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''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

''A homelike atmosphere'' is the goal at the Metro East Detention Centre, says architect Istvan Lendvay

Date9/27/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: ''A homelike atmosphere'' is the goal at the Metro East Detention Centre, says architect Istvan Lendvay. The new jail, one of two being built in Metro, is expected to open in February. Passers-by in Scarborough have mistaken it for a new apartment building, but there are bars on the windows, placed horizontally to be less conspicuous. Published in Toronto Star, 30 September 1976, page B3, with article ''New jails 'homelike' but they still have steel bars''.||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_0011163F
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General rules and regulations for the government of the common goals of Canada
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It's still not homey, but a vast improvement over the old facilities, says Patrol Sgt
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