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King-size mess. A repair crew works on the streetcar rails on King St. W. near Ossington Ave. yesterday. Riders and motorists can expect delays on Kin(...)
King-size mess. A repair crew works on the streetcar rails on King St. W. near Ossington Ave. yesterday. Riders and motorists can expect delays on Kin(...)

King-size mess. A repair crew works on the streetcar rails on King St. W. near Ossington Ave. yesterday. Riders and motorists can expect delays on Kin(...)

Date10/20/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: King-size mess. A repair crew works on the streetcar rails on King St. W. near Ossington Ave. yesterday. Riders and motorists can expect delays on King W. for another six weeks; the Toronto Transit Commission warns.
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