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Restoring the past

Restoring the past

Date10/10/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Restoring the past: Renovations to historic Vellore Hall in Vaughan are nearing completion. The project, to cost nearly $1 million, will turn the hall and its neighboring school and drive shed into a community centre.
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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_0108476F
College students restoring prize, Students in the automotive department at Centennial College are restoring a 1985 Mustang LX to as new condition
College students restoring prize, Students in the automotive department at Centennial College are restoring a 1985 Mustang LX to as new condition
10/13/1988
Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
Ron Fawcett has been hooked on cars longer than he can remember and he's worked painstakingly over the years restoring dozens of antique and classic models on the outskirts of Whitby.
1/2/1969
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
Old cars come out like new. Restoring antique cars is the hobby and the business of Ron Fawcett of Whitby leading on a 1956 Thunderbird under the Harvard trainer mounted on the roof. Fawcett has restored cars for museums in Ottawa. Oshawa and Niagara Fall
11/3/1975
He Switched from Tractors to Antiques, Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars
He Switched from Tractors to Antiques, Noel Hamer has seven men working in his Brooklin garage restoring antique cars
11/4/1976
Office jobs with a view: Six specialists at the Ontario Gallery of Art spread over two rooms spend their days painstakingly restoring old works
Office jobs with a view: Six specialists at the Ontario Gallery of Art spread over two rooms spend their days painstakingly restoring old works
9/14/1989
Office jobs with a view: Six specialists at the Ontario Gallery of Art spread over two rooms spend their days painstakingly restoring old works
Office jobs with a view: Six specialists at the Ontario Gallery of Art spread over two rooms spend their days painstakingly restoring old works
9/14/1989
Restoring its former glory
Restoring its former glory
5/9/1989
Sprucing Up The CNE, Restoring the 12-foot-high winged figure atop Princes' Gate at the eastern end of Exhibition Park, Attilio Gandri works 85 feet a(...)
Sprucing Up The CNE, Restoring the 12-foot-high winged figure atop Princes' Gate at the eastern end of Exhibition Park, Attilio Gandri works 85 feet a(...)
7/15/1974
Rescue mission: Master artisan George Franciscy and his wife, Hanna, right, work, with former art teacher Krisztina Meuring on restoring a European still life painted around 1909
Rescue mission: Master artisan George Franciscy and his wife, Hanna, right, work, with former art teacher Krisztina Meuring on restoring a European still life painted around 1909
3/21/1991
Restoring the lobby of the 72-year-old King Edward-Sheraton hotel to the Edwardian splendor of its opening is a $750,000 job. General's manager Willia(...)
Restoring the lobby of the 72-year-old King Edward-Sheraton hotel to the Edwardian splendor of its opening is a $750,000 job. General's manager Willia(...)
6/18/1975
On board the Trillium is Mike Filey, a member of the Toronto Historical Board which asks Metro Council to approvev the feasibility study on restoring the ferry. A 1965 study estimated it would cost about $250,000. FIley estimates it would cost more than t
On board the Trillium is Mike Filey, a member of the Toronto Historical Board which asks Metro Council to approvev the feasibility study on restoring the ferry. A 1965 study estimated it would cost about $250,000. FIley estimates it would cost more than t
8/29/1973
Getting the lead out: Restoring antique silver is a way of life for silversmith Michael Surman (foreground) and his assistant Nicholas Stirling
Getting the lead out: Restoring antique silver is a way of life for silversmith Michael Surman (foreground) and his assistant Nicholas Stirling
6/9/1987