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Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.

Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.

Date9/10/1971
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125482F
Gary Bluestein, president of Whiterock Estates, and his brother Ronald effectively control company by virtue of being by far largest shareholders in firm.
Gary Bluestein, president of Whiterock Estates, and his brother Ronald effectively control company by virtue of being by far largest shareholders in firm.
9/10/1971
Prospective buyers of a lot in a Whiterock Estates subdivision
Prospective buyers of a lot in a Whiterock Estates subdivision
9/12/1971
Jack Wall, Whiterock Estates' Vice-President and Sales Director, heads the company's sales program across Ontario
Jack Wall, Whiterock Estates' Vice-President and Sales Director, heads the company's sales program across Ontario
9/10/1971
Bullder John Boddy likes to keep tabs on his developments from his own float plane, at left. Model home, below, is in his Forest Brook Estates, an enclave of 48 large lots backing on to a wooded ravine in Pickering.
Bullder John Boddy likes to keep tabs on his developments from his own float plane, at left. Model home, below, is in his Forest Brook Estates, an enclave of 48 large lots backing on to a wooded ravine in Pickering.
5/26/1992
There are Pieces of Canada being advertised by billboards on the sites of Whiterock Estates' subdivisions, and in newspaper advertisements. However, s(...)
There are Pieces of Canada being advertised by billboards on the sites of Whiterock Estates' subdivisions, and in newspaper advertisements. However, s(...)
9/10/1971
Peter Pan. Is it art? Estates. Iron deer, metal dogs, odd looking figures of unidentified persons and ornamental urns buried away in neglected lots ar(...)
Peter Pan. Is it art? Estates. Iron deer, metal dogs, odd looking figures of unidentified persons and ornamental urns buried away in neglected lots ar(...)
7/21/1942
The Log in Bristol Pond Estates, Uxbridge, sells fro $158,900
The Log in Bristol Pond Estates, Uxbridge, sells fro $158,900
7/7/1978
Former TV reporter for CBC's fifth estate, Irish-born Joe MacAnthony got lots of meterial for his books, including his latest, The Blood God
Former TV reporter for CBC's fifth estate, Irish-born Joe MacAnthony got lots of meterial for his books, including his latest, The Blood God
3/17/1988
They took a look at the Whiterock Estate subdivision, after getting a free $8 voucher for gasoline, but Mr
They took a look at the Whiterock Estate subdivision, after getting a free $8 voucher for gasoline, but Mr
9/12/1971
Plan of the subdivision into lots of the front part of the Bellvue Estate owned by G.T. Denison Esquire
Plan of the subdivision into lots of the front part of the Bellvue Estate owned by G.T. Denison Esquire
1853
Runnymede Estate; a subdivision of the westerly parts of lots 39 and 40, con. 2 from the bay, township of York
Runnymede Estate; a subdivision of the westerly parts of lots 39 and 40, con. 2 from the bay, township of York
1884
Plan of part of the city of Toronto shewing the town lots on Bellevue for sale by the trustees for the Denison Estate March 1854
Plan of part of the city of Toronto shewing the town lots on Bellevue for sale by the trustees for the Denison Estate March 1854
1854