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Craning for a better view. Construction worker Roger Hill stands 20 metres (65 feet) above the ground west of Bathurst St. to inspect the vast underbe(...)
Craning for a better view. Construction worker Roger Hill stands 20 metres (65 feet) above the ground west of Bathurst St. to inspect the vast underbe(...)

Craning for a better view. Construction worker Roger Hill stands 20 metres (65 feet) above the ground west of Bathurst St. to inspect the vast underbe(...)

Date4/27/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Craning for a better view. Construction worker Roger Hill stands 20 metres (65 feet) above the ground west of Bathurst St. to inspect the vast underbelty of the deterlorating Gardiner Expressway; while traffic above crawls along the narrowed roadway in the annual renovation ritual.
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