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Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)
Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)

Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being(...)

Date10/21/1954
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Original Toronto Star caption: Two cars were trapped on the crumbling bridge on Friday night and one of the motorists spent an anxious four hours on the roof of his car before being rescued by members of the Richmond Hill fire department. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007173F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Richmond Hill
Province or state:Ontario
In corning, N.Y., one of hundreds of cars that were pushed through the streets by floodwaters lies entangled with debris as the waters subside. [incomplete]
In corning, N.Y., one of hundreds of cars that were pushed through the streets by floodwaters lies entangled with debris as the waters subside. [incomplete]
6/25/1972
Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
Line-up wasn't worth it: Motorists drove up to 100 kilometres, lined up 50 cars long ad waited as long as 12 hours, all in vain, for gasoline prices to drop at a Cargo service station
5/15/1983
Cars piled on top of each other at a washed out bridge near Mt
Cars piled on top of each other at a washed out bridge near Mt
6/25/1972
The Battle of Holland Marsh, the frantic race to reclaim rich market garden land before early winter freeze-ups, is being waged 24 hours a day and, wi(...)
The Battle of Holland Marsh, the frantic race to reclaim rich market garden land before early winter freeze-ups, is being waged 24 hours a day and, wi(...)
10/30/1954
Image shows a part of the street under the bridge flooded with a car floating around.
Six feet of icy water covers Summerhill underpass on Yonge St. after 36-inch watermain burst yesterday afternoon. One automobile was trapped, but driver escaped before it was submerged completely. [Incomplete]
1/30/1977
A flood's wake: A passerby stares at a downtown building in Port Hope where racing floodwaters during the weekend ripped out brick walls and carried cars in their grip
A flood's wake: A passerby stares at a downtown building in Port Hope where racing floodwaters during the weekend ripped out brick walls and carried cars in their grip
3/22/1980
First municipally owned bridge to be replaced since Friday night's destructive floods has been erected over the Don river on John St., Thornhill. [Incomplete]
First municipally owned bridge to be replaced since Friday night's destructive floods has been erected over the Don river on John St., Thornhill. [Incomplete]
10/21/1954
Junior Protesters Want Cars To Slow Down, Waving signs and yelling at motorists to slow down, a group of 15 girls stood for more than an hour on the s(...)
Junior Protesters Want Cars To Slow Down, Waving signs and yelling at motorists to slow down, a group of 15 girls stood for more than an hour on the s(...)
9/7/1973
Slushing home. Snow, snow go away. Come again some other day . . . and especially not to Leslie St. at rush hour. At least the motorists had warm cars(...)
Slushing home. Snow, snow go away. Come again some other day . . . and especially not to Leslie St. at rush hour. At least the motorists had warm cars(...)
4/4/1979
Midget motorists in pedal cars are being taught the basic rules of traffic safety in a model village in a shopping centre parking lot at Don Mills Rd.(...)
Midget motorists in pedal cars are being taught the basic rules of traffic safety in a model village in a shopping centre parking lot at Don Mills Rd.(...)
5/2/1963
Main street -- St. Clair Beach, With his car in a ditch a flood victim makes his way along Riverside Drive, the main street in St. Clair Beach about 15 miles east of Windsor
Main street -- St. Clair Beach, With his car in a ditch a flood victim makes his way along Riverside Drive, the main street in St. Clair Beach about 15 miles east of Windsor
3/17/1973
Free pollution checks for cars, The Ontario Motor League will be offering motorists free pollution checks on their cars' exhaust systems beginning nex(...)
Free pollution checks for cars, The Ontario Motor League will be offering motorists free pollution checks on their cars' exhaust systems beginning nex(...)
5/28/1973