from its present Adelaide St. site (...)
Historic home once occupied by Sir William Campbell, chief justice of Upper Canada from 1825 to 1829, may be moved from its present Adelaide St. site (...)
2/9/1971
Touch of old in the new, When the Bay Theatre is demolished to make way for the Simpson Tower wreckers will take special care of these stones sculptures in the facade
Touch of old in the new, When the Bay Theatre is demolished to make way for the Simpson Tower wreckers will take special care of these stones sculptures in the facade
6/15/1965
Touch of old in the new, When the Bay Theatre is demolished to make way for the Simpson Tower wreckers will take special care of these stones sculptures in the facade
Touch of old in the new, When the Bay Theatre is demolished to make way for the Simpson Tower wreckers will take special care of these stones sculptures in the facade
6/15/1965
Another old landmark passes. A landmark for half a century will vanish when the house of the O'Brien homestead, shown above, at the corner of Willard (...)
Another old landmark passes. A landmark for half a century will vanish when the house of the O'Brien homestead, shown above, at the corner of Willard (...)
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Delaware Ave, Old Houses
Delaware Ave, Old Houses
4/8/1933