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New Face: Al Cochrane has lovingly restored the popular carousel at Centreville on Centre Island.
New Face: Al Cochrane has lovingly restored the popular carousel at Centreville on Centre Island.

New Face: Al Cochrane has lovingly restored the popular carousel at Centreville on Centre Island.

Date5/17/1991
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126006F
Prized possession: Franklin Foley, 65, and wife, Dorothy, 62, of Belleville, stand with Foley's Dutch concert street organ that he has lovingly restored. The couple recently played the organ at Yonge and Bloor Sts for a special promotion on Holland by The
Prized possession: Franklin Foley, 65, and wife, Dorothy, 62, of Belleville, stand with Foley's Dutch concert street organ that he has lovingly restored. The couple recently played the organ at Yonge and Bloor Sts for a special promotion on Holland by The
5/5/1988
An 1848 house built by a son of the first settlers in Scarborough has been lovingly restored by Muriel Taylor and her husband, Alan
An 1848 house built by a son of the first settlers in Scarborough has been lovingly restored by Muriel Taylor and her husband, Alan
2/12/1976
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
11/3/1975
Magic fingers: Mike Dincu, 33, a graduate sports therapist from the University of Bucharest, has been winning praise from sprinters whose sore and aching limbs Dincu has restored to life with his penetrating massages.
Magic fingers: Mike Dincu, 33, a graduate sports therapist from the University of Bucharest, has been winning praise from sprinters whose sore and aching limbs Dincu has restored to life with his penetrating massages.
9/2/1982
Porcelain box is lovingly handled by Stan Obradovic in his Queen St
Porcelain box is lovingly handled by Stan Obradovic in his Queen St
9/15/1975
Designing man: Scarborough architect Al Ingleson has designed buildings in Panama and Saudi Arabia, but his latest project is closer to home - the $6-million Malvern Community Recreation Centre and Library
Designing man: Scarborough architect Al Ingleson has designed buildings in Panama and Saudi Arabia, but his latest project is closer to home - the $6-million Malvern Community Recreation Centre and Library
5/11/1981
Wonder Ride: Jesse Boyle, 3, enjoys Centre island's carousel - one of only 200 of its kind left in the world
Wonder Ride: Jesse Boyle, 3, enjoys Centre island's carousel - one of only 200 of its kind left in the world
8/28/1989
Painted Horses: Centre Island carousel enjoyed by Jesse Boyle bears mark of a master carver
Painted Horses: Centre Island carousel enjoyed by Jesse Boyle bears mark of a master carver
8/28/1989
Krugerrand for the masses: Donald Mackay-Coghill, head of South Africa's International Gold Corporation, seller of the popular krugerand, shows the new, smaller version of the gold coin that is aimed at small investors for whom the original one-ouncer has become too expensive
Krugerrand for the masses: Donald Mackay-Coghill, head of South Africa's International Gold Corporation, seller of the popular krugerand, shows the new, smaller version of the gold coin that is aimed at small investors for whom the original one-ouncer has become too expensive
10/7/1980
Splash down, island-style. There's a new ride this summer at Centreville, the amusement park on Centre Island that's built like a turn-of-the-century (...)
Splash down, island-style. There's a new ride this summer at Centreville, the amusement park on Centre Island that's built like a turn-of-the-century (...)
6/8/1972
Michael Curry, new chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange, poses with old Dow Jones machine which is now part of his office decoration. He is also deputy chaiirman of Walwyn Stodell Cochrane Murray Ltd., a top investment firm.
Michael Curry, new chairman of the Toronto Stock Exchange, poses with old Dow Jones machine which is now part of his office decoration. He is also deputy chaiirman of Walwyn Stodell Cochrane Murray Ltd., a top investment firm.
5/8/1978
Popular concept: The 1983 idea of Rick Gosling, above, has now spread across Metro
Popular concept: The 1983 idea of Rick Gosling, above, has now spread across Metro
11/24/1988