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Rob Herman: Landlord won't sink another dime into apartment buildings.
Rob Herman: Landlord won't sink another dime into apartment buildings.

Rob Herman: Landlord won't sink another dime into apartment buildings.

Date6/6/1991
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128347F
Helping disabled: Jordan Max, acting chairman of the March of Dimes' Accessible Housing Coalition, stands in front of an apartment building at 25 Elm St
Helping disabled: Jordan Max, acting chairman of the March of Dimes' Accessible Housing Coalition, stands in front of an apartment building at 25 Elm St
6/8/1989
Love nest: Clive Fell and Linda Shanley have been living on these two park benches in Allan Gardens since June when Shanley was evicted from her apartment. Fell's landlord wouldn't let the woman stay with him, so he moved into the park with her because sh
Love nest: Clive Fell and Linda Shanley have been living on these two park benches in Allan Gardens since June when Shanley was evicted from her apartment. Fell's landlord wouldn't let the woman stay with him, so he moved into the park with her because sh
9/11/1985
Opposes law: Landlord Stanley Smither says he's found a way to beat rent controls - he'll leave this bachelor apartment vacant for a year, then hike the rent
Opposes law: Landlord Stanley Smither says he's found a way to beat rent controls - he'll leave this bachelor apartment vacant for a year, then hike the rent
1/30/1984
Help from friends: Don Mercer uses his tongue to operate the special remote unit give to him by the March of Dimes
Help from friends: Don Mercer uses his tongue to operate the special remote unit give to him by the March of Dimes
9/16/1981
The old 25-cent ticket John Mahoney is holding outside the Osgoode subway station should still pay for a ride, without the extra 10 cents, he says, and he's suing the TTC to get back the dime he had to pay Monday morning
The old 25-cent ticket John Mahoney is holding outside the Osgoode subway station should still pay for a ride, without the extra 10 cents, he says, and he's suing the TTC to get back the dime he had to pay Monday morning
4/9/1975
Angry but unhurt: Thomas Roper, 72, was attacked and robbed of $400 in his apartment. You got to be pretty low to rob a man in a wheelchair, he says.
Angry but unhurt: Thomas Roper, 72, was attacked and robbed of $400 in his apartment. You got to be pretty low to rob a man in a wheelchair, he says.
8/30/1990
Protest leader: Lorne MacDonald is chairman of a ratepayers association that is trying to block demolition of the low-rise apartment buildings, in background
Protest leader: Lorne MacDonald is chairman of a ratepayers association that is trying to block demolition of the low-rise apartment buildings, in background
5/24/1990
Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
10/7/1971
New house: John Israel, left, and his wife Pat both use wheelchairs, so they built a house from scratch with everything, including kitchen counters and sinks, at a 4 1/2-foot level
New house: John Israel, left, and his wife Pat both use wheelchairs, so they built a house from scratch with everything, including kitchen counters and sinks, at a 4 1/2-foot level
10/10/1989
Lining up: Owner James Hal leans on the tiger while Christopher Desjardins tries to sink a shot at the Tropi-Golf Indoor course that James opened last year at a plaza in Thornhill
Lining up: Owner James Hal leans on the tiger while Christopher Desjardins tries to sink a shot at the Tropi-Golf Indoor course that James opened last year at a plaza in Thornhill
9/12/1991
Providing running water the hard way-by running for it-John Piatka uses bucket to fill kitchen sink in his home on Macauley Ave
Providing running water the hard way-by running for it-John Piatka uses bucket to fill kitchen sink in his home on Macauley Ave
1/3/1972
Jonathan Krehm: Landlord's rebate plan denied.
Jonathan Krehm: Landlord's rebate plan denied.
8/15/1984