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And when they had to take cars out, they had problems
And when they had to take cars out, they had problems

And when they had to take cars out, they had problems

Date4/8/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: And when they had to take cars out; they had problems
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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_0014781F
The shape of things to come, Cars and trucks with their lights ablaze drive through snow on the Queen Elizabeth Way as blinding fall hit Metro today. (...)
The shape of things to come, Cars and trucks with their lights ablaze drive through snow on the Queen Elizabeth Way as blinding fall hit Metro today. (...)
12/13/1973
Snarled by the snow, slowly moving lines of cars jam the southbound lanes of the Don Valley Parkway today
Snarled by the snow, slowly moving lines of cars jam the southbound lanes of the Don Valley Parkway today
12/10/1970
Hundreds of abandoned and damaged cars lined highways and roads leading into Metro after the storm
Hundreds of abandoned and damaged cars lined highways and roads leading into Metro after the storm
1/26/1978
It was slow, slow driving for Metro motorists yesterday and today as trucks and cars groped their way along snow-swept roads and highways. This line o(...)
It was slow, slow driving for Metro motorists yesterday and today as trucks and cars groped their way along snow-swept roads and highways. This line o(...)
1/27/1971
Stranded by 20 inches of snow near London are these cars and transport trucks at a Highway 401 service centre south of Ingersoll. The snow fall was so(...)
Stranded by 20 inches of snow near London are these cars and transport trucks at a Highway 401 service centre south of Ingersoll. The snow fall was so(...)
11/24/1970
Heave-ho! Students on their lunch hour from Donell School in Newmarket help cars up the hill in front of their school following yesterday's snowfall
Heave-ho! Students on their lunch hour from Donell School in Newmarket help cars up the hill in front of their school following yesterday's snowfall
11/24/1982
Cars are abandoned in the snow on Highway 401 at Trafalgar Rd
Cars are abandoned in the snow on Highway 401 at Trafalgar Rd
12/19/1973
Traffic on southbound lanes of Don Valey Parkway came to a virtual halt around noon today after a truck and a car collided on the snowy pavement south(...)
Traffic on southbound lanes of Don Valey Parkway came to a virtual halt around noon today after a truck and a car collided on the snowy pavement south(...)
12/1/1976
A tow truck comes to rescue Monique Laver and her ditched car on Sideroad 10, Brampton
A tow truck comes to rescue Monique Laver and her ditched car on Sideroad 10, Brampton
2/28/1984
Nightmare of negotiating heavy traffic in a snowstorm is a fact of motoring life in metro, and trick is both to keep out of trouble and do your part t(...)
Nightmare of negotiating heavy traffic in a snowstorm is a fact of motoring life in metro, and trick is both to keep out of trouble and do your part t(...)
12/15/1972
Peel keeps digging out ? and drifting in, More than a week after the big snowstorm that paralyzed highway traffic, Ontario Department of Highways' plo(...)
Peel keeps digging out ? and drifting in, More than a week after the big snowstorm that paralyzed highway traffic, Ontario Department of Highways' plo(...)
2/2/1971
Snapped power lines are repaired by Toronto Hydro's Ron Dunn at Imperial St
Snapped power lines are repaired by Toronto Hydro's Ron Dunn at Imperial St
2/22/1971