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Mike sekretov received a permit to build two houses on the west side of South Kingsway in June, 1970
Mike sekretov received a permit to build two houses on the west side of South Kingsway in June, 1970

Mike sekretov received a permit to build two houses on the west side of South Kingsway in June, 1970

Date4/4/1973
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133512F
Alvin McGrath, general-secretary of the Lord's Day Alliance of Canada, received only two worried phone calls the day the province announced it might permit horse racing and betting on Sundays
Alvin McGrath, general-secretary of the Lord's Day Alliance of Canada, received only two worried phone calls the day the province announced it might permit horse racing and betting on Sundays
3/28/1968
Creating with wood: Marvin Christi (above) uses modern chainsaws and old-time hand instruments to prepare the logs with which he builds houses. Each is unique: Orono artist Ron Barber (right) carves a different decoration for each Christie creation, in this case a painstakingly detailed eagle on a crooked beam that will project from the house over the front door.
Creating with wood: Marvin Christi (above) uses modern chainsaws and old-time hand instruments to prepare the logs with which he builds houses. Each is unique: Orono artist Ron Barber (right) carves a different decoration for each Christie creation, in this case a painstakingly detailed eagle on a crooked beam that will project from the house over the front door.
5/31/1983
One-man construction company: Terry Millman of Creemore builds miniature houses from photographs he finds in magazines and pictures peopel send him of their homes
One-man construction company: Terry Millman of Creemore builds miniature houses from photographs he finds in magazines and pictures peopel send him of their homes
2/28/1991
Elizabeth Eayrs, Ward 1 Alderman and former ratepayers' president, fought against the Sekretov's houses
Elizabeth Eayrs, Ward 1 Alderman and former ratepayers' president, fought against the Sekretov's houses
4/5/1973
They got one: Patricia and Mike Codner, with their 2-year-old daughter Ashley, are relieved after snapping up one of 782 houses to be built at a new subdivision in Markham. They were among hundreds who stood in line over the weekend, and got the home for $196,900.
They got one: Patricia and Mike Codner, with their 2-year-old daughter Ashley, are relieved after snapping up one of 782 houses to be built at a new subdivision in Markham. They were among hundreds who stood in line over the weekend, and got the home for $196,900.
9/13/1987
A builder's pride: Alex Dyce takes only two or three months to build a house - a dollhouse, that is. Retirement from the Metro Police force will give him more time to devote to his hobby.
A builder's pride: Alex Dyce takes only two or three months to build a house - a dollhouse, that is. Retirement from the Metro Police force will give him more time to devote to his hobby.
6/13/1980
Gaining momentum: Carmaker George Fejer is negotiating federal aid to build a bigger plant. His two-year-old Super Seven Sportcars Co. in Newmarket has just won an order to supply 100 two-seater sports cars to Japan, plus a standby order for 200 more.
Gaining momentum: Carmaker George Fejer is negotiating federal aid to build a bigger plant. His two-year-old Super Seven Sportcars Co. in Newmarket has just won an order to supply 100 two-seater sports cars to Japan, plus a standby order for 200 more.
5/10/1984
Burglars beware: Bob Baker of Payton Scientific Ltd, is laughing all the way to the bank over his firm's device, which permits police to identify many more fingerprints - even those lifted, as the one left above was, from a plastic bag.
Burglars beware: Bob Baker of Payton Scientific Ltd, is laughing all the way to the bank over his firm's device, which permits police to identify many more fingerprints - even those lifted, as the one left above was, from a plastic bag.
5/22/1985
New career: Joe Norwich has joined with two other jobless executives to build a company with varied interests, including Rent-a-Wreck, after attending Operation Bootstrap
New career: Joe Norwich has joined with two other jobless executives to build a company with varied interests, including Rent-a-Wreck, after attending Operation Bootstrap
6/10/1983
A developers' trust company is what Roy Dalzell of Morguard wants to build - so he can't complain as towers of new Royal Bank project rise on other side of Wellington St. W., wiping out fine view he used to have from 20th-floor office in Toronto-Dominion centre.
A developers' trust company is what Roy Dalzell of Morguard wants to build - so he can't complain as towers of new Royal Bank project rise on other side of Wellington St. W., wiping out fine view he used to have from 20th-floor office in Toronto-Dominion centre.
12/1/1975
House, Royal York Road., east side, south of Dundas Street West, view from rear, looking southwest from The Kingsway or Willingdon Boulevard
House, Royal York Road., east side, south of Dundas Street West, view from rear, looking southwest from The Kingsway or Willingdon Boulevard
1939
Well-designed toast: Left to right, architects Barton Myers, James Stirling and Moshe Safdie, finalists in the competition to design and build Metro's proposed $150 million opera-ballet house
Well-designed toast: Left to right, architects Barton Myers, James Stirling and Moshe Safdie, finalists in the competition to design and build Metro's proposed $150 million opera-ballet house
1/21/1988