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Cruel city
Cruel city

Cruel city

Date12/19/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cruel city: A homeless man with his cat begs on Yonge St.; left; as another sleeps behind the Royal York; top. Boxes offer little shelter. On the night homeless woman perished; the temperature plunged to minus 14.9 C (5 F).
Subject
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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Photographs
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0011312F
Cruel city
Cruel city
Spremo, Boris
12/20/1991
Cruel city
Cruel city
Spremo, Boris
12/13/1991
Last resort: Some homeless folk shun city hostels, finding shelter in spots such as this, under a stairwell in the City Hall parking garage
Last resort: Some homeless folk shun city hostels, finding shelter in spots such as this, under a stairwell in the City Hall parking garage
Stuparyk, Michael
10/31/1982
The Problem of Panhandling, After two years of recession, panhandlers are showing up in growing numbers on the streets of Canada's major cities
The Problem of Panhandling, After two years of recession, panhandlers are showing up in growing numbers on the streets of Canada's major cities
Faught, Ken
12/26/1988
Happy camper: We may be skids but we're high-class skids, says Skid-City's Linda Metten
Happy camper: We may be skids but we're high-class skids, says Skid-City's Linda Metten
Slaughter, Mike
10/6/1993
The poor: And in a scene from the poor city, a derelict clings to his worldly goods, staring at the sidewalk as he searches for a place to sleep, a meal to eat
The poor: And in a scene from the poor city, a derelict clings to his worldly goods, staring at the sidewalk as he searches for a place to sleep, a meal to eat
Stawicki, Andrew
3/7/1989
Doing the housecleaning for a home in a hole in the ground leading under the Rosedale subway, city workmen Peter Marchese and Frank Capapello remove d(...)
Doing the housecleaning for a home in a hole in the ground leading under the Rosedale subway, city workmen Peter Marchese and Frank Capapello remove d(...)
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
11/26/1970
Letter from Committee of the Temperance Reformation Society to the Worshipful, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Councilmen of the City of Toronto, 11 Dec. 1843, pp. 3-4
Letter from Committee of the Temperance Reformation Society to the Worshipful, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Councilmen of the City of Toronto, 11 Dec. 1843, pp. 3-4
Temperance Reformation Society
1843-12-11
In the warm: John, who has been on the street for two years, enjoys a hot drink and a glance at the outside world after lunch at Metropolitan United Church
In the warm: John, who has been on the street for two years, enjoys a hot drink and a glance at the outside world after lunch at Metropolitan United Church
Stawicki, Andrew
1/1/1995
William and George : the rich boy and the poor boy, or, A contented mind is the best feast : adorned with cuts
William and George : the rich boy and the poor boy, or, A contented mind is the best feast : adorned with cuts
F. Houlston and Son
1830
Tight quarters
Tight quarters
Power, Peter
11/28/1995
Grim times: An elderly woman finds something to eat and drink in a garbage can on York Quay
Grim times: An elderly woman finds something to eat and drink in a garbage can on York Quay
Gower, Patti
10/13/1991