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In Context: Great Gulf Homes' Gary Switzer stands on Spadina Ave
In Context: Great Gulf Homes' Gary Switzer stands on Spadina Ave

In Context: Great Gulf Homes' Gary Switzer stands on Spadina Ave

Date4/16/1999
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134600F
Rye Guy: Co-owner Paul Dulberg serves up one of Switzer's famous overstuffed sandwiches on the dell's last day at its Spadina Ave. address.
Rye Guy: Co-owner Paul Dulberg serves up one of Switzer's famous overstuffed sandwiches on the dell's last day at its Spadina Ave. address.
9/15/1991
Present from past: Sandy Thain stands outside the luxury home he created by dismantling two historic 19th century log homes and rebuilding them into a $375,000 luxury dwelling overlooking the Kleinburg golf course
Present from past: Sandy Thain stands outside the luxury home he created by dismantling two historic 19th century log homes and rebuilding them into a $375,000 luxury dwelling overlooking the Kleinburg golf course
8/24/1982
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
Progress in bloom: Mert More stands in front of his home - the first post-World War II home built in rural village of Lansing in 1947 - which sits one short block away from Sheppard Ave
Progress in bloom: Mert More stands in front of his home - the first post-World War II home built in rural village of Lansing in 1947 - which sits one short block away from Sheppard Ave
7/15/1981
It has to be widened, says Metro traffic commissioner Sam Cass of the Don Valley Parkway as he stands on footbridge crossing it at Riverdale Zoo. Planners estimate it will cost $15 million to widen parkway an extra two lanes, and it's not the right solution adds Cass. In addition, two other street widening programs will cost another $9 million. Cass blames halting of the Spadina Expressway.
It has to be widened, says Metro traffic commissioner Sam Cass of the Don Valley Parkway as he stands on footbridge crossing it at Riverdale Zoo. Planners estimate it will cost $15 million to widen parkway an extra two lanes, and it's not the right solution adds Cass. In addition, two other street widening programs will cost another $9 million. Cass blames halting of the Spadina Expressway.
11/12/1971
Eric Solomon: One of the owners of Switzer's surveys the changing streetscape.
Eric Solomon: One of the owners of Switzer's surveys the changing streetscape.
4/9/1991
Dr. Brone Petruson prepares to insert a device into Mel Switzer's nose to end his snoring, which is so loud it shattered world records.
Dr. Brone Petruson prepares to insert a device into Mel Switzer's nose to end his snoring, which is so loud it shattered world records.
12/3/1991
Royal link: Charles de Bourbon stands in front of a portrait of his great-great grandfather, who claimed to be Louis XVII of France.
Royal link: Charles de Bourbon stands in front of a portrait of his great-great grandfather, who claimed to be Louis XVII of France.
8/25/1988
Offending plant: John Shepherd, vice-president of Nacan Products, stands in front of company factory on Wallace Ave
Offending plant: John Shepherd, vice-president of Nacan Products, stands in front of company factory on Wallace Ave
4/28/1982
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
Great respect': Architect Richard Eaves, partner with Bergman and Hamann, stands in front of Baycrest Hospital, which received an award of merit for quality design.
Great respect': Architect Richard Eaves, partner with Bergman and Hamann, stands in front of Baycrest Hospital, which received an award of merit for quality design.
1/7/1988
Mr. Vitamin E, as Bill Gutterson is called, stands in the Rexdale office of Webber Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which has increased sales by 40 per cent over last year. There's been a great revival in vitamin E. It's being used for everything from heart trouble to pollution ailments.
Mr. Vitamin E, as Bill Gutterson is called, stands in the Rexdale office of Webber Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which has increased sales by 40 per cent over last year. There's been a great revival in vitamin E. It's being used for everything from heart trouble to pollution ailments.
10/1/1971