Digital Archive

Water overflowing upstairs made the hole in the ceiling 6-year-old Donald Moore points to while his little brother, Stephen, 5, plays on the cockroach(...)

Order Reproduction

Water overflowing upstairs made the hole in the ceiling 6-year-old Donald Moore points to while his little brother, Stephen, 5, plays on the cockroach(...)

Date3/12/1974

Names

Bezant, Graham (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Water overflowing upstairs made the hole in the ceiling 6-year-old Donald Moore points to while his little brother; Stephen; 5; plays on the cockroach-infested floor. Their mother's rent for the ramshackle flat on Rose Ave.; near St. James Town; is going up $20 on April 1; to $170. It has four rooms and a shared bath.

Subject

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Object NumberTSPA_0113693F

Discover More

Water overflowing upstairs made the hole in the ceiling 6-year-old Donald Moore points to while his little brother, Stephen, 5, plays on the cockroach(...)

Water overflowing upstairs made the hole in the ceiling 6-year-old Donald Moore points to while his little brother, Stephen, 5, plays on the cockroach(...)

3/12/1974

A Cockroach is impaled on a pin after 6-year-old Donald Moore caght it in the rundown flat his welfar mother rents in Toronto's most-rundown rooming h(...)

A Cockroach is impaled on a pin after 6-year-old Donald Moore caght it in the rundown flat his welfar mother rents in Toronto's most-rundown rooming h(...)

3/12/1971

A winding staircase leads from cavern-like front hallway to bedrooms upstairs

A winding staircase leads from cavern-like front hallway to bedrooms upstairs

n.d.

Above, Indian maiden upstairs at Ivy Lodge is the lone survivor of several painted in the '30s by W

Above, Indian maiden upstairs at Ivy Lodge is the lone survivor of several painted in the '30s by W

10/27/1987

Bolton Councillor Richard Whitehead points to the underground concrete wall that joins these houses, making them "semi-detached" under Caledon bylaws. Humberview Hills Phase Two in northeast Bolton. Bolton, Ontario

Bolton Councillor Richard Whitehead points to the underground concrete wall that joins these houses, making them "semi-detached" under Caledon bylaws. Humberview Hills Phase Two in northeast Bolton. Bolton, Ontario

1/20/1975

Mrs. Samuel J. Zacks with collection of sculpted heads. It includes one from Grecian golden period, Henry Moore and 2nd century Rome

Mrs. Samuel J. Zacks with collection of sculpted heads. It includes one from Grecian golden period, Henry Moore and 2nd century Rome

5/11/1967

Marie and Alan Moore with daughter Alexe look at floor plans for their new house in the planned Springdale community. Brampton, Ontario

Marie and Alan Moore with daughter Alexe look at floor plans for their new house in the planned Springdale community. Brampton, Ontario

11/29/1991

Hostel is no home for her family, Mrs. Deryck Hutchison said today, then collapsed in tears. She and her three children, Adrian, 8, Alison, 5, and Val(...)

Hostel is no home for her family, Mrs. Deryck Hutchison said today, then collapsed in tears. She and her three children, Adrian, 8, Alison, 5, and Val(...)

8/4/1967

Better housing in Canada: The Ontario Plan (annual report for 1913)

Better housing in Canada: The Ontario Plan (annual report for 1913)

1913

Stanley Park Estates. Belleville, Ontario

Stanley Park Estates. Belleville, Ontario

5/29/1998

Princeton Heights. Bolton,Ontario

Princeton Heights. Bolton,Ontario

5/15/1995

The Harding by Senator Homes in Bolton Village. Bolton, Ontario

The Harding by Senator Homes in Bolton Village. Bolton, Ontario

1/25/1994