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New concrete walls at Brampton, Ontario, which residents hope will stop the riverés regular spring flooding of the streets
New concrete walls at Brampton, Ontario, which residents hope will stop the riverés regular spring flooding of the streets

New concrete walls at Brampton, Ontario, which residents hope will stop the riverés regular spring flooding of the streets

Date12/5/1928
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Original Toronto Star caption: New concrete walls at Brampton, Ontario, which residents hope will stop the riverés regular spring flooding of the streets.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-124-GO-215
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Brampton
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Peel (Ont. : Regional municipality)
Blind Riverés fate typical of north
Blind Riverés fate typical of north
2/11/1956
Anti-drug blow: Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton Swings a sledgehammer yesterday to help start demolishing walls at Alexandra Park that residents say conceal drug deals in the neighborhood
Anti-drug blow: Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton Swings a sledgehammer yesterday to help start demolishing walls at Alexandra Park that residents say conceal drug deals in the neighborhood
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Pattern in concrete holds up 3-foot-thick walls 159 feet high and 2-foot-thick roof in Pickering's containment tower
Pattern in concrete holds up 3-foot-thick walls 159 feet high and 2-foot-thick roof in Pickering's containment tower
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The sands of the Sahara roll up to the walls of Timbuktu and seep through its streets, a playground for children and a dramatic setting for the old Fo(...)
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35 miles to go, Star religion editor Tom Harpur stops for a rest on the ruined walls of ancient city of Jericho, overlooking a deserted town of mud hu(...)
35 miles to go, Star religion editor Tom Harpur stops for a rest on the ruined walls of ancient city of Jericho, overlooking a deserted town of mud hu(...)
12/19/1976
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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10/6/1978
Island residents come ashore on the mainland from $1 a ride water taxi while regular ferry service is cut off by today's strike of Local 43, CUPE
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Their own ferry: The Torontonian, a 100-passenger ferry, has been pressed into service by residents of the Toronto Islands, because the regular ferry, Ongiara, is being repaired
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May be preserved. It is the hope of many Toronto residents and officials that this, the old lighthouse, shown here, which was built in the early '60s.(...)
May be preserved. It is the hope of many Toronto residents and officials that this, the old lighthouse, shown here, which was built in the early '60s.(...)
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A flood's wake: A passerby stares at a downtown building in Port Hope where racing floodwaters during the weekend ripped out brick walls and carried cars in their grip
A flood's wake: A passerby stares at a downtown building in Port Hope where racing floodwaters during the weekend ripped out brick walls and carried cars in their grip
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On the offensive: Angry residents trying to drive the sex trade off the streets of Parkdale
On the offensive: Angry residents trying to drive the sex trade off the streets of Parkdale
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Snow-clogged streets confronted Metro Toronto residents when they looked out their windows this morning
Snow-clogged streets confronted Metro Toronto residents when they looked out their windows this morning
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