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Highway 401 Widening

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Highway 401 Widening

Date1961

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Apr 7 1961 -- Highway 401 widening will cut swath through adjoining properties encircled in white. A million dollars worth of luxury-priced homes between Avenue Rd. and Yonge St. will be razed by bulldozers to make way for the expansion.

Subject

Express highways

GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Gelatin silver prints

Dimensions18.8 cm x 34 cm

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Object NumberTS-II-11-SU-137

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