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This lovely home with the magnificient view will be torn down near Claremont fi the airport expropriation goes through
This lovely home with the magnificient view will be torn down near Claremont fi the airport expropriation goes through

This lovely home with the magnificient view will be torn down near Claremont fi the airport expropriation goes through

Date3/7/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: This lovely home with the magnificient view will be torn down near Claremount fi the airport expropriation goes through. It was built six years ago by Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Almack; high on a hill; and made from stone and wood from their 120-acre property. [I
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011533F
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:Pickering Airport (1970s)
City, town or township:Pickering
Historical location:Claremont (Ont.)
Neighbourhood:Claremont (Pickering, Ontario)
Province or state:Ontario
Region or district:Durham (Ont. : Regional municipality)
This beautiful old home, dating back to 1842, is due to be torn down to make way for the new airport
This beautiful old home, dating back to 1842, is due to be torn down to make way for the new airport
3/7/1972
The lifestyle: This Whitevale home is typical of the type of lovely old Canadiana farmhouse which will be affected by the proposed airport site near Pickering
The lifestyle: This Whitevale home is typical of the type of lovely old Canadiana farmhouse which will be affected by the proposed airport site near Pickering
5/4/1972
Anti-airport protesters run tour of 119-year-old farmhouse near Claremont this summer
Anti-airport protesters run tour of 119-year-old farmhouse near Claremont this summer
4/30/1975
Protesting the expropriation of farmland to make way for the proposed Pickering airport, People OrPlanes members Margaret Godfrey (right) and Rhoda Al(...)
Protesting the expropriation of farmland to make way for the proposed Pickering airport, People OrPlanes members Margaret Godfrey (right) and Rhoda Al(...)
9/23/1975
Four generations of Dunkelds soon will leave the farm near Claremont that's been in their family for 84 years
Four generations of Dunkelds soon will leave the farm near Claremont that's been in their family for 84 years
5/27/1972
This is a view of the main street of the villlage of Brougham, slated to make way for the proposed Pickering airport
This is a view of the main street of the villlage of Brougham, slated to make way for the proposed Pickering airport
3/10/1972
Missile protesters in 'lie-down' at Litton, Almost 200 protesters, some from far away as Montreal, sprawl near the headquarters of Litton Systems Cana(...)
Missile protesters in 'lie-down' at Litton, Almost 200 protesters, some from far away as Montreal, sprawl near the headquarters of Litton Systems Cana(...)
11/18/1983
Worried resident: Carol DeGeer, who lives on the proposed dump site north of Metro zoo, stands near the home she may lose if Metro Toronto approves location
Worried resident: Carol DeGeer, who lives on the proposed dump site north of Metro zoo, stands near the home she may lose if Metro Toronto approves location
11/28/1989
Hell highway: Truckers protesting high taxes join in a mass to plug up Highway 401 near Ajax yesterday, adding hours to the trip home for commuters
Hell highway: Truckers protesting high taxes join in a mass to plug up Highway 401 near Ajax yesterday, adding hours to the trip home for commuters
5/16/1991
The illegal occupants of a house on the Pickering airport site heard of Ontario's decision to oppose the airport, Frances Moore says, but she and two (...)
The illegal occupants of a house on the Pickering airport site heard of Ontario's decision to oppose the airport, Frances Moore says, but she and two (...)
9/24/1975
Bulldozers attack house on Pickering airport site today while two members of anti-airport movement were inside
Bulldozers attack house on Pickering airport site today while two members of anti-airport movement were inside
9/25/1975
At their 1855 farmhouse just south of the Pickering airport site, Hugh Miller and his wife, Elsie, reter to indecision on the airport as torture. High(...)
At their 1855 farmhouse just south of the Pickering airport site, Hugh Miller and his wife, Elsie, reter to indecision on the airport as torture. High(...)
7/10/1975