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Station closing marks end of an era, This has been one of the busiest weeks Ross Dunk has known in the 30 years he has operated a service staton on Bloor St.
Station closing marks end of an era, This has been one of the busiest weeks Ross Dunk has known in the 30 years he has operated a service staton on Bloor St.

Station closing marks end of an era, This has been one of the busiest weeks Ross Dunk has known in the 30 years he has operated a service staton on Bloor St.

Date12/22/1978
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0126887F
End of an era: Carmen Bush, who has been associated with the Columbus Boys' Club for 46 years, say he has not yet fully recognized the fact that the club has closed. It shut down in April, but Bush still spends time there.
End of an era: Carmen Bush, who has been associated with the Columbus Boys' Club for 46 years, say he has not yet fully recognized the fact that the club has closed. It shut down in April, but Bush still spends time there.
Lennon, Frank
5/19/1977
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
Running a railroad, even if it's government-owned, means behaving like a business. Jean Cormier, vice-president of public relations for Canadian National, says many people don't understand that. Cormier said that because of its government association, many people view the railway as inefficient, bureaucratic, wasteful. CN is out to change that, although it has many problems because it still is an Ottawa-operated and deficit-plagued entity.
Combs, Erin
8/17/1976
His disco lives: Manny Mota, owner of Le Club, has operated the after-hours disco for three years - something of a longevity record for city discos
His disco lives: Manny Mota, owner of Le Club, has operated the after-hours disco for three years - something of a longevity record for city discos
Darrell, Dick
10/24/1979
Leavens Brothers, a famed named in Canadian aviation, has come a long way from the stringbag era in which the company was founded by Art, Walt and Clare Leavens, who left their Belleville farm to take to the air
Leavens Brothers, a famed named in Canadian aviation, has come a long way from the stringbag era in which the company was founded by Art, Walt and Clare Leavens, who left their Belleville farm to take to the air
Lennon, Frank
5/15/1972
End of an era: Murray McInroy, 62, of the Canadian Society of Professional Engineers, says the recession has ended the gravy days for engineers which have existed almost uninterrupted since World War II
End of an era: Murray McInroy, 62, of the Canadian Society of Professional Engineers, says the recession has ended the gravy days for engineers which have existed almost uninterrupted since World War II
Cooper, David
n.d.
End of an era: Don Felora, 67, who has been slinging beer at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern since he was 20, is retiring today, and the tavern's regular patrons say they'll miss him.
End of an era: Don Felora, 67, who has been slinging beer at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern since he was 20, is retiring today, and the tavern's regular patrons say they'll miss him.
Rankin, Jim
12/30/1992
Victorian sentiments: Kenneth Rowe shows some favorites from his collection of Victoria era Christmas cards he has gathered during the past 20 years
Victorian sentiments: Kenneth Rowe shows some favorites from his collection of Victoria era Christmas cards he has gathered during the past 20 years
Cooper, David
11/20/1980
Farewell to The Dell: Owner Bill De Laurentis and waitresses Jean Ramsdell, left, and Christal Shambrook, raise a final toast to The Dell Restaurant and Tavern at Simcoe and Elm streets, which has been open since 1948. The official closing date is July 15.
Farewell to The Dell: Owner Bill De Laurentis and waitresses Jean Ramsdell, left, and Christal Shambrook, raise a final toast to The Dell Restaurant and Tavern at Simcoe and Elm streets, which has been open since 1948. The official closing date is July 15.
Slaughter, Mike
7/3/1986
By Lydia Zajc and Paul Watson Toronto Star, The Supreme Court of Ontario has reserved judgement on a court order forcing Metro Police Chief Jack Marks to act on a four-year-old brutality complaint
By Lydia Zajc and Paul Watson Toronto Star, The Supreme Court of Ontario has reserved judgement on a court order forcing Metro Police Chief Jack Marks to act on a four-year-old brutality complaint
Spremo, Boris
6/15/1988
Honor student: David Condie, 15, uses his new computer to study at home. He gets top marks in high school despite a rare disease which has left him legally blind and deaf.
Honor student: David Condie, 15, uses his new computer to study at home. He gets top marks in high school despite a rare disease which has left him legally blind and deaf.
Stuparyk, Michael
11/19/1986
Gizmo fever: Jerry Marks has a well-developed yen for gadgets, but one he's really proud of is his won invention - the Beanie Propeller hat.
Gizmo fever: Jerry Marks has a well-developed yen for gadgets, but one he's really proud of is his won invention - the Beanie Propeller hat.
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
10/5/1979
Tough fighter: It's been a long and arduous haul, but Mike Marks, 80, who's president of the board of directors of the Dorothy Klein senior's housing project, is proud of what the board has accomplished
Tough fighter: It's been a long and arduous haul, but Mike Marks, 80, who's president of the board of directors of the Dorothy Klein senior's housing project, is proud of what the board has accomplished
Lennon, Frank
8/18/1986