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Fire guts Lakeshore restaurant

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Fire guts Lakeshore restaurant

Date8/27/1974

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Norris, Dave (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Fire guts Lakeshore restaurant. A two-alarm fire fed by natural gas that couldn t be shut off for four hours gutted the restaurant of the Casa Mendoza Motel and Restaurant on Lake Shore Blvd. near Humber River early today; causing damage estimated at $350;000. No one was injured and motel was not damaged but guests were moved out in case fire spread. The operation; formerly the Dutch Sisters; opened as Casa Mendoza in June.

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