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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

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

Date12/8/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115243F
Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St
Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St
n.d.
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(...)
n.d.
Bulldozer's wake: Cathie McBride sits in disbelief yesterday in what remains of her Etobicoke bedroom while her husband, Gene, looks in from the outside
Bulldozer's wake: Cathie McBride sits in disbelief yesterday in what remains of her Etobicoke bedroom while her husband, Gene, looks in from the outside
4/19/1990
Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
8/9/1988
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Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
8/9/1988
Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
8/9/1988
More survivors are herded from wreck scene to a corral carved from bush by bulldozers
More survivors are herded from wreck scene to a corral carved from bush by bulldozers
2/21/1978
Chipping away: Fred Maycock of Walder and McSweeney repairs a cracked stair and helps chisel down a homeowner's list of repair jobs that need doing
Chipping away: Fred Maycock of Walder and McSweeney repairs a cracked stair and helps chisel down a homeowner's list of repair jobs that need doing
11/12/1992
Handy basics: Assembling a simple tool kit equipped to handle jobs such as hanging pictures is important for new homeowners or those who've just moved into a first apartment
Handy basics: Assembling a simple tool kit equipped to handle jobs such as hanging pictures is important for new homeowners or those who've just moved into a first apartment
2/22/1986
The end of the road, Where will it all end, those long files of cars on the expressways? Many of them wind up at the American Auto Wreckers yard on Pa(...)
The end of the road, Where will it all end, those long files of cars on the expressways? Many of them wind up at the American Auto Wreckers yard on Pa(...)
10/10/1972
In our eagerness to save energy, we may be destroying our homes, says a do-it-yourself expert. Thousands of homeowners across Canada are being plagued by damaged basements, cracking walls and collapsing roofs after insulating their homes, Jon Eakes best k
In our eagerness to save energy, we may be destroying our homes, says a do-it-yourself expert. Thousands of homeowners across Canada are being plagued by damaged basements, cracking walls and collapsing roofs after insulating their homes, Jon Eakes best k
10/14/1982
Bulldozers attack house on Pickering airport site today while two members of anti-airport movement were inside
Bulldozers attack house on Pickering airport site today while two members of anti-airport movement were inside
9/25/1975