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It's cold and wet: Joe Pearce, 8, and his sister Diane, 9, huddle on a picnic bench in front of the tent they all call home in Woodland Park off Steeles Ave
It's cold and wet: Joe Pearce, 8, and his sister Diane, 9, huddle on a picnic bench in front of the tent they all call home in Woodland Park off Steeles Ave

It's cold and wet: Joe Pearce, 8, and his sister Diane, 9, huddle on a picnic bench in front of the tent they all call home in Woodland Park off Steeles Ave

Date5/27/1981
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131947F
Willowdale Baptist Church picnic at Woodland Park on the north side of Steeles Avenue East, opposite the north end of Scarborough's Reesor Road
Willowdale Baptist Church picnic at Woodland Park on the north side of Steeles Avenue East, opposite the north end of Scarborough's Reesor Road
9/14/1957
Willowdale Baptist Church picnic at Woodland Park on the north side of Steeles Avenue East, opposite the north end of Scarborough's Reesor Road
Willowdale Baptist Church picnic at Woodland Park on the north side of Steeles Avenue East, opposite the north end of Scarborough's Reesor Road
9/14/1957
Willowdale Baptist Church picnic at Woodland Park on the north side of Steeles Avenue East, opposite the north end of Scarborough's Reesor Road
Willowdale Baptist Church picnic at Woodland Park on the north side of Steeles Avenue East, opposite the north end of Scarborough's Reesor Road
9/14/1957
Baby, It's cold up there!, Ontario Hydro worker Vern Gunley, pruning trees along hydro lines at Steeles Ave
Baby, It's cold up there!, Ontario Hydro worker Vern Gunley, pruning trees along hydro lines at Steeles Ave
1/30/1973
The last straw: A week of rain has forced the Pearce family to move out of their Woodland Camp-ground home into their station wagon
The last straw: A week of rain has forced the Pearce family to move out of their Woodland Camp-ground home into their station wagon
9/8/1981
Pioneer Hotel on Steeles Ave. near Yonge St. is now home for George Bankuti, 53, who also uses the 121-year-old Green Bush Inn as headquarters for his(...)
Pioneer Hotel on Steeles Ave. near Yonge St. is now home for George Bankuti, 53, who also uses the 121-year-old Green Bush Inn as headquarters for his(...)
6/5/1968
Cold day at peace camp, Ian McDougall huddles in a sleeping bag on the front lawn of Queen's Park yesterday
Cold day at peace camp, Ian McDougall huddles in a sleeping bag on the front lawn of Queen's Park yesterday
2/11/1991
Pioneer Christmas, Evelyn Baker lights candles over the Christmas table in Halfway House at Pioneer Village at Steeles Ave. and Jane St. Decorations are going up all over the village
Pioneer Christmas, Evelyn Baker lights candles over the Christmas table in Halfway House at Pioneer Village at Steeles Ave. and Jane St. Decorations are going up all over the village
11/24/1974
Six hours after his wife abandoned her car in a drift on Steeles Ave
Six hours after his wife abandoned her car in a drift on Steeles Ave
1/26/1978
Her 9 by 5 ft. cage doesn't bother Laurie Jill Wood, cashier at Esso Self Serve Gas Kiosk, Yonge and Steeles. 'You have less room to litter up,' she says
Her 9 by 5 ft. cage doesn't bother Laurie Jill Wood, cashier at Esso Self Serve Gas Kiosk, Yonge and Steeles. 'You have less room to litter up,' she says
8/1/1984
To the rescue: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris wrings out a pair of socks found in the tent of Linda and George Pearce, who have been camping out for six months while unable to find a home
To the rescue: Scarborough Mayor Gus Harris wrings out a pair of socks found in the tent of Linda and George Pearce, who have been camping out for six months while unable to find a home
9/6/1981
Benjamin Fish, grist mill, Steeles Ave. E., north side, east of Bayview Ave.; looking north west. Toronto, Ont.
Benjamin Fish, grist mill, Steeles Ave. E., north side, east of Bayview Ave.; looking north west. Toronto, Ont.
1953-02