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Image shows an aerial view of a Transformer Station.
Hydro Transformer Station, Millwood Road, east side, between Village Station Road and Overlea Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario
Image shows an aerial view of a Transformer Station.

Hydro Transformer Station, Millwood Road, east side, between Village Station Road and Overlea Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario

Date1938-02
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-125-GO-462
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:Millwood Road
Neighbourhood:Leaside
Province or state:Ontario
Image shows a hydro power station.
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1980
Ontario Hydro, station, Millwood Rd., north side, west of Overlea Blvd., Toronto, Ont.
Ontario Hydro, station, Millwood Rd., north side, west of Overlea Blvd., Toronto, Ont.
1939-07
Ontario Hydro, station, Millwood Rd., north side, west of Overlea Blvd., Toronto, Ont.
Ontario Hydro, station, Millwood Rd., north side, west of Overlea Blvd., Toronto, Ont.
1939-07
The guilty one! Blown-off top of transformer (rear) at Leaside hydro station that caused last night's blackout is inspected today by Ontario Hydro worker Darrell Fontaine
The guilty one! Blown-off top of transformer (rear) at Leaside hydro station that caused last night's blackout is inspected today by Ontario Hydro worker Darrell Fontaine
4/26/1990
Image shows an aerial view of the Leaside area with a few major roads and numerous houses.
Aerial view of Leaside, looking northeast from Bessborough Drive, between Divadale Drive and Glenvale Boulevard, showing Northlea Public School, Rumsey Road, east side, on upper right, Toronto, Ontario
2/3/1950
Dousing blaze: Ontario Hydro worker sprays hydro lines coated with oil after the transformer explosion
Dousing blaze: Ontario Hydro worker sprays hydro lines coated with oil after the transformer explosion
4/25/1990
Explosion aftermath: Tom Griffiths, Ontario Hydro's Toronto district manager, stands to the right of the transformer that exploded
Explosion aftermath: Tom Griffiths, Ontario Hydro's Toronto district manager, stands to the right of the transformer that exploded
4/25/1990
Humber Power & Light Company, steam generating station, Edenbridge Drive, east side, south of Scarlett Road
Humber Power & Light Company, steam generating station, Edenbridge Drive, east side, south of Scarlett Road
1952
Ruck still smoulders after a blast at a Hydro sub-station blacked out downtown Toronto yesterday for 43 minutes
Ruck still smoulders after a blast at a Hydro sub-station blacked out downtown Toronto yesterday for 43 minutes
7/31/1969
Power Projects: Quebec natives are trying to stop hydro stations like this one on La Grande River from being built in Great Whale project, indicated on map
Power Projects: Quebec natives are trying to stop hydro stations like this one on La Grande River from being built in Great Whale project, indicated on map
3/1/1991
The war, the wind and a $10 million filter
The war, the wind and a $10 million filter
9/27/1967