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Cramped conditions: At the Plaza Hotel in Etobicoke, illegal immigrants exercise yesterday in the only recreation area - a parking lot the size of a suburban driveway
Cramped conditions: At the Plaza Hotel in Etobicoke, illegal immigrants exercise yesterday in the only recreation area - a parking lot the size of a suburban driveway

Cramped conditions: At the Plaza Hotel in Etobicoke, illegal immigrants exercise yesterday in the only recreation area - a parking lot the size of a suburban driveway

Date5/24/1990
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  • Cramped conditions: At the Plaza Hotel in Etobicoke, illegal immigrants exercise yesterday in the only recreation area - a parking lot the size of a suburban driveway
  • Cramped conditions: At the Plaza Hotel in Etobicoke; illegal immigrants exercise yesterday in the only recreation area - a parking lot the size of a suburban driveway.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cramped conditions: At the Plaza Hotel in Etobicoke; illegal immigrants exercise yesterday in the only recreation area - a parking lot the size of a suburban driveway.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023958F
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