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Demolition of houses in downtown core of Toronto won't make way for apartments in a price range that can be afforded by the average-income worker, in the opinion of reader Muriel Binkhorn
Demolition of houses in downtown core of Toronto won't make way for apartments in a price range that can be afforded by the average-income worker, in the opinion of reader Muriel Binkhorn

Demolition of houses in downtown core of Toronto won't make way for apartments in a price range that can be afforded by the average-income worker, in the opinion of reader Muriel Binkhorn

Date2/1/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Demolition of houses in downtown core of Toronto won't make way for apartments in a price range that can be afforded by the average-income worker; in the opinion of reader Muriel Binkhorn.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0109108F
      Two medium-height buildings of Saratoga Village dominate a residential area composed largely of residential houses and townhouses in the north part of Burlingtonés downtown core, south of the Queen Elizabeth Way.
      Two medium-height buildings of Saratoga Village dominate a residential area composed largely of residential houses and townhouses in the north part of Burlingtonés downtown core, south of the Queen Elizabeth Way.
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/26/1974
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      Goode, Jeff
      3/26/1973
      Image shows an interior of the apartment with the stairs on the right. The person is sitting on…
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      Bull, Ron
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      Placards at York council meeting earlier this week protest demolition of apartments
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      Lennon, Frank
      3/19/1979
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      Spremo, Boris
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      St. James Town Apartments, Houses being cleared for $50 million development
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/17/1965
      More forest hill people now live in apartments than houses, this row is on Eglinton Ave
      More forest hill people now live in apartments than houses, this row is on Eglinton Ave
      Teskey, Frank
      n.d.
      There's no room for grandpa and grandma in small houses and apartments their children live in today, Sister St
      There's no room for grandpa and grandma in small houses and apartments their children live in today, Sister St
      Barkley, Harold
      9/18/1969
      Bristol house condominium apartments are for first time buyer because everything is included in the price except phone
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      Barkley, Harold
      11/8/1977
      Blue Jay Way: The downtown core was transformed into a sea of true blue Jay fans
      Blue Jay Way: The downtown core was transformed into a sea of true blue Jay fans
      Toronto Blue Jays (Baseball team)
      10/26/1992
      Blue Jay Way: The downtown core was transformed into a sea of true blue Jay fans
      Blue Jay Way: The downtown core was transformed into a sea of true blue Jay fans
      Toronto Star (Firm)
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