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Where is the airport? Viewed from the lake, Air Ontario planes seem to be creating a traffic jam on Front St
Where is the airport? Viewed from the lake, Air Ontario planes seem to be creating a traffic jam on Front St

Where is the airport? Viewed from the lake, Air Ontario planes seem to be creating a traffic jam on Front St

Date7/16/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Where is the airport? Viewed from the lake, Air Ontario planes seem to be creating a traffic jam on Front St. as the downtown Toronto skyline looms almost menacingly in the background. The planes are actually parked at the Island Airport, but the channel between the Island and the mainland cannot be seen.
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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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_0003267F
Tony Carazza is an air traffic controller at Toronto International Airport. He figures he's shepherded down planes with about 1,500,000 passengers this year.
Tony Carazza is an air traffic controller at Toronto International Airport. He figures he's shepherded down planes with about 1,500,000 passengers this year.
12/16/1969
High-flying effort: Thousands of people work together at Pearson International Airport to ensure that planes like this one make it into the air and safely back to ground
High-flying effort: Thousands of people work together at Pearson International Airport to ensure that planes like this one make it into the air and safely back to ground
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Back at work in control tower at Toronto International Airport, four air controllers start re-activating the electronic machinery that guides planes t(...)
1/28/1972
Grounded air Canada planes squat in orderly ranks near runway at Toronto International Airport today as talks continue between International associati(...)
Grounded air Canada planes squat in orderly ranks near runway at Toronto International Airport today as talks continue between International associati(...)
4/21/1969
Toronto Airport Terminal stood almost deserted today, with no Air Canada planes at their customary passenger-loading areas. Usually there is a daily p(...)
Toronto Airport Terminal stood almost deserted today, with no Air Canada planes at their customary passenger-loading areas. Usually there is a daily p(...)
4/21/1969
Anti-airport demonstrations, like this one by the Pickering-based People or Planes group, are causing designers to consider lakes and oceans as sites (...)
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7/4/1972
Lake Shore is where it's at. The young and not-so-young turn out to take a look at - a big traffic jam!
Lake Shore is where it's at. The young and not-so-young turn out to take a look at - a big traffic jam!
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After a 37-hour journey on six different planes from Calcutta, Tony Field arrives at Toronto International Airport with his six orphaned nieces and ne(...)
After a 37-hour journey on six different planes from Calcutta, Tony Field arrives at Toronto International Airport with his six orphaned nieces and ne(...)
4/1/1977
NDP outgrows its Caucus room. The 38 New Democrats elected to the Legislature last week couldn't fit in their old caucus room at Queen's Park today and had to meet in a committee room to plan their strategy as Opposition. Leader Stephen Lewis (left) talked with Dr. Charles Godfrey (Durham West), of the Pickering anti-airport group People Or Planes. Behind them is former provincial leader Donald MacDonald (third from right).
NDP outgrows its Caucus room. The 38 New Democrats elected to the Legislature last week couldn't fit in their old caucus room at Queen's Park today and had to meet in a committee room to plan their strategy as Opposition. Leader Stephen Lewis (left) talked with Dr. Charles Godfrey (Durham West), of the Pickering anti-airport group People Or Planes. Behind them is former provincial leader Donald MacDonald (third from right).
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Aviation - Airports - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Pearson International - Planes - 1990
Aviation - Airports - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Pearson International - Planes - 1990
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Aviation - Airports - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Pearson International - Planes - 1990
Aviation - Airports - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Pearson International - Planes - 1990
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