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Just made it, This vacant, three-storey Jarvis St
Just made it, This vacant, three-storey Jarvis St

Just made it, This vacant, three-storey Jarvis St

Date12/8/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Just made it; This vacant; three-storey Jarvis St. apartment building collapsed yesterday just seconds after seven workmen fled to the street after hearing strange noises. Nobody was hurt as the entire north side of the 45-year-old building fell into the basement; destroying about 8 to the 20 apartments. Building had been vacant for three months. It was being renovated.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0109152F
      Raging blaze, Toronto firefighters on aerial ladders battle a spectacular fire that gutted a three-storey vacant house near the corner of Jarvis and D(...)
      Raging blaze, Toronto firefighters on aerial ladders battle a spectacular fire that gutted a three-storey vacant house near the corner of Jarvis and D(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      3/25/1983
      T.F.D. Aerial, on Lombard St. (just west of fire hall), looking e. to Jarvis St
      T.F.D. Aerial, on Lombard St. (just west of fire hall), looking e. to Jarvis St
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      3/6/1955
      T.F.D. Aerial, on Lombard St. (just west of fire hall), looking west from west of Jarvis St
      T.F.D. Aerial, on Lombard St. (just west of fire hall), looking west from west of Jarvis St
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      3/6/1955
      Angry Customer made it a drive-in, About $10,000 damage was caused Saturday when a customer ejected from Blue Sea restaurant on Queen St. near Jarvis (...)
      Angry Customer made it a drive-in, About $10,000 damage was caused Saturday when a customer ejected from Blue Sea restaurant on Queen St. near Jarvis (...)
      Bull, Ron
      7/21/1974
      Three armed men with stockings over their faces held up and robbed this Jarvis and Charles Sts
      Three armed men with stockings over their faces held up and robbed this Jarvis and Charles Sts
      Royal Bank of Canada
      7/11/1960
      The way to a shy boy's heart. Three-year-old Danny Flint might have been awed by the famous visitor to the Victoria Day Nursery on Jarvis St., but Mrs(...)
      The way to a shy boy's heart. Three-year-old Danny Flint might have been awed by the famous visitor to the Victoria Day Nursery on Jarvis St., but Mrs(...)
      Griffin, Doug
      4/29/1966
      A decision whether three more towers should be built on this vacant lot in St
      A decision whether three more towers should be built on this vacant lot in St
      Lennon, Frank
      3/1/1973
      Jarvis St. Collegiate Institute (1871-1924), Jarvis St., east side, south of Carlton St
      Jarvis St. Collegiate Institute (1871-1924), Jarvis St., east side, south of Carlton St
      Unknown
      1910
      Jarvis St. Collegiate Institute (1871-1924), Jarvis St., east side, south of Carlton St., Toronto, Ontario
      Jarvis St. Collegiate Institute (1871-1924), Jarvis St., east side, south of Carlton St., Toronto, Ontario
      Unknown
      187?
      Jarvis St. Collegiate Institute (1871-1924), Jarvis St., east side, south of Carlton St
      Jarvis St. Collegiate Institute (1871-1924), Jarvis St., east side, south of Carlton St
      Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Canadian Army Cadets
      1910
      Jarvis St. Baptist Church, Jarvis St., northeast corner Gerrard Street East
      Jarvis St. Baptist Church, Jarvis St., northeast corner Gerrard Street East
      Unknown
      1882
      King Street East, e. of Jarvis St., southeast corner Jarvis St
      King Street East, e. of Jarvis St., southeast corner Jarvis St
      Unknown
      1890 circa