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The social housing developers are destroying the official plan, they want projects that are just too big'
The social housing developers are destroying the official plan, they want projects that are just too big'

The social housing developers are destroying the official plan, they want projects that are just too big'

Date4/23/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: The social housing developers are destroying the official plan, they want projects that are just too big'
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0057308F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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