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The walk through Allan Gardens gets narrower and narrower as the piles of garbage and trash grow steadily higher and wider. Douglas Evans, 7, must wal(...)
The walk through Allan Gardens gets narrower and narrower as the piles of garbage and trash grow steadily higher and wider. Douglas Evans, 7, must wal(...)

The walk through Allan Gardens gets narrower and narrower as the piles of garbage and trash grow steadily higher and wider. Douglas Evans, 7, must wal(...)

Date5/2/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The walk through Allan Gardens gets narrower and narrower as the piles of garbage and trash grow steadily higher and wider. Douglas Evans; 7; must walk his bicycle close to his parents; Mr. and Mrs. David Evans of Dundas St. E.; pushing a big stroller with their other three children: Robin; 2; Melinda; 5; and David; 4. Talks in the 24-day-old strike of civic workers have been recessed by provincial mediator William Dickey; visibly angry at another breakdown.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016867F
The garbage piles up
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Howard Zeldin pinches nose as he walks by trash in Wilmington Park near homes
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A Common Sight in the days ahead if the Metro outside workers' strike continues will be pile-ups of garbage like this one on Pembroke St. today. In th(...)
A Common Sight in the days ahead if the Metro outside workers' strike continues will be pile-ups of garbage like this one on Pembroke St. today. In th(...)
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North York resident Elizabeth Kedves detours around a garbage pile that almost buries a Yonge St
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