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Avenue Rd. Landmark: Benvenuto Place is a fine example of postwar period, says William Greer, above, head of historic board's preservation division. Resident Peter Dennehy, left, likes the spacious rooms.
Avenue Rd. Landmark: Benvenuto Place is a fine example of postwar period, says William Greer, above, head of historic board's preservation division. Resident Peter Dennehy, left, likes the spacious rooms.

Avenue Rd. Landmark: Benvenuto Place is a fine example of postwar period, says William Greer, above, head of historic board's preservation division. Resident Peter Dennehy, left, likes the spacious rooms.

Date12/30/1989
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The preservation of streetscape by BCE Place at Yonge at Wellington streets 'was done by an enlightened bunch,' says retired preservationist William Greer
The preservation of streetscape by BCE Place at Yonge at Wellington streets 'was done by an enlightened bunch,' says retired preservationist William Greer
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Stripped of furnishings when the government closed it down, Chorley Park's spacious rooms are now transformed into hospital wards. The Hospital for Si(...)
12/17/1940
A family without a home, John Edward Norton sits with his wife, Annie Mae, and 17-year-old daughter Greer who holds their 9-year-old daughter Alwyne, a cerebral palsy victim, in one of the three crowded rooms on the third storey of the Gilbert Hotel in downtown Trenton
A family without a home, John Edward Norton sits with his wife, Annie Mae, and 17-year-old daughter Greer who holds their 9-year-old daughter Alwyne, a cerebral palsy victim, in one of the three crowded rooms on the third storey of the Gilbert Hotel in downtown Trenton
12/14/1971
Youngest head Toronto Real Estate Board has had, Peter Mason, 32, says board's code of ethics is no less serious for being enforced in private
Youngest head Toronto Real Estate Board has had, Peter Mason, 32, says board's code of ethics is no less serious for being enforced in private
12/22/1976
Lou at work: The Leafs' Lou Franceschetti makes his presence felt in a tussle along the boards with the Blues' Paul Cavallini during first-period action at the Gardens
Lou at work: The Leafs' Lou Franceschetti makes his presence felt in a tussle along the boards with the Blues' Paul Cavallini during first-period action at the Gardens
11/15/1989
Here are three of the historic inns in Britain that offer rooms and meals to travellers who want to pamper themselves in historic surroundings. [Incomplete]
Here are three of the historic inns in Britain that offer rooms and meals to travellers who want to pamper themselves in historic surroundings. [Incomplete]
4/25/1983
Veteran Merchandiser Chuck Drury is heading an ambitious expansion in the catalogue showroom business by Shop-Rite, a division of Hudson's Bay Co. Sho-Rite will open 30 sales rooms next month, several in the Toronto area. More units under banners of Woolco, Cardinal and Consumers Distributing will push sales over $200 million.
Veteran Merchandiser Chuck Drury is heading an ambitious expansion in the catalogue showroom business by Shop-Rite, a division of Hudson's Bay Co. Sho-Rite will open 30 sales rooms next month, several in the Toronto area. More units under banners of Woolco, Cardinal and Consumers Distributing will push sales over $200 million.
8/29/1973
Picture of dejection, Martha Langford, executive-producer of the National Film Board's stills division, seems to be pondering her department's future,(...)
Picture of dejection, Martha Langford, executive-producer of the National Film Board's stills division, seems to be pondering her department's future,(...)
9/20/1984
Image shows a lady climbing up the stairs on the deck.
Neat in dark slacks and yellow shirt; Mrs. Jean Woolley; of the marine division of Canada Customs; boards a foreign ship at Pier 35; Cherry St. A few months ago she became the first woman boarding officer at the Port of Toronto.
8/12/1975
Lowering away. A 5,000-pound cast metal light dome is lowered into place atop the Centre Island lighthouse built in 1808 and now being restored as a historic landmark
Lowering away. A 5,000-pound cast metal light dome is lowered into place atop the Centre Island lighthouse built in 1808 and now being restored as a historic landmark
17 May 1962
J. Kerr Gibson, partner in a Toronto accounting firm, was elected president of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto, at the board's annual meeting yesterday. He is shown outside the board's new quartes of First Canadian Place, adjoining the Bank of
J. Kerr Gibson, partner in a Toronto accounting firm, was elected president of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto, at the board's annual meeting yesterday. He is shown outside the board's new quartes of First Canadian Place, adjoining the Bank of
6/16/1977
Residents of Macphail House who must use wheel chairs are allowed to rent rooms designed for double occupancy
Residents of Macphail House who must use wheel chairs are allowed to rent rooms designed for double occupancy
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