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George Svetkoff. Opposes high rises
George Svetkoff. Opposes high rises

George Svetkoff. Opposes high rises

Date1/25/1973
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0134572F
Opposes aim: Office automation consultant Don Tapscott says he turned down a White House invitation to advise it on cost-cutting because the group is out to eliminate jobs
Opposes aim: Office automation consultant Don Tapscott says he turned down a White House invitation to advise it on cost-cutting because the group is out to eliminate jobs
McConnell, Colin
9/27/1982
Dr. Peter Breggin of Washington D.C., He opposes experimental brain surgery
Dr. Peter Breggin of Washington D.C., He opposes experimental brain surgery
Griffin, Doug
3/11/1973
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
Slaughter, Mike
1/30/1984
Hugh Marchand. Opposes Spadina Expressway
Hugh Marchand. Opposes Spadina Expressway
Goode, Jeff
10/27/1969
Besides 85 Lionel Purcell (left, rear) raises an assortment of go onkeys, llamas, ducks, chickens, peacocks and dov his 140-care farm, within sight of northern Scarborough's high-rises
Besides 85 Lionel Purcell (left, rear) raises an assortment of go onkeys, llamas, ducks, chickens, peacocks and dov his 140-care farm, within sight of northern Scarborough's high-rises
Combs, Erin
8/8/1977
Country life in a forst of high-rises
Country life in a forst of high-rises
Loek, Dick
3/7/1977
Needs cash: Oshawa inventor Bert Stannard showsa model of this rapid-escape mechanism for people caught in high-rise buildings
Needs cash: Oshawa inventor Bert Stannard showsa model of this rapid-escape mechanism for people caught in high-rise buildings
Bock, Tony
11/12/1981
Architect Irving Grossman, who believes high-rise apartments should provide residents with a feeling of identification, discusses plans for the YWCA's 14-storey complex for single working people with two of his advisers
Architect Irving Grossman, who believes high-rise apartments should provide residents with a feeling of identification, discusses plans for the YWCA's 14-storey complex for single working people with two of his advisers
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
2/9/1972
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.
Spremo, Boris
10/7/1971
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
Solid handlwork: Art Cooke spent the summer of '45 chiseling mortar off old bricks to build the home he and his wife still live in on Burnett Ave. Today, a high-rise looms near the site he bought for $350. Above, Cooke admires the sturdy bricks he bought for $352 and hauled in a rented truck from the Swift meatpacking plant.
Bock, Tony
10/7/1982
Display designer Clive Deverath pours a cool drink in his downtown Toronto high rise. His apartment mixes moods, periods, as seen in these pottery figures of African musicians in foreground and Italian decor in background.
Display designer Clive Deverath pours a cool drink in his downtown Toronto high rise. His apartment mixes moods, periods, as seen in these pottery figures of African musicians in foreground and Italian decor in background.
Geo, Mario
6/29/1971
Glowing business: William Hegarty's company plans to double staff to meet demand. Anti-nuclear activities oppose use of tritium gas in signs.
Glowing business: William Hegarty's company plans to double staff to meet demand. Anti-nuclear activities oppose use of tritium gas in signs.
Russell, Jim
3/13/1991