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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

Traffic is jammed on Gardiner Expressway as more and more Lakeshore commuters spurn TTC and drive downtown

Date7/25/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Traffic is jammed on Gardiner Expressway as more and more Lakeshore commuters spurn TTC and drive downtown. They feel fares are too high; time for TTC trips is too long and streetcars to their communities are out of date.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115456F
Stuck Truck. A dump truck skidded on the York St. ramp of the Gardiner Expressway yesterday coming to a stop wedged between walls for more than two hours
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Don Valley parkway already is jammed at hours, and Metro Chairman Albert Campbell says an extension to Steeles Ave
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A system of one-way north and southbound traffic arteries is needed to combat traffic jams such as this one at Yonge and Wellington Sts. (above), says(...)
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Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Traffic - Crosswalks - 1959 and on (2 of 2 files)
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Traffic - Crosswalks - 1959 and on (2 of 2 files)
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Metro traffic commissioner Sam Cass points out signs to council members and sign backers
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