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Friend of Spadina: Allan Schwam, 54, a lifelong resident of the Kensington area and a veteran of the 1970s campaign to stop the Spadina expressway, stands on the site of a new battle - the proposed $50 million Spadina rail line
Friend of Spadina: Allan Schwam, 54, a lifelong resident of the Kensington area and a veteran of the 1970s campaign to stop the Spadina expressway, stands on the site of a new battle - the proposed $50 million Spadina rail line

Friend of Spadina: Allan Schwam, 54, a lifelong resident of the Kensington area and a veteran of the 1970s campaign to stop the Spadina expressway, stands on the site of a new battle - the proposed $50 million Spadina rail line

Date10/31/1986
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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It has to be widened, says Metro traffic commissioner Sam Cass of the Don Valley Parkway as he stands on footbridge crossing it at Riverdale Zoo. Planners estimate it will cost $15 million to widen parkway an extra two lanes, and it's not the right solution adds Cass. In addition, two other street widening programs will cost another $9 million. Cass blames halting of the Spadina Expressway.
It has to be widened, says Metro traffic commissioner Sam Cass of the Don Valley Parkway as he stands on footbridge crossing it at Riverdale Zoo. Planners estimate it will cost $15 million to widen parkway an extra two lanes, and it's not the right solution adds Cass. In addition, two other street widening programs will cost another $9 million. Cass blames halting of the Spadina Expressway.
11/12/1971
Pushing southward into heart of Metro, despite protests by many residents along its proposed route, the Spadina Expressway has now been completed as f(...)
Pushing southward into heart of Metro, despite protests by many residents along its proposed route, the Spadina Expressway has now been completed as f(...)
4/14/1969
Caribou prance in subway. Artist Joyce Wieland stands in front of the wall-hanging she created for new Spadina subway line station on Spadina Rd. near(...)
Caribou prance in subway. Artist Joyce Wieland stands in front of the wall-hanging she created for new Spadina subway line station on Spadina Rd. near(...)
1/5/1978
Cars will never travel this stretch of the Spadina Expressway following the Ontario cabinet's rejection of completion of the $237 million expressway t(...)
Cars will never travel this stretch of the Spadina Expressway following the Ontario cabinet's rejection of completion of the $237 million expressway t(...)
6/3/1971
The Davis ditch, the barren site of the Spadina Expressway that Premier William Davis stopped three years ago, was examined today by Davis and North Y(...)
The Davis ditch, the barren site of the Spadina Expressway that Premier William Davis stopped three years ago, was examined today by Davis and North Y(...)
6/11/1974
Talking over restoration plans for the history steeped Kiever Synagogue in the Spadina-Kensington area are architect Martin Mendelow and members of th(...)
Talking over restoration plans for the history steeped Kiever Synagogue in the Spadina-Kensington area are architect Martin Mendelow and members of th(...)
6/6/1974
Image shows St. Clair reservoir in the park.
6-Acre tank on St. Clair nearly ready for ratepayers. The new 50-million gallon reservoir at St. Clair Ave. W. and Spadina Rd. underwent a contractors(...)
3/31/1931
Metro Chairman William Allen greets Spadina expressway critics, The foes didn't get very far--- Metro roads committee approved the $154 million project
Metro Chairman William Allen greets Spadina expressway critics, The foes didn't get very far--- Metro roads committee approved the $154 million project
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In Context: Great Gulf Homes' Gary Switzer stands on Spadina Ave
In Context: Great Gulf Homes' Gary Switzer stands on Spadina Ave
4/16/1999
Toronto landmark, old Knox College building, recently renovated and now used as a laboratory, stands in a circular island in the centre of Spadina Ave(...)
Toronto landmark, old Knox College building, recently renovated and now used as a laboratory, stands in a circular island in the centre of Spadina Ave(...)
1/5/1948
Worried resident: Carol DeGeer, who lives on the proposed dump site north of Metro zoo, stands near the home she may lose if Metro Toronto approves location
Worried resident: Carol DeGeer, who lives on the proposed dump site north of Metro zoo, stands near the home she may lose if Metro Toronto approves location
11/28/1989
What's in a name? Allen Road (running horizontally above, crossing Highway 401, was once the Allen Expressway, and before that it was the Spadina Expressway
What's in a name? Allen Road (running horizontally above, crossing Highway 401, was once the Allen Expressway, and before that it was the Spadina Expressway
2/1/1982