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On the waterfront: Paul Sherwood sits in front of one his passenger ferries, the Caledonia, at the city's harbor
On the waterfront: Paul Sherwood sits in front of one his passenger ferries, the Caledonia, at the city's harbor

On the waterfront: Paul Sherwood sits in front of one his passenger ferries, the Caledonia, at the city's harbor

Date6/5/1991
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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_0133665F
Jack Jones, chief engineer for the Harbor Commission, wants to turn the city's central waterfront into a people place by creating more parks and beaches with landfill dumped into the city's harbor
Jack Jones, chief engineer for the Harbor Commission, wants to turn the city's central waterfront into a people place by creating more parks and beaches with landfill dumped into the city's harbor
5/19/1972
Image shows ferries at city docks with high rise buildings under construction. 
Two Island ferries are tied up on the waterfront in the winter; with only the car ferry operating for the people who live on Algonquin and Ward's Islands. But the Harbor Police continue their 24-hour watch from a tower.
14 December 1973
Progress in bloom: Mert More stands in front of his home - the first post-World War II home built in rural village of Lansing in 1947 - which sits one short block away from Sheppard Ave
Progress in bloom: Mert More stands in front of his home - the first post-World War II home built in rural village of Lansing in 1947 - which sits one short block away from Sheppard Ave
7/15/1981
New model: Sun Hak Park, president of Hyundai Auto Canada, sits behind the steering wheel of one of his weapons against sales decline: an improved Stellar compact, with larger engine, improved suspension and transmission and restyled front end
New model: Sun Hak Park, president of Hyundai Auto Canada, sits behind the steering wheel of one of his weapons against sales decline: an improved Stellar compact, with larger engine, improved suspension and transmission and restyled front end
1/7/1986
Joseph Bobyk sits in front of a gift boutique in his Avenue Rd. beauty salon which is designed to boost sales and increase service. [Incompelte]
Joseph Bobyk sits in front of a gift boutique in his Avenue Rd. beauty salon which is designed to boost sales and increase service. [Incompelte]
8/10/1970
Won in court: Patrick Cudahy sits in his 1980 Cadillac Elorado, looking spiffy now after three years of fighting to get his car in reasonable working order. His battle culminated in a District Court ruling last month that his new car was actually a used one. The court ordered the dealer pay various damages and Cudahy's legal expenses.
Won in court: Patrick Cudahy sits in his 1980 Cadillac Elorado, looking spiffy now after three years of fighting to get his car in reasonable working order. His battle culminated in a District Court ruling last month that his new car was actually a used one. The court ordered the dealer pay various damages and Cudahy's legal expenses.
12/21/1987
Ancient charm: Robert Noakes sits in one of his few chairs not covered with art books. To his left is a 1,200-year-old capital.
Ancient charm: Robert Noakes sits in one of his few chairs not covered with art books. To his left is a 1,200-year-old capital.
2/9/1983
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.
9/10/1971
Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
Ready for fight: Tom Chandler, vice-president of Redpath Sugar on Queen's Quay, says he's opposed to extensive housing plans for the city's waterfront between Leslie and Yonge Sts., which industry spokesmen say could put many employees out of work. We're prepared to fight to the limit, tooth and nail, all the way to the Ontario Municipal Board and the courts, he says.
3/23/1983
Each day Ing Loy, 80, sits on the bench outside the information centre at City Hall to pass the time in his Ionely days
Each day Ing Loy, 80, sits on the bench outside the information centre at City Hall to pass the time in his Ionely days
12/28/1972
A Roomer at 314 Dundas St. West, prospector John Dowler sits on his bed in the room next door to the one in which 77-year-old Gig Yun died in a fire on Oct. 4. Toronto fire department platoon chief John Rider told a coroner's inquest conditions in that home were atrocious.
A Roomer at 314 Dundas St. West, prospector John Dowler sits on his bed in the room next door to the one in which 77-year-old Gig Yun died in a fire on Oct. 4. Toronto fire department platoon chief John Rider told a coroner's inquest conditions in that home were atrocious.
11/3/1972
Armed with a club, John Semple of Burlington sits next to a window in his home smashed in one of a series of attacks on the house by what police suspect is a loosely organized bunch of hooligans
Armed with a club, John Semple of Burlington sits next to a window in his home smashed in one of a series of attacks on the house by what police suspect is a loosely organized bunch of hooligans
9/23/1975