Twenty families forced to abandon homes
Date5/10/1938
Names
Toronto Star (Firm)
(publisher)
Unknown
(photographer)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fear that ice carried by the flood waters of the Etobicoke Creek, which has left the main channel, would batter down their homes as soon as the real flood began, caused about 20 families to move out of the Long Branch ''flats'' district. Most of them lived in houses show in (1), where water now flows instead of in its former river bed. ''Catwalks'' were constructed by placing planks on barrel and boxes. In (2)...
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-125-GO-128
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Historical location:Etobicoke (Toronto, Ont.)
Neighbourhood:Long Branch
Province or state:Ontario