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Streetcar named desire. Sir Ralph Richardson - in town for a play at the Royal Alex - got a long-awaited chance to drive a streetcar yesterday. So the(...)
Streetcar named desire. Sir Ralph Richardson - in town for a play at the Royal Alex - got a long-awaited chance to drive a streetcar yesterday. So the(...)

Streetcar named desire. Sir Ralph Richardson - in town for a play at the Royal Alex - got a long-awaited chance to drive a streetcar yesterday. So the(...)

Date5/8/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Streetcar named desire. Sir Ralph Richardson - in town for a play at the Royal Alex - got a long-awaited chance to drive a streetcar yesterday. So the 78-year-old actor borrowed an inspector's hat, took one of Toronto's brand-new cars for a little spin and tried out the controls of this old Red Rocket.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0076200F
A streetcar named Desire. An old Toronto Transit Commission streetcar, bought for about $250, is now a boutique selling women's clothing on Dundas St.(...)
A streetcar named Desire. An old Toronto Transit Commission streetcar, bought for about $250, is now a boutique selling women's clothing on Dundas St.(...)
11/26/1973
Wesley D'Angelo paints his streetcar named Desire
Wesley D'Angelo paints his streetcar named Desire
7/24/1973
Ralph Day. Motorists hate streetcars
Ralph Day. Motorists hate streetcars
11/22/1967
Ralph Day, chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission, looks to the future from in front of one of his streetcars
Ralph Day, chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission, looks to the future from in front of one of his streetcars
8/19/1971
Argonauts have given dick Thornton long-awaited chance on offence and he came through with 44 yards against Hamilton last Sunday, seen here in lean ov(...)
Argonauts have given dick Thornton long-awaited chance on offence and he came through with 44 yards against Hamilton last Sunday, seen here in lean ov(...)
11/9/1969
It's a difficult play, says Sir Ralph Richardson of Pinter's No Man's Land, which opens Monday
It's a difficult play, says Sir Ralph Richardson of Pinter's No Man's Land, which opens Monday
9/10/1976
H. S, (Stan) Bond won't retire although he'll soon be 94. He's too old to renew his driver's license so makes his sales calls via bus and streetcar. Bond thinks today's company managers would do a better job if they were given bonuses for boosting profits. His customer say he knows merchandise well.
H. S, (Stan) Bond won't retire although he'll soon be 94. He's too old to renew his driver's license so makes his sales calls via bus and streetcar. Bond thinks today's company managers would do a better job if they were given bonuses for boosting profits. His customer say he knows merchandise well.
1/4/1973
it was a long wait at most stops today in Metro as Toronto Transit Commission buses, streetcars and subways fought the worst blizzard to strike southe(...)
it was a long wait at most stops today in Metro as Toronto Transit Commission buses, streetcars and subways fought the worst blizzard to strike southe(...)
1/10/1977
Album on the way: David Crosby was in town to give interviews promoting his long-awaited solo album, Oh Yes I Can, that's due at month's end
Album on the way: David Crosby was in town to give interviews promoting his long-awaited solo album, Oh Yes I Can, that's due at month's end
1/23/1989
Keep 'em rolling: When streetcars need a checkup, a good scrubbing or a boost on the huge new hoist, they are wheeled into the Russell Carhouse, one of the TTC's four streetcar barns
Keep 'em rolling: When streetcars need a checkup, a good scrubbing or a boost on the huge new hoist, they are wheeled into the Russell Carhouse, one of the TTC's four streetcar barns
6/8/1988
Keep 'Em rolling: When streetcars need a checkup, a good scrubbing or a boost on the huge new hoist, they are wheeled into the Russell carhouse, oneof the TTC's four streetcar barns
Keep 'Em rolling: When streetcars need a checkup, a good scrubbing or a boost on the huge new hoist, they are wheeled into the Russell carhouse, oneof the TTC's four streetcar barns
6/2/1988
Streetcar holiday. Two new Toronto Transit streetcars have the yards at Bathurst St. and Davenport Rd. to be tested in Boston. The flat bed trucks carrying the cars were specially made for the job
Streetcar holiday. Two new Toronto Transit streetcars have the yards at Bathurst St. and Davenport Rd. to be tested in Boston. The flat bed trucks carrying the cars were specially made for the job
2/29/1980