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All that's left of Mrs. Dorothy Graham's home for 13 years is that meagre pile of concrete blocks in a sea of mud. Bulldozers moved in days before the(...)
All that's left of Mrs. Dorothy Graham's home for 13 years is that meagre pile of concrete blocks in a sea of mud. Bulldozers moved in days before the(...)

All that's left of Mrs. Dorothy Graham's home for 13 years is that meagre pile of concrete blocks in a sea of mud. Bulldozers moved in days before the(...)

Date4/4/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: All that's left of Mrs. Dorothy Graham's home for 13 years is that meagre pile of concrete blocks in a sea of mud. Bulldozers moved in days before the demolition order came through and Don Mount soon lost its last holdout owner.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0051204F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Riverdale
Province or state:Ontario
Sunnyside beach gets a sweep-up, A bulldozer working in the water at the western end of Sunnyside beach piles up broken concrete, that had lined the w(...)
Sunnyside beach gets a sweep-up, A bulldozer working in the water at the western end of Sunnyside beach piles up broken concrete, that had lined the w(...)
5/9/1971
Mr. and Mrs. Percy H. Tacon tend shrubs in the courtyard of their Valleyanna Dr. home which is also on tour. The Tacons moved many of their plants into city from their farm home two years ago. Cost of touring the Bayview area gardens is $1. Tickets can be bought at the Garden Centre or at any of the gardens on days of the tour.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy H. Tacon tend shrubs in the courtyard of their Valleyanna Dr. home which is also on tour. The Tacons moved many of their plants into city from their farm home two years ago. Cost of touring the Bayview area gardens is $1. Tickets can be bought at the Garden Centre or at any of the gardens on days of the tour.
5/7/1967
Demolition in Nelson's Alley. A pile of building blocks is all the remains of Maple Leaf Stadium. Photo shows right field area, which withstood record(...)
Demolition in Nelson's Alley. A pile of building blocks is all the remains of Maple Leaf Stadium. Photo shows right field area, which withstood record(...)
6/28/1968
Unglued: Concrete blocks litter the yard outside a glue factory where an explosion blew out a wall yesterday
Unglued: Concrete blocks litter the yard outside a glue factory where an explosion blew out a wall yesterday
7/12/1988
Large tank with dykes (concrete blocks) is the acid storage tank, toxic waste disposal plant. Bolton, Ontario
Large tank with dykes (concrete blocks) is the acid storage tank, toxic waste disposal plant. Bolton, Ontario
1/11/1985
Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St
Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St
n.d.
Bulldozers attack house on Pickering airport site today while two members of anti-airport movement were inside
Bulldozers attack house on Pickering airport site today while two members of anti-airport movement were inside
9/25/1975
Terry Rein of Regina 2 of the 25 Bulldozers seen
Terry Rein of Regina 2 of the 25 Bulldozers seen
n.d.
One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
4/22/1974
Matilda St. as it looks now after the bulldozers and the wreckers did their job. Cries of 'injustice,' 'inequity' and 'unfair dealing' arise from many of the 180 displaced homeowners
Matilda St. as it looks now after the bulldozers and the wreckers did their job. Cries of 'injustice,' 'inequity' and 'unfair dealing' arise from many of the 180 displaced homeowners
12/8/1966
Bulldozers weighing 45 tons and costing $350,000 crunch over Maple landfill site
Bulldozers weighing 45 tons and costing $350,000 crunch over Maple landfill site
3/14/1987
A sculptor at work on as Crazy Horse doesn't use a chisel and tiny six million tons of rock to move he uses dynamite, jackhammers and bulldozers and h(...)
A sculptor at work on as Crazy Horse doesn't use a chisel and tiny six million tons of rock to move he uses dynamite, jackhammers and bulldozers and h(...)
6/28/1973