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Sad-faced child stares out through broken window in one of 732 housing units in Toronto's run-down Regent Park South housing project
Sad-faced child stares out through broken window in one of 732 housing units in Toronto's run-down Regent Park South housing project

Sad-faced child stares out through broken window in one of 732 housing units in Toronto's run-down Regent Park South housing project

Date11/20/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sad-faced child stares out through broken window in one of 732 housing units in Toronto's run-down Regent Park South housing project.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113713F
Massive public housing projects in big cities, like Toronto's Regent Park (above) were criticized
Massive public housing projects in big cities, like Toronto's Regent Park (above) were criticized
11/20/1968
Regent park youth corps, a group of serious-minded young people who live in the Regent Park South Housing project, hold round table discussion on how (...)
Regent park youth corps, a group of serious-minded young people who live in the Regent Park South Housing project, hold round table discussion on how (...)
12/30/1968
Almost 4,000 people live in the highrise apartments and row housing of Regent Park South at Dundas and Shuter Sts
Almost 4,000 people live in the highrise apartments and row housing of Regent Park South at Dundas and Shuter Sts
12/2/1968
Centre of controversy between the Toronto Housing Authority and the city's parks and recreation committee is this courtyard at Regent Park North, show(...)
Centre of controversy between the Toronto Housing Authority and the city's parks and recreation committee is this courtyard at Regent Park North, show(...)
4/14/1967
It's no fun being stuck in a high-rise apartment in Regent Park housing development with no place to romp outside or go for a swim during a hot Toronto summer
It's no fun being stuck in a high-rise apartment in Regent Park housing development with no place to romp outside or go for a swim during a hot Toronto summer
6/2/1970
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Housing - Public - Regent Park
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Housing - Public - Regent Park
n.d.
Regent Park (north) housing project
Regent Park (north) housing project
4/9/1951
The winner in a constant battle with the environment of Regent Park South is Bob Boucher, 19, who dropped out of high school, then returned to prepare(...)
The winner in a constant battle with the environment of Regent Park South is Bob Boucher, 19, who dropped out of high school, then returned to prepare(...)
12/7/1968
Burned wall outside an elevator in an apartment in Regent Park South was photographed by a Star team on one of its visits there to gather material for(...)
Burned wall outside an elevator in an apartment in Regent Park South was photographed by a Star team on one of its visits there to gather material for(...)
12/2/1968
'A human housing project'. The Toronto Housing Corporation residential project in Riverdale is hard to find and familiar to relatively few Torontonians
'A human housing project'. The Toronto Housing Corporation residential project in Riverdale is hard to find and familiar to relatively few Torontonians
n.d.
Feeling down: Dean Harvey, 18, left, and Anthony Williams, 19, outside the Regent Park community centre in Toronto, have no plans for their lives
Feeling down: Dean Harvey, 18, left, and Anthony Williams, 19, outside the Regent Park community centre in Toronto, have no plans for their lives
5/8/1992
It gets lonely, sometimes just playing with the cat, says an unemployed ex-convict as he stares bleakly out his window
It gets lonely, sometimes just playing with the cat, says an unemployed ex-convict as he stares bleakly out his window
8/19/1971