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King crab. Maintenance worker Paulo Maellone is dwarfed by a 15-metre-wide (50-foot) inflatable king crab named Louie on the roof of Pier 4 Storehouse(...)
King crab. Maintenance worker Paulo Maellone is dwarfed by a 15-metre-wide (50-foot) inflatable king crab named Louie on the roof of Pier 4 Storehouse(...)

King crab. Maintenance worker Paulo Maellone is dwarfed by a 15-metre-wide (50-foot) inflatable king crab named Louie on the roof of Pier 4 Storehouse(...)

Date8/11/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: King crab. Maintenance worker Paulo Maellone is dwarfed by a 15-metre-wide (50-foot) inflatable king crab named Louie on the roof of Pier 4 Storehouse Restaurant on Queen's Quay W. The restaurant says that if Louie were real; he would yield enough crab meat to feed 186;624 people; with the help of 46;656 lemons.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001257F
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