Streetcar system at home

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Streetcar system at home

Date5/6/1976

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Combs, Erin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Streetcar system at home: Curtis Frey studies model streetcar in basement of his North York home. The TTC maintenance man's layout represents to scale about two miles of track; most of which is handmade. But it is patterned after Pittsburgh transit system. He has several different types of model streetcars; dating from different periods; and hopes to have more than 20 streetcars on the Layout. He did not start work on hobby until 1971.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008438F

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