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Guest room: John Leslie checks out his new guest room -- a coffin -- for size, as son Mitchell, 2, looks on
Guest room: John Leslie checks out his new guest room -- a coffin -- for size, as son Mitchell, 2, looks on

Guest room: John Leslie checks out his new guest room -- a coffin -- for size, as son Mitchell, 2, looks on

Date5/18/1981
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On first Canadian visit, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (right) paid a courtesy call on Premier John Robarts (centre) and met Philip Givens, former mayor of Toronto, after arriving in the city yesterday. He planned to spend most of today observing Jewish Sabbath in his hotel room. After sundown he will be guest of honor at a dinner at Adath Israel Synagogue, then will leave tomorrow for Montreal where he will present Israel's Expo pavilion to the city.
On first Canadian visit, Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol (right) paid a courtesy call on Premier John Robarts (centre) and met Philip Givens, former mayor of Toronto, after arriving in the city yesterday. He planned to spend most of today observing Jewish Sabbath in his hotel room. After sundown he will be guest of honor at a dinner at Adath Israel Synagogue, then will leave tomorrow for Montreal where he will present Israel's Expo pavilion to the city.
1/12/1968
Paul Higgins, left, entertains guests Mayor Clark Mason of Ajax and Rita Law of Pickering in the dining room of his railway car
Paul Higgins, left, entertains guests Mayor Clark Mason of Ajax and Rita Law of Pickering in the dining room of his railway car
9/9/1976
Tables turned: Student entrepreneur Leslie Marlowe takes Greg Guest and Anne-Marie Applin on a tour of Yorkville in a demonstration of his pedicab service which starts Tuesday
Tables turned: Student entrepreneur Leslie Marlowe takes Greg Guest and Anne-Marie Applin on a tour of Yorkville in a demonstration of his pedicab service which starts Tuesday
4/27/1984
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
5/27/1971
Going home: Wheel-Trans driver Ron Vaillancourt checks that Frank Mariani is safely strapped in as daughter Simonetta Mariani looks on
Going home: Wheel-Trans driver Ron Vaillancourt checks that Frank Mariani is safely strapped in as daughter Simonetta Mariani looks on
4/26/1984
Downtown reactor: Dr. Ron Hancock, in the reactor room of U of T's Slowpoke, checks over a device that holds uranium rods.
Downtown reactor: Dr. Ron Hancock, in the reactor room of U of T's Slowpoke, checks over a device that holds uranium rods.
5/1/1990
Architect Donald Schmitt looks into his Queen St. W. living room via a third-storey light well.
Architect Donald Schmitt looks into his Queen St. W. living room via a third-storey light well.
4/15/1987
Scarred land: John Minns, 42, checks a manhole leading to a new 2
Scarred land: John Minns, 42, checks a manhole leading to a new 2
3/28/1988
Cuddly canine: John McLean, owner of Melodies, checks out a stuffed dog in his Adelaide St. E. gift shop which also incorporates a restaurant.
Cuddly canine: John McLean, owner of Melodies, checks out a stuffed dog in his Adelaide St. E. gift shop which also incorporates a restaurant.
2/26/1980
Charge it to Mr. Cahill. Jim Corrigall looks over menu at Fifty-Fourth dining room. He was guest of Argo coach Leo Cahill for dinner of wine and lobster
Charge it to Mr. Cahill. Jim Corrigall looks over menu at Fifty-Fourth dining room. He was guest of Argo coach Leo Cahill for dinner of wine and lobster
2/27/1970
Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
Over-size drama: Above, floor lamp in George Bartello's living room is the largest in the world. Designed by Gaetano Pesce, it's eight feet tall and weighs over 500 pounds. Bartello, above, had it flown from Italy to stand over his grand piano.
11/2/1982
Reaching for the moon: It looks like it as John Eleen, one of the new trustees of the Royal Ontario Museum, points out a display to his wife Luba at the opening of the ROM: Nature's Biographer exhibition last night.
Reaching for the moon: It looks like it as John Eleen, one of the new trustees of the Royal Ontario Museum, points out a display to his wife Luba at the opening of the ROM: Nature's Biographer exhibition last night.
9/11/1972