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'Tragic' Eviction: Andy and Gert McCrorie and sons dismantle Gert's Dell yesterday after 15 years at St
'Tragic' Eviction: Andy and Gert McCrorie and sons dismantle Gert's Dell yesterday after 15 years at St

'Tragic' Eviction: Andy and Gert McCrorie and sons dismantle Gert's Dell yesterday after 15 years at St

Date10/14/1992
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129762F
Against change: Joyce Gert McCrorie and husband Andy, proprietors of Gert's Deli in the St
Against change: Joyce Gert McCrorie and husband Andy, proprietors of Gert's Deli in the St
5/7/1987
Fight for home: Gert and Andy McCrorie stand outside Brookside Drive home the bank has threatened to take
Fight for home: Gert and Andy McCrorie stand outside Brookside Drive home the bank has threatened to take
11/28/1988
15-year Tenant: Andy McCrorie, who runs a dell at the St. Lawrence Market, says he's being evicted because he spoke out against market management.
15-year Tenant: Andy McCrorie, who runs a dell at the St. Lawrence Market, says he's being evicted because he spoke out against market management.
10/8/1992
Farewell to The Dell: Owner Bill De Laurentis and waitresses Jean Ramsdell, left, and Christal Shambrook, raise a final toast to The Dell Restaurant and Tavern at Simcoe and Elm streets, which has been open since 1948. The official closing date is July 15.
Farewell to The Dell: Owner Bill De Laurentis and waitresses Jean Ramsdell, left, and Christal Shambrook, raise a final toast to The Dell Restaurant and Tavern at Simcoe and Elm streets, which has been open since 1948. The official closing date is July 15.
7/3/1986
Risked lives: Andy Patterson, 32, flanked by Dean Ribble (left), 12, and his brother, George, 10, dragged Patterson's 12-year-old son, Billy, screaming from a Mississauga building after 8,000 volts shot through the boy's body when he caught a foot in a transformer room
Risked lives: Andy Patterson, 32, flanked by Dean Ribble (left), 12, and his brother, George, 10, dragged Patterson's 12-year-old son, Billy, screaming from a Mississauga building after 8,000 volts shot through the boy's body when he caught a foot in a transformer room
2/28/1980
Wrenching decision: Stanley John McConaghy gets ready to dismantle machinery before closing the family's involute Gear Co. on Howland Ave.
Wrenching decision: Stanley John McConaghy gets ready to dismantle machinery before closing the family's involute Gear Co. on Howland Ave.
10/8/1991
Mills family have been in party rental business for 60 years. Alfred Mills, centre, and sons Jim, 22, left, and Dennis, 25, show rental set for two
Mills family have been in party rental business for 60 years. Alfred Mills, centre, and sons Jim, 22, left, and Dennis, 25, show rental set for two
11/2/1971
Bad luck ends: Carl McIntyre, 34, with sons, Lome, 11 (left) and Eric, 10, has been rehired by Metro and hopes years of pain and debt are behind him.
Bad luck ends: Carl McIntyre, 34, with sons, Lome, 11 (left) and Eric, 10, has been rehired by Metro and hopes years of pain and debt are behind him.
12/23/1981
Alan Osler with sons (from left) Benjamin, 19, Geoffrey, 15, and Daniel, 17. He is professor of English at York University.
Alan Osler with sons (from left) Benjamin, 19, Geoffrey, 15, and Daniel, 17. He is professor of English at York University.
7/22/1981
Tragic aftermath: Bramalea teenager Jack Riley, 17, a quadriplegic after he broke his neck during a highschool rugby game last May, is visited in the intensive-care unit of Toronto Western Hospital by his parents
Tragic aftermath: Bramalea teenager Jack Riley, 17, a quadriplegic after he broke his neck during a highschool rugby game last May, is visited in the intensive-care unit of Toronto Western Hospital by his parents
2/6/1987
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cleland with their family (from left) Mrs. Margaret Newhook, Russell Newhook, 6, Kathlene Cleland, 15, Mr. and Mrs. Cleland, daughter-in-law Paula Cleland, grandchildren Stephen and Belynda Cleland and son Leonard. Mrs. Cleland was separated from her sisters, Gwendolyn and Pauline, 41 years ago. She hopes to find them.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cleland with their family (from left) Mrs. Margaret Newhook, Russell Newhook, 6, Kathlene Cleland, 15, Mr. and Mrs. Cleland, daughter-in-law Paula Cleland, grandchildren Stephen and Belynda Cleland and son Leonard. Mrs. Cleland was separated from her sisters, Gwendolyn and Pauline, 41 years ago. She hopes to find them.
4/25/1972
Family faces eviction: 3-year-old Michael Booth climbs a chair, above, to get in on the action when Sheriff James Jurens arrives.
Family faces eviction: 3-year-old Michael Booth climbs a chair, above, to get in on the action when Sheriff James Jurens arrives.
12/16/1988