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Thanksgiving exodus. Streaming out of Metro last night, lane after lane of cars jammed every highway leading from the city as Toronto residents took t(...)
Thanksgiving exodus. Streaming out of Metro last night, lane after lane of cars jammed every highway leading from the city as Toronto residents took t(...)

Thanksgiving exodus. Streaming out of Metro last night, lane after lane of cars jammed every highway leading from the city as Toronto residents took t(...)

Date10/6/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: Thanksgiving exodus. Streaming out of Metro last night; lane after lane of cars jammed every highway leading from the city as Toronto residents took to the road for the long weekend. Trains; buses and airlines all added extra service to handle the load.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115466F
The holiday exodus, Bumper - to - bumper traffic pours northward last night along Highway 400 as Metro residents headed away for trhe year's first warm weather, long weekend holiday
The holiday exodus, Bumper - to - bumper traffic pours northward last night along Highway 400 as Metro residents headed away for trhe year's first warm weather, long weekend holiday
5/16/1969
Goin nowhere fast for holiday. One of the worst hold-ups for those fleeing the city occured at Highway 401 and Kingston Rd. where the single-lane ramp(...)
Goin nowhere fast for holiday. One of the worst hold-ups for those fleeing the city occured at Highway 401 and Kingston Rd. where the single-lane ramp(...)
5/16/1964
It is 5.10 P.M. and the location is the traffic light at the Bathurst-Fleet intersection. Cars are jammed here, well away from the proposed 15 m.p.h. (...)
It is 5.10 P.M. and the location is the traffic light at the Bathurst-Fleet intersection. Cars are jammed here, well away from the proposed 15 m.p.h. (...)
8/23/1945
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
Don Valley parkway already is jammed at hours, and Metro Chairman Albert Campbell says an extension to Steeles Ave
Don Valley parkway already is jammed at hours, and Metro Chairman Albert Campbell says an extension to Steeles Ave
4/17/1973
Metro's transportation system, the great highways, railways and air routes radiating out from here to all parts of Canada, has been one of the magnets(...)
Metro's transportation system, the great highways, railways and air routes radiating out from here to all parts of Canada, has been one of the magnets(...)
4/10/1969
Traffic is jammed on Gardiner Expressway as more and more Lakeshore commuters spurn TTC and drive downtown
Traffic is jammed on Gardiner Expressway as more and more Lakeshore commuters spurn TTC and drive downtown
7/25/1962
Children play among Moore Park street barricades (above) as cars pass by (right)
Children play among Moore Park street barricades (above) as cars pass by (right)
12/13/1973
Cars are lined up for miles on the Queen Elizabeth Way this morning as snow squalls turn into glare ice, resulting in dozens of minor fender benders. (...)
Cars are lined up for miles on the Queen Elizabeth Way this morning as snow squalls turn into glare ice, resulting in dozens of minor fender benders. (...)
12/5/1977
Children play among Moore park street barricades (above) as cars pass by (right)
Children play among Moore park street barricades (above) as cars pass by (right)
12/13/1973
Leisure, as well as business, depends on cars, says writer Henry Fairlie
Leisure, as well as business, depends on cars, says writer Henry Fairlie
5/23/1976
Overheated cars are pulled off the eastbound Queen Elizabeth Way to cool off Saturday, when the Gardiner Expressway was closed for repaving and the QE(...)
Overheated cars are pulled off the eastbound Queen Elizabeth Way to cool off Saturday, when the Gardiner Expressway was closed for repaving and the QE(...)
7/23/1972