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The quiet streets of Portloe offer retreat from a busy world
The quiet streets of Portloe offer retreat from a busy world

The quiet streets of Portloe offer retreat from a busy world

Date5/14/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: The quiet streets of Portloe offer retreat from a busy world.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117100F
What's new in the world? Time out from a busy day fo shopping takes the form of a quiet step to sit on and a newspaper to read for this man, who was o(...)
What's new in the world? Time out from a busy day fo shopping takes the form of a quiet step to sit on and a newspaper to read for this man, who was o(...)
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Still best retreat from the heat, The Toronto Island ferry service was still busy yesterday as visitors took advantage of the record-breaking heatwave(...)
Still best retreat from the heat, The Toronto Island ferry service was still busy yesterday as visitors took advantage of the record-breaking heatwave(...)
4/19/1976
In this quiet house on St. Joseph street (Toronto) dwell the sisters of the Precious Blood cloistered from the world
In this quiet house on St. Joseph street (Toronto) dwell the sisters of the Precious Blood cloistered from the world
7/23/1932
A Toboggan Ride down the cobbled streets from the mountain top above Madeira's capital, Funchal, offers tourists on the island something different in (...)
A Toboggan Ride down the cobbled streets from the mountain top above Madeira's capital, Funchal, offers tourists on the island something different in (...)
7/5/1975
Passing the time: In the crowded, bustling streets of Chinatown, there's still time out for a quiet chat between storekeeper and passerby
Passing the time: In the crowded, bustling streets of Chinatown, there's still time out for a quiet chat between storekeeper and passerby
9/3/1981
Taking LSD a 24-year-old woman became psychotic and produced this Strong brush marks enclosing the head indicate a retreat from the world
Taking LSD a 24-year-old woman became psychotic and produced this Strong brush marks enclosing the head indicate a retreat from the world
11/4/1970
Standing at a fruit and vegetable stand covered by a large fringed umbrella, a man in plaid pan ...
In the middle of the night Mario Grecco [i.e. Greco], owner of Greenview Fruit Market at Pape and Danforth, offers a bite of watermelon to Joe Mancini, who's on his way home from an evening of cards. Three markets in the area are open all night selling appeals to cab drivers, gourmet fruits and vegetables to hostesses who'll be busy during the day, and flowers to love
5/29/1974
Sunnybrook farm scene of busy work-outs A S Police accustom mounts to every possible Scare, Shattering the quiet over Sunnybrook farm are heard the wa(...)
Sunnybrook farm scene of busy work-outs A S Police accustom mounts to every possible Scare, Shattering the quiet over Sunnybrook farm are heard the wa(...)
5/3/1939
Al King of Kensington Waxman offers an apple to Sesame Street's Big Bird at bazaar's fruit stand
Al King of Kensington Waxman offers an apple to Sesame Street's Big Bird at bazaar's fruit stand
12/9/1978
Jumping his motorcycle over the roof of 10 cars is safer than riding in the busy streets of Metro, says Paul Thurston
Jumping his motorcycle over the roof of 10 cars is safer than riding in the busy streets of Metro, says Paul Thurston
9/27/1978
One of the few women gurus in the world, Swami Sivananda Radha runs a spiritual retreat in the Kootenay district of British Columbia. She recently vis(...)
One of the few women gurus in the world, Swami Sivananda Radha runs a spiritual retreat in the Kootenay district of British Columbia. She recently vis(...)
9/17/1971
With exotic sites and no dress codes Club Med Villages offer travellers a sense of complete escape from the workaday world
With exotic sites and no dress codes Club Med Villages offer travellers a sense of complete escape from the workaday world
10/18/1986