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Poet Irving Layton on Bay St., the symbol of all the dislikes about Toronto: 'What people worship here is success,' he says.

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Poet Irving Layton on Bay St., the symbol of all the dislikes about Toronto: 'What people worship here is success,' he says.

Date6/27/1978

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Layton, Irving, 1912-2006 (subject)

Loek, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0062091F

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