Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Glen Sifton: Developer rebuilt Beck's 130-year-old home in London.
Glen Sifton: Developer rebuilt Beck's 130-year-old home in London.

Glen Sifton: Developer rebuilt Beck's 130-year-old home in London.

Date8/27/1992
Names
(photographer)
Format
Medium
Language
ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0133730F
New controversy: Michael Sifton, owner of the Buttonville Airport, says his family is no longer willing to fund operating losses while owners of neighboring land make millions developing offices
New controversy: Michael Sifton, owner of the Buttonville Airport, says his family is no longer willing to fund operating losses while owners of neighboring land make millions developing offices
10/17/1988
Derek Sifton
Derek Sifton
7/29/1998
Michael Sifton
Michael Sifton
8/21/1996
Despite Blockbusting by developers, 83-year-old George Hoare is clinging to his little white house on Summerhill Rd
Despite Blockbusting by developers, 83-year-old George Hoare is clinging to his little white house on Summerhill Rd
8/25/1975
Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
11/8/1983
Deprived of home: Frank and Mary Toth and sons James, 3, and Andrew, 1, sit crowded in the one-bedroom apartment loaned to them by a friend while a dispute between the builder and land developer means the Markham house they scrimped for hasn't even been started yet
Deprived of home: Frank and Mary Toth and sons James, 3, and Andrew, 1, sit crowded in the one-bedroom apartment loaned to them by a friend while a dispute between the builder and land developer means the Markham house they scrimped for hasn't even been started yet
9/15/1983
Not the answer: Visiting Israeli politician Haim Ben-Shahar says indexation is not the answer to inflation problems. And he should know, for in Israel, inflation is currently 130 per cent and has been a chronic problem for that state.
Not the answer: Visiting Israeli politician Haim Ben-Shahar says indexation is not the answer to inflation problems. And he should know, for in Israel, inflation is currently 130 per cent and has been a chronic problem for that state.
8/20/1981
Long-term plans: Mac Makarchuk, left, checks out the keel and bow frame for his 130-foot-long Great Lakes cruise ship being built by Duratug Shipyards Ltd
Long-term plans: Mac Makarchuk, left, checks out the keel and bow frame for his 130-foot-long Great Lakes cruise ship being built by Duratug Shipyards Ltd
6/29/1988
Price difference: Hans Endl, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, holds a bottle of Jumex, the European Equivalent of deprenyl - which costs about $7 for a month's supply. He has no insurance and the Canadian drug, Elderpryl, costs $130 a month.
Price difference: Hans Endl, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, holds a bottle of Jumex, the European Equivalent of deprenyl - which costs about $7 for a month's supply. He has no insurance and the Canadian drug, Elderpryl, costs $130 a month.
4/18/1992
Dedicated to renovating old buildings in downtown Toronto, developer Myron Swartz stands in the new stairwell of Design Centre II at 77 Mowat Ave
Dedicated to renovating old buildings in downtown Toronto, developer Myron Swartz stands in the new stairwell of Design Centre II at 77 Mowat Ave
11/11/1977
Tying A Fly: Harvey Beck, 25, of Scarborough is Canada's casting champion.
Tying A Fly: Harvey Beck, 25, of Scarborough is Canada's casting champion.
6/8/1988
Yes!, Says Clive Beck, a professor of education at OISE
Yes!, Says Clive Beck, a professor of education at OISE
4/6/1978