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Progress? Boarded-up house on Walton St
Progress? Boarded-up house on Walton St

Progress? Boarded-up house on Walton St

Date6/11/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Progress? Boarded-up house on Walton St. appears destined for the wrecker's hammer as the tentacles of Toronto's booming financial and commercial heart spread through the city core.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008693F
Neglected: The Wellesley St. E. home of famed artist Paul Kane (inset) has been boarded up for 10 years, and looks even worse since a fire in December(...)
Neglected: The Wellesley St. E. home of famed artist Paul Kane (inset) has been boarded up for 10 years, and looks even worse since a fire in December(...)
4/8/1984
With progress rising up behind it in the shape of the new Imperial Oil building, this red brick house of Mrs
With progress rising up behind it in the shape of the new Imperial Oil building, this red brick house of Mrs
2/9/1957
Robert Walton of Mimico measures building in violation of zoning laws
Robert Walton of Mimico measures building in violation of zoning laws
5/24/1961
Foundations of this boarded-up island house were washed away by lake
Foundations of this boarded-up island house were washed away by lake
11 July 1948
Abandoned home: A boarded-up house, abandoned when chemical contamination turned Love Canal into a no-man's-land two years ago, awaits the all-clear that could bring it back to life
Abandoned home: A boarded-up house, abandoned when chemical contamination turned Love Canal into a no-man's-land two years ago, awaits the all-clear that could bring it back to life
5/20/1982
More than 700 houses in Metro are vacant and boarded up, like the one on Gwynne Ave
More than 700 houses in Metro are vacant and boarded up, like the one on Gwynne Ave
9/3/1975
Today the block is a pock-marked, boarded-up eyesore, But nearby renovations on Shuter St
Today the block is a pock-marked, boarded-up eyesore, But nearby renovations on Shuter St
2/27/1980
Making way for progress
Making way for progress
3/4/1988
Seven-storey brick building with worn, white paint, missing balcony rails and windows. Affixed ...
Desk: Workmen are busy boarding up and taking safety precautions at that 'ghost building' on Bayview Extension we wrote about last week. All the balcony windows from top to bottom have been boarded for the first time anyone can remember. It is the result of our story. Why don't we send a photographer up and take some pics of this being done? Earl McRae
9/3/1969
Riot Damage: Halifax businessman Fayez Chediac, 46, has his store boarded up yesterday after all the windows were smashed during a melee early that morning involving about 150 people
Riot Damage: Halifax businessman Fayez Chediac, 46, has his store boarded up yesterday after all the windows were smashed during a melee early that morning involving about 150 people
7/20/1991
Almost ready: Erin Mills' new mega mall finally opened for business last week but at least 48 of the 220 stores are either boarded up or still under construction
Almost ready: Erin Mills' new mega mall finally opened for business last week but at least 48 of the 220 stores are either boarded up or still under construction
9/22/1989
Boarded up. Black Power closes a store
Boarded up. Black Power closes a store
7/26/1967