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At a standstill: Rush-hour traffic on the Gardiner Expressway was slower than usual as the storm turned the highway into a virtual parking lot and even short trips stretched into hours
At a standstill: Rush-hour traffic on the Gardiner Expressway was slower than usual as the storm turned the highway into a virtual parking lot and even short trips stretched into hours

At a standstill: Rush-hour traffic on the Gardiner Expressway was slower than usual as the storm turned the highway into a virtual parking lot and even short trips stretched into hours

Date1/20/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: At a standstill: Rush-hour traffic on the Gardiner Expressway was slower than usual as the storm turned the highway into a virtual parking lot and even short trips stretched into hours.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0015481F
      Surprise snow storm yesterday has evening rush-hour traffic in a snarl at Highway 10 and Steeles Ave
      Surprise snow storm yesterday has evening rush-hour traffic in a snarl at Highway 10 and Steeles Ave
      Norris, Dave
      11/14/1972
      Stuck Truck. A dump truck skidded on the York St. ramp of the Gardiner Expressway yesterday coming to a stop wedged between walls for more than two hours
      Stuck Truck. A dump truck skidded on the York St. ramp of the Gardiner Expressway yesterday coming to a stop wedged between walls for more than two hours
      Lennon, Frank
      10/6/1978
      Many people complain about trucks using highway, yet few consider congestion caused by by cars during morning and evening rush hours. If work hours an(...)
      Many people complain about trucks using highway, yet few consider congestion caused by by cars during morning and evening rush hours. If work hours an(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      8/12/1974
      Up in air: That picture of the Spadina expressway interchange with Highway 401 doesn't show the fumes and frayed tempers of rush-hour as cars head downtown
      Up in air: That picture of the Spadina expressway interchange with Highway 401 doesn't show the fumes and frayed tempers of rush-hour as cars head downtown
      Spremo, Boris
      9/9/1981
      Snip go the scissors of Premier Robarts and the link between Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway is officially open. Hours later: parkway is jammed
      Snip go the scissors of Premier Robarts and the link between Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway is officially open. Hours later: parkway is jammed
      James, Norman
      11/7/1964
      Traffic on the Don Valley Parkway was creep and crawl yesterday even before the rush hour started
      Traffic on the Don Valley Parkway was creep and crawl yesterday even before the rush hour started
      Dutton, Don
      12/20/1973
      Hell highway: Truckers protesting high taxes join in a mass to plug up Highway 401 near Ajax yesterday, adding hours to the trip home for commuters
      Hell highway: Truckers protesting high taxes join in a mass to plug up Highway 401 near Ajax yesterday, adding hours to the trip home for commuters
      Spremo, Boris
      5/16/1991
      Now you see 'em, now you don't, it took two hours of a busy business day to transform the packed downtown parking lot above to the tranquil scene below
      Now you see 'em, now you don't, it took two hours of a busy business day to transform the packed downtown parking lot above to the tranquil scene below
      Spremo, Boris
      4/24/1973
      G.B. Lee: A bureaucrat in his native China, he tries to escape from his current occupation as a dishwasher b working 24 hours a week as a parking lot attendant.
      G.B. Lee: A bureaucrat in his native China, he tries to escape from his current occupation as a dishwasher b working 24 hours a week as a parking lot attendant.
      Eglinton, Rick
      8/4/1988
      Wong's Toyota: The car, which was ticketed in a parking lot only five hours after the woman disappeared, is being examined by forensic scientists
      Wong's Toyota: The car, which was ticketed in a parking lot only five hours after the woman disappeared, is being examined by forensic scientists
      Spremo, Boris
      10/12/1990
      5-mile traffic jam on Qew, It took police more than four hours to clear traffic on westbound lanes of Queen Elizabeth Way near Bronte last evening aft(...)
      5-mile traffic jam on Qew, It took police more than four hours to clear traffic on westbound lanes of Queen Elizabeth Way near Bronte last evening aft(...)
      Slaughter, Mike
      7/20/1977
      New Signs and metering devices were in operation during the rush hour yesterday morning on the ramps to the east-bound Queen Elizabeth Way at Highway (...)
      New Signs and metering devices were in operation during the rush hour yesterday morning on the ramps to the east-bound Queen Elizabeth Way at Highway (...)
      Calleja, Frank
      7/2/1975