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Allen Maitland, 69, a bachelor and accumulator, has lived in apartment since 1963.
Allen Maitland, 69, a bachelor and accumulator, has lived in apartment since 1963.

Allen Maitland, 69, a bachelor and accumulator, has lived in apartment since 1963.

Date6/21/1990
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130338F
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Just ride on by, environmentalist Gerard Coffey scoffs as he averts his eyes from the Harbor Terrace condos on Queen's Quay. Born in England, Coffey has lived in Toronto since 1969, graduated from Ontario College of Art. He is co-ordinator for Pollution Probe's Ecology House.
Just ride on by, environmentalist Gerard Coffey scoffs as he averts his eyes from the Harbor Terrace condos on Queen's Quay. Born in England, Coffey has lived in Toronto since 1969, graduated from Ontario College of Art. He is co-ordinator for Pollution Probe's Ecology House.
12/6/1987
Couple's dilemma: Last month, 81-year-old Maitland Torrance and his wife Myrtle, 80, reluctantly left their apartment and moved to a seniors' complex because we just couldn't carry on
Couple's dilemma: Last month, 81-year-old Maitland Torrance and his wife Myrtle, 80, reluctantly left their apartment and moved to a seniors' complex because we just couldn't carry on
3/11/1985
Decorator Gil Rice accepted the challenge to his ingenuity to prove that an abundance of good taste can turn a bachelor apartment in to elegant living quarters
Decorator Gil Rice accepted the challenge to his ingenuity to prove that an abundance of good taste can turn a bachelor apartment in to elegant living quarters
7/26/1971
Desperately lonely life of Alec Nicol, is a desolate world of TV and cigarettes in a bachelor apartment eight years after an automobile accident left him partially paralized
Desperately lonely life of Alec Nicol, is a desolate world of TV and cigarettes in a bachelor apartment eight years after an automobile accident left him partially paralized
4/6/1978
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
Since graduating from law school last year, Maurice Keeble has refused to move from his apartment on the York University campus.
Since graduating from law school last year, Maurice Keeble has refused to move from his apartment on the York University campus.
6/18/1984
George Beer, 69, shows how today's hard-working commission salesman sets out laden with samples for his day's work. Beer has been working 22 years to form the Ontario Federation of Commission Agents. With 400 members, it has one goal for all: guaranteed commissions for its enterprising members.
George Beer, 69, shows how today's hard-working commission salesman sets out laden with samples for his day's work. Beer has been working 22 years to form the Ontario Federation of Commission Agents. With 400 members, it has one goal for all: guaranteed commissions for its enterprising members.
12/24/1975
Reviving the giant: Paul Jacobus Erasmus, the 38-year-old bachelor president of Canadian Breweries Ltd., would like to find more time to spend on the finer details of investing $55 million which Canadian Breweries has available. He is leading the fight to life the beer giant from its present economic doldrums. His major task now, however, is to sell more beer in Canada and the United States.
Reviving the giant: Paul Jacobus Erasmus, the 38-year-old bachelor president of Canadian Breweries Ltd., would like to find more time to spend on the finer details of investing $55 million which Canadian Breweries has available. He is leading the fight to life the beer giant from its present economic doldrums. His major task now, however, is to sell more beer in Canada and the United States.
11/7/1970
Paul Di Lauro: The 69-year-old Scarborough resident has been lending his expertise as an x-ray technician to set up desperately needed medical centres in poverty-stricken countries, most recently Bolivia.
Paul Di Lauro: The 69-year-old Scarborough resident has been lending his expertise as an x-ray technician to set up desperately needed medical centres in poverty-stricken countries, most recently Bolivia.
10/5/1992
Chest of medals: Jan Drygala, 69, of Oshawa has been named to the Order of Canada. The GM engineer, who holds more than 25 military and civilian decorations, is active in community work.
Chest of medals: Jan Drygala, 69, of Oshawa has been named to the Order of Canada. The GM engineer, who holds more than 25 military and civilian decorations, is active in community work.
12/27/1983
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
Relaxing in Venetian splendor of their formal living room are Victor Biasi and Richard, 10. Because Victor has lived in Venice most of his life, practically all the furniture in the room has been imported from Italy. Although the home on Glenview Ave. in North Toronto looks English on the outside, inside it is transformed into a touch of Venice transported to Toronto.
5/27/1971