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In his master plan for Bramalea, developer Dick Shiff has included a shopping plaza, office space high rise, low and single family housing, like the house above, and a hotel
In his master plan for Bramalea, developer Dick Shiff has included a shopping plaza, office space high rise, low and single family housing, like the house above, and a hotel

In his master plan for Bramalea, developer Dick Shiff has included a shopping plaza, office space high rise, low and single family housing, like the house above, and a hotel

Date1/15/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Without a high enough density of people in an area, it cannot afford good transit, shops and restaurants, Shiff says.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-124-GO-197
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Brampton
Historical location:Bramalea (Ont.)
Neighbourhood:Bramalea (Brampton, Ontario)
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Peel (Ont. : Regional municipality)
Queen St. development site on which their winning proposal for a $50 million hotel-shopping-entertainment complex will rise, is inspected by developer(...)
Queen St. development site on which their winning proposal for a $50 million hotel-shopping-entertainment complex will rise, is inspected by developer(...)
4/16/1968
Should it be proved that a form of multiple-unit housing other than the high rise is better, developers will built it, writes UDI official Robert Stor(...)
Should it be proved that a form of multiple-unit housing other than the high rise is better, developers will built it, writes UDI official Robert Stor(...)
4/16/1971
Architect Irving Grossman, who believes high-rise apartments should provide residents with a feeling of identification, discusses plans for the YWCA's 14-storey complex for single working people with two of his advisers
Architect Irving Grossman, who believes high-rise apartments should provide residents with a feeling of identification, discusses plans for the YWCA's 14-storey complex for single working people with two of his advisers
2/9/1972
James Brown: 18, 19 Millburn Dr. Single. Grade 13 student at Martingrove Collegiate. He filed nomination papers to protest a system allowing anyone to run for office, now has changed his mind and is seriously campaigning on a platform of economic restraint, improved bus service to the northend, daycare and a plan to sell the Olympium to private enterprise.
James Brown: 18, 19 Millburn Dr. Single. Grade 13 student at Martingrove Collegiate. He filed nomination papers to protest a system allowing anyone to run for office, now has changed his mind and is seriously campaigning on a platform of economic restraint, improved bus service to the northend, daycare and a plan to sell the Olympium to private enterprise.
11/2/1982
No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
No place like home: Paralyzed Ian Miller and welfare mother Lynn Smith, with son Jesse, are among a group of Metro residents who need low-cost housing and are protesting the province's lack of firm plans to build more subsidized housing in Metro this year
3/12/1984
Gardens can bloom even on a high-rise balcony, if you plan your space carefully
Gardens can bloom even on a high-rise balcony, if you plan your space carefully
3/17/1984
New Mississauga plaza has 21 stores, Woodchester Plaza, a $1,000,000 shopping centre that opens tomorrow at the corner of Dundas St. and Woodchester D(...)
New Mississauga plaza has 21 stores, Woodchester Plaza, a $1,000,000 shopping centre that opens tomorrow at the corner of Dundas St. and Woodchester D(...)
9/17/1971
Lorne Shiff, 14, right, was approaching a diabetic coma when he was 7, before his parents learned he had juvenile diabetes. He's shown here with paren(...)
Lorne Shiff, 14, right, was approaching a diabetic coma when he was 7, before his parents learned he had juvenile diabetes. He's shown here with paren(...)
8/27/1977
Millionaire at 30, Lorne Leibel set up his own company, Canada Homes, three years ago, building low-cost, high-volume housing
Millionaire at 30, Lorne Leibel set up his own company, Canada Homes, three years ago, building low-cost, high-volume housing
8/27/1980
A matter of influence: Arthur Armstrong the chief developer of the town of Bramalea, says he billed Jan Davies, a Mississauga builder (pictured above) $25,000 helping to speed up a muncipal board meeting on land Davies wanted to develop - with help of Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough.
A matter of influence: Arthur Armstrong the chief developer of the town of Bramalea, says he billed Jan Davies, a Mississauga builder (pictured above) $25,000 helping to speed up a muncipal board meeting on land Davies wanted to develop - with help of Ontario Treasurer Darcy McKeough.
11/11/1977
Circular Bed is where Savo Bojicie likes to lounge, spread out his papers and do lots of his creative work. The large bedroom area is designed like a small apartment where Savo and his wife can escape from the children and be alone. The bed has subtle light flowing out from underneath and it makes you feel as if you're floating in space, he said.
Circular Bed is where Savo Bojicie likes to lounge, spread out his papers and do lots of his creative work. The large bedroom area is designed like a small apartment where Savo and his wife can escape from the children and be alone. The bed has subtle light flowing out from underneath and it makes you feel as if you're floating in space, he said.
11/6/1974
Hopeful publisher Dick Bailey, 28, has an idea he feels could enable inventive people to make money by creating new products desired by manufactures. Bailey plans to put out a magazine filled with ads placed by manufacturers giving details of as-yet-uninvented items that they'd like to produce.
Hopeful publisher Dick Bailey, 28, has an idea he feels could enable inventive people to make money by creating new products desired by manufactures. Bailey plans to put out a magazine filled with ads placed by manufacturers giving details of as-yet-uninvented items that they'd like to produce.
6/14/1971