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Economic reality of the 1970s dictates that even with government help, apartments in the Silversprings Park project will rent for $321 a month and more when they're completed in 1979
Economic reality of the 1970s dictates that even with government help, apartments in the Silversprings Park project will rent for $321 a month and more when they're completed in 1979

Economic reality of the 1970s dictates that even with government help, apartments in the Silversprings Park project will rent for $321 a month and more when they're completed in 1979

Date8/11/1977
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134501F
Cutthroat expansion: Traditional rivalry between Eaton's and Simpsons (Fred Eaton at left, Dick Davidson of Simpsons, above) dictates that you don't allow your rival to build unopposed. But Davidson admits the current all-out growth means the bottom line is being squeezed all over the place.
Cutthroat expansion: Traditional rivalry between Eaton's and Simpsons (Fred Eaton at left, Dick Davidson of Simpsons, above) dictates that you don't allow your rival to build unopposed. But Davidson admits the current all-out growth means the bottom line is being squeezed all over the place.
8/12/1981
It is as if the prevailing wisdom dictates that since there is no path of painless change, it matters not how painful the process may be. But it does (...)
It is as if the prevailing wisdom dictates that since there is no path of painless change, it matters not how painful the process may be. But it does (...)
12/7/1981
Harry Tobin: His company sniffs out apartments where rents are illegally high.
Harry Tobin: His company sniffs out apartments where rents are illegally high.
5/11/1984
Playful design: Frank Gehry's Easy Edges chairs, first designed in the early 1970s, are made of corrugated cardboard.
Playful design: Frank Gehry's Easy Edges chairs, first designed in the early 1970s, are made of corrugated cardboard.
8/28/1987
Friend of Spadina: Allan Schwam, 54, a lifelong resident of the Kensington area and a veteran of the 1970s campaign to stop the Spadina expressway, stands on the site of a new battle - the proposed $50 million Spadina rail line
Friend of Spadina: Allan Schwam, 54, a lifelong resident of the Kensington area and a veteran of the 1970s campaign to stop the Spadina expressway, stands on the site of a new battle - the proposed $50 million Spadina rail line
10/31/1986
Reason to smile: John Edward Turner, who operates a sign business in Toronto, has registered name of Toronto Giants for sale, rental and lease - even before baseball club becomes a reality, if it ever does
Reason to smile: John Edward Turner, who operates a sign business in Toronto, has registered name of Toronto Giants for sale, rental and lease - even before baseball club becomes a reality, if it ever does
2/26/1976
It's like a grand safari when the Diggins move. The 11 members of the Diggins family moved into town this k and caused quite a ripple in diplomatic circles. John R. who is the newly appointed deputy of teh Consul-General of the United States in Toronto, his wife Gisela and their nine children took over four apartments with six bedrooms, three kitchens, 10 closets and one full time maid. [Incomplete]
It's like a grand safari when the Diggins move. The 11 members of the Diggins family moved into town this k and caused quite a ripple in diplomatic circles. John R. who is the newly appointed deputy of teh Consul-General of the United States in Toronto, his wife Gisela and their nine children took over four apartments with six bedrooms, three kitchens, 10 closets and one full time maid. [Incomplete]
5/30/1966
At odds: Tory MPP Margaret Marland, left, charged in the Legislature that Zanana Akande was getting twice the legal rent for two apartments she owns
At odds: Tory MPP Margaret Marland, left, charged in the Legislature that Zanana Akande was getting twice the legal rent for two apartments she owns
5/1/1991
Bob Rae: NDP leader says tenents in former Cadillac Fairview properties shouldn't have to pay higher rents because of the sale of the apartments
Bob Rae: NDP leader says tenents in former Cadillac Fairview properties shouldn't have to pay higher rents because of the sale of the apartments
1/17/1983
Plots for high-rise Gardeners, Preparing 308 garden plots to rent to people who live in apartments, Ed Travers and Paul Schlatman of the Mississauga p(...)
Plots for high-rise Gardeners, Preparing 308 garden plots to rent to people who live in apartments, Ed Travers and Paul Schlatman of the Mississauga p(...)
5/2/1974
The rents 'A rip-off' at $250 a month for a two-bedroom unit with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone up $60 a month in just over a year
The rents 'A rip-off' at $250 a month for a two-bedroom unit with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone with plaster peeling, says tenant Wey Robinson, whose rent has gone up $60 a month in just over a year
8/12/1974
Opposes law: Landlord Stanley Smither says he's found a way to beat rent controls - he'll leave this bachelor apartment vacant for a year, then hike the rent
Opposes law: Landlord Stanley Smither says he's found a way to beat rent controls - he'll leave this bachelor apartment vacant for a year, then hike the rent
1/30/1984