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Etobicoke garbage hides tennis court, There's no tennis being played on the court at Etobicoke's Sir Adam Beck Park, which is one of the 23 temporary (...)
Etobicoke garbage hides tennis court, There's no tennis being played on the court at Etobicoke's Sir Adam Beck Park, which is one of the 23 temporary (...)

Etobicoke garbage hides tennis court, There's no tennis being played on the court at Etobicoke's Sir Adam Beck Park, which is one of the 23 temporary (...)

Date8/1/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Etobicoke garbage hides tennis court; There's no tennis being played on the court at Etobicoke's Sir Adam Beck Park; which is one of the 23 temporary dumps set up at courts and artificial rinks throughout the city during the outside workers' strike. Strikers are picking up garbage for seniors and handicapped and a city official says it will be three weeks to a month before the dumps are filled to capacity. story/A6
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Jay Cleary, 8, drags a garbage bag to a temporary dump at a tennis court in Etobicoke - ignoring a giant message to Mayor Dennis Flynn
Jay Cleary, 8, drags a garbage bag to a temporary dump at a tennis court in Etobicoke - ignoring a giant message to Mayor Dennis Flynn
8/13/1984
Stacking up As the Etobicoke garbage strike talks broke down and there is now no early end in sight, a youngster pedals quickly past garbage already s(...)
Stacking up As the Etobicoke garbage strike talks broke down and there is now no early end in sight, a youngster pedals quickly past garbage already s(...)
7/27/1984
About 100 parents, teachers and pupils, parade around Adam Beck Public School on Scarborough Rd
About 100 parents, teachers and pupils, parade around Adam Beck Public School on Scarborough Rd
10/13/1987
Tennis team at tennis courts, Riverdale Park, Broadview Avenue, west side, opposite Tennis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario.
Tennis team at tennis courts, Riverdale Park, Broadview Avenue, west side, opposite Tennis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario.
1913?
Tennis team at tennis courts, Riverdale Park, Broadview Avenue, west side, opposite Tennis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario.
Tennis team at tennis courts, Riverdale Park, Broadview Avenue, west side, opposite Tennis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario.
1913?
High reaches: Bob Hewitt, left, of South Africa, serves ball during match yesterday against Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia, at Rothmans Canadian Open tennis championships being played at York University Tennis Centre
High reaches: Bob Hewitt, left, of South Africa, serves ball during match yesterday against Jan Kodes of Czechoslovakia, at Rothmans Canadian Open tennis championships being played at York University Tennis Centre
8/18/1977
The spring civic strike at City Hall, when the garbage bags were piled high in High Park and throughout the city, was one of many across the country
The spring civic strike at City Hall, when the garbage bags were piled high in High Park and throughout the city, was one of many across the country
4/25/1972
There's still coffee money left, and pickets outside the General Motors plant in Oshawa take time out for coffee and doughnuts. But strike funds for 2(...)
There's still coffee money left, and pickets outside the General Motors plant in Oshawa take time out for coffee and doughnuts. But strike funds for 2(...)
10/23/1970
There's time for cards at rodmen's union hall at Bloor and Dundas as their strike drags on past its 10th week
There's time for cards at rodmen's union hall at Bloor and Dundas as their strike drags on past its 10th week
3/16/1972
Striking a funny note, To most people, there's nothing funny about a strike but Charlene Tinney, right, and Ann Harmon decided to add a little laughte(...)
Striking a funny note, To most people, there's nothing funny about a strike but Charlene Tinney, right, and Ann Harmon decided to add a little laughte(...)
12/6/1983
Empty Pockets: Hydro apprentice Bonnie Urry, on picket duty yesterday, says there's next to nothing of her pay left after she covers basic house and living costs
Empty Pockets: Hydro apprentice Bonnie Urry, on picket duty yesterday, says there's next to nothing of her pay left after she covers basic house and living costs
2/16/1989
Alderman Doug Holyday says health department may order garbae removed from temporary dumps like this at Westway Park
Alderman Doug Holyday says health department may order garbae removed from temporary dumps like this at Westway Park
8/7/1984