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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(...)

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(...)

Date7/23/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Overheated cars are pulled off the eastbound Queen Elizabeth Way to cool off Saturday; when the Gardiner Expressway was closed for repaving and the QEW was jammed. People in the area brought water to the cars and drivers.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115497F
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