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High and not Dry, Bill Lindsay of City Wide Roofing strips off the old roof of a house in Toronto's Mount Pleasant and Lawrence Ave. area
High and not Dry, Bill Lindsay of City Wide Roofing strips off the old roof of a house in Toronto's Mount Pleasant and Lawrence Ave. area

High and not Dry, Bill Lindsay of City Wide Roofing strips off the old roof of a house in Toronto's Mount Pleasant and Lawrence Ave. area

Date9/28/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: High and not Dry; Bill Lindsay of City Wide Roofing strips off the old roof of a house in Toronto's Mount Pleasant and Lawrence Ave. area.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008722F
After nailing extra dry wall screws into the sub-floor to eliminate squeaks, and applying a vapor barrier with a wax coat on one side, the first two strips are nailed down by hand
After nailing extra dry wall screws into the sub-floor to eliminate squeaks, and applying a vapor barrier with a wax coat on one side, the first two strips are nailed down by hand
9/21/1989
Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
9/21/1988
Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
9/21/1988
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
2/13/1989
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
2/13/1989
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
2/13/1989
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
2/13/1989
Theft proof: Paul Cadleux holds magnetized strips used to hide in or attach to a product. A strip sets off an alarm at the door, if not demagnetized by a cashier.
Theft proof: Paul Cadleux holds magnetized strips used to hide in or attach to a product. A strip sets off an alarm at the door, if not demagnetized by a cashier.
12/17/1990
Rev. Joseph MacDonald says it's significant his 10-year-old Yonge St. Christian drop-in centre has shut its doors in the same week as the Strip's last(...)
Rev. Joseph MacDonald says it's significant his 10-year-old Yonge St. Christian drop-in centre has shut its doors in the same week as the Strip's last(...)
12/20/1978
Deborah Young: The mother of three young boys and former Sunday school teacher strips for a living and says a ban on Etobicoke strip clubs is unfair
Deborah Young: The mother of three young boys and former Sunday school teacher strips for a living and says a ban on Etobicoke strip clubs is unfair
5/28/1982
Robert Walker's German Shepherd dog Wolf watches as his master studies some strips in his Oak Ridges home north of Toronto
Robert Walker's German Shepherd dog Wolf watches as his master studies some strips in his Oak Ridges home north of Toronto
4/28/1973
Battling eviction of the four home-owners still holding out against city expropriation of their property in the Don Mount redevelopment area, picketer(...)
Battling eviction of the four home-owners still holding out against city expropriation of their property in the Don Mount redevelopment area, picketer(...)
10/2/1967