Toronto's chief planner, Dennis Barker, is a mild-mannered man who plays with model trains

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Toronto's chief planner, Dennis Barker, is a mild-mannered man who plays with model trains

Date2/23/1975

Names

Barker, Dennis (subject)

Loek, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Toronto's chief planner, Dennis Barker, is a mild-mannered man who plays with model trains. But on the job, where he's under fire, he won't be pushed around. Barker stands by his planning principles.

Subject

Portraits

City planners

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0030758F

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