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One building's going up in scarborough, The new Metro Toronto East regional detention centre being built by the Ministry of Corrections on the site of(...)
One building's going up in scarborough, The new Metro Toronto East regional detention centre being built by the Ministry of Corrections on the site of(...)

One building's going up in scarborough, The new Metro Toronto East regional detention centre being built by the Ministry of Corrections on the site of(...)

Date11/12/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: One building's going up in scarborough; The new Metro Toronto East regional detention centre being built by the Ministry of Corrections on the site of the former Scarborough municipal building is taking shape. Metro East Detention Centre, now the Toronto East Detention Centre, located at Civic Road and Sinnott Road, southwest corner. (43.7263263, -79.2804471)
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:Toronto East Detention Centre (Toronto, Ont.)||East Metro Detention Centre (Toronto, Ont.)
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:Civic Road
Historical location:Scarborough (Ont.)
Neighbourhood:Clairlea-Golden Mile
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011159F
''A homelike atmosphere'' is the goal at the Metro East Detention Centre, says architect Istvan Lendvay
''A homelike atmosphere'' is the goal at the Metro East Detention Centre, says architect Istvan Lendvay
9/27/1976
Pastel-painted cell in the new jail has a clothes closet, desk and night table built in
Pastel-painted cell in the new jail has a clothes closet, desk and night table built in
9/27/1978
Stark home: The Metro West Detention Centre is one of two correctional facilities in the province that unlocked Its doors to reporters yesterday
Stark home: The Metro West Detention Centre is one of two correctional facilities in the province that unlocked Its doors to reporters yesterday
5/22/1991
Prisons - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Metro West Detention Centre - 1991
Prisons - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Metro West Detention Centre - 1991
12/23/1981
Prisons - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Metro West Detention Centre - 1991
Prisons - Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Metro West Detention Centre - 1991
5/23/1986
Metro West Detention Centre with Superintendent John Walter in two different cells/standing in the four unit cell and sitting in the two unit cell-
Metro West Detention Centre with Superintendent John Walter in two different cells/standing in the four unit cell and sitting in the two unit cell-
5/23/1986
Scene of fall: An inmate at Maplehurst Detention Centre in Milton says Balbar Dhallwal, 36, had a lump the size of a golf ball over one eye when he arrived
Scene of fall: An inmate at Maplehurst Detention Centre in Milton says Balbar Dhallwal, 36, had a lump the size of a golf ball over one eye when he arrived
1/29/1992
Metro's first provincial jail-without-bars, to be called a community resource centre and run by the Ministry of Correctional Services, is to open this(...)
Metro's first provincial jail-without-bars, to be called a community resource centre and run by the Ministry of Correctional Services, is to open this(...)
10/17/1974
Litter-Strewn Dome of the central cellblock at Kingston Penitentiary is surveyed by regional director of penitentiaries John Moloney in the wake of th(...)
Litter-Strewn Dome of the central cellblock at Kingston Penitentiary is surveyed by regional director of penitentiaries John Moloney in the wake of th(...)
4/23/1971
Shattered cellblock at Kingston Penitentiary is surveyed by regional director of penitentiaries John Moloney in the wake of the riot in which 50 inmat(...)
Shattered cellblock at Kingston Penitentiary is surveyed by regional director of penitentiaries John Moloney in the wake of the riot in which 50 inmat(...)
4/24/1971
19-year-old convict Bill Thompson walking to school, being watched by the warden. Ontario Training Centre, Brampton, Ontario
19-year-old convict Bill Thompson walking to school, being watched by the warden. Ontario Training Centre, Brampton, Ontario
1/23/1970
10-By-12-Inch hole in bars through which eight convicts escaped - one was recaptured - from Mimico Correctional Centre is inspected by a prison offici(...)
10-By-12-Inch hole in bars through which eight convicts escaped - one was recaptured - from Mimico Correctional Centre is inspected by a prison offici(...)
2/13/1978