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Huddling in phone booths, pedestrians take refuge today from blizzard that swept in from Illinois, paralyzing highways, Metro roads and streets. This (...)
Huddling in phone booths, pedestrians take refuge today from blizzard that swept in from Illinois, paralyzing highways, Metro roads and streets. This (...)

Huddling in phone booths, pedestrians take refuge today from blizzard that swept in from Illinois, paralyzing highways, Metro roads and streets. This (...)

Date3/18/1977
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  • Huddling in phone booths, pedestrians take refuge today from blizzard that swept in from Illinois, paralyzing highways, Metro roads and streets. This (...)
  • Huddling in phone booths; pedestrians take refuge today from blizzard that swept in from Illinois; paralyzing highways; Metro roads and streets. This was the scene at Front and Bay Sts. Gale-force winds were so severe some people were blown back to sidewalks when they tried to cross ice-glazed streets. More than 200 vehicles were involved in a series of accidents on Higway 400 in the northern section of Metro this morning. Highway 401 was in chaos.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Huddling in phone booths; pedestrians take refuge today from blizzard that swept in from Illinois; paralyzing highways; Metro roads and streets. This was the scene at Front and Bay Sts. Gale-force winds were so severe some people were blown back to sidewalks when they tried to cross ice-glazed streets. More than 200 vehicles were involved in a series of accidents on Higway 400 in the northern section of Metro this morning. Highway 401 was in chaos.
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