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Up in air: That picture of the Spadina expressway interchange with Highway 401 doesn't show the fumes and frayed tempers of rush-hour as cars head downtown
Up in air: That picture of the Spadina expressway interchange with Highway 401 doesn't show the fumes and frayed tempers of rush-hour as cars head downtown

Up in air: That picture of the Spadina expressway interchange with Highway 401 doesn't show the fumes and frayed tempers of rush-hour as cars head downtown

Date9/9/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Up in air: That picture of the Spadina expressway interchange with Highway 401 doesn't show the fumes and frayed tempers of rush-hour as cars head downtown
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115150F
Cars will never travel this stretch of the Spadina Expressway following the Ontario cabinet's rejection of completion of the $237 million expressway t(...)
Cars will never travel this stretch of the Spadina Expressway following the Ontario cabinet's rejection of completion of the $237 million expressway t(...)
6/3/1971
Poor ventilation and chemical fumes in portable classrooms are blamed for air pollution
Poor ventilation and chemical fumes in portable classrooms are blamed for air pollution
1/15/1988
What's in a name? Allen Road (running horizontally above, crossing Highway 401, was once the Allen Expressway, and before that it was the Spadina Expressway
What's in a name? Allen Road (running horizontally above, crossing Highway 401, was once the Allen Expressway, and before that it was the Spadina Expressway
2/1/1982
Many people complain about trucks using highway, yet few consider congestion caused by by cars during morning and evening rush hours. If work hours an(...)
Many people complain about trucks using highway, yet few consider congestion caused by by cars during morning and evening rush hours. If work hours an(...)
8/12/1974
Highway 400 and 401 interchange
Highway 400 and 401 interchange
1965
Traffic was slowed on the completed portion of the Spadina Expressway during yesterday afternoon's ruch hour by the Citizens' Committee for the Comple(...)
Traffic was slowed on the completed portion of the Spadina Expressway during yesterday afternoon's ruch hour by the Citizens' Committee for the Comple(...)
9/30/1971
Signs of the times. Not so lucky is the chap below. This forest of signs at the intersection of Spadina Expressway and Highway 401 is more than enough to confuse Confucius
Signs of the times. Not so lucky is the chap below. This forest of signs at the intersection of Spadina Expressway and Highway 401 is more than enough to confuse Confucius
7/6/1966
At a standstill: Rush-hour traffic on the Gardiner Expressway was slower than usual as the storm turned the highway into a virtual parking lot and even short trips stretched into hours
At a standstill: Rush-hour traffic on the Gardiner Expressway was slower than usual as the storm turned the highway into a virtual parking lot and even short trips stretched into hours
1/20/1987
Tables turned. Metro ambulance driver Wayne Dufty, 41, gets clean billl of health from Dr. Isser Dubinsky after inhailing chemical fumes on the job
Tables turned. Metro ambulance driver Wayne Dufty, 41, gets clean billl of health from Dr. Isser Dubinsky after inhailing chemical fumes on the job
8/16/1991
Stouffville commuter fumes over Via's Aurora special(
Stouffville commuter fumes over Via's Aurora special(
3/7/1978
Helping hand, Fumes from gasoline stored in the basement of this semi-detached house on Beaconsfield Ave
Helping hand, Fumes from gasoline stored in the basement of this semi-detached house on Beaconsfield Ave
6/5/1979
Gas attack: Wearing a mask to protect himself from fumes, a policeman prepares to fire a tear gas shell into a Scarborough variety store today
Gas attack: Wearing a mask to protect himself from fumes, a policeman prepares to fire a tear gas shell into a Scarborough variety store today
11/28/1991