Citizen advisor Ann Doherty, Sheila Blinoff of Ward 9 Community News together with architects Ken Greenberg and Phil Carter turn the sod for renovation at Eastern Branch

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Citizen advisor Ann Doherty, Sheila Blinoff of Ward 9 Community News together with architects Ken Greenberg and Phil Carter turn the sod for renovation at Eastern Branch

Date1976

Names

Toronto Public Library. Main Street branch (subject)

Carter & Greenberg Architects (subject)

FormatPicture

Notes

Left to right: Ann Doherty, Phil Carter, Sheila Blinoff, Ken Greenberg

Subject

GeographyBuilding Monument ParkToronto Public Library. Main Street branch

GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto

GeographyNeighbourhoodUpper Beach

GeographyEast-west streetGerrard Street East

GeographyNorth-south streetMain Street

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Negatives (photographs)

DimensionsImage size: 2 cm x 3 cm (13/16 in. x 1 3/16 in.)

Language

No linguistic content

ProvenanceToronto Public Library Archives

CollectionToronto Public Library Archives

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Object NumberTPL-A-0594

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