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Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St
Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St

Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St

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Original Toronto Star caption: Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St. home and turn its grounds into a parking lot. House was completed in its present form around 1870; but its oldest part; originally a cottage; may date back to 1840. Once known as Mayfield; it was one of Toronto's first with electricity.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0113015F
      Matilda St. as it looks now after the bulldozers and the wreckers did their job. Cries of 'injustice,' 'inequity' and 'unfair dealing' arise from many of the 180 displaced homeowners
      Matilda St. as it looks now after the bulldozers and the wreckers did their job. Cries of 'injustice,' 'inequity' and 'unfair dealing' arise from many of the 180 displaced homeowners
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      12/8/1966
      Making way for Trees, The wreckers are getting their hammers closer and closer to the proud old name on the old Bank of Montreal building on the north(...)
      Making way for Trees, The wreckers are getting their hammers closer and closer to the proud old name on the old Bank of Montreal building on the north(...)
      Bank of Montreal
      11/25/1975
      Wreckers wsere prevented from demolishing Sherbourne St
      Wreckers wsere prevented from demolishing Sherbourne St
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      4/5/1973
      Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers, A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which, for nearly 100 years, has sheltered Precious Blood nuns
      Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers, A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which, for nearly 100 years, has sheltered Precious Blood nuns
      Spremo, Boris
      11/16/1966
      All that's left of Mrs. Dorothy Graham's home for 13 years is that meagre pile of concrete blocks in a sea of mud. Bulldozers moved in days before the(...)
      All that's left of Mrs. Dorothy Graham's home for 13 years is that meagre pile of concrete blocks in a sea of mud. Bulldozers moved in days before the(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      4/4/1968
      Bulldozers attack house on Pickering airport site today while two members of anti-airport movement were inside
      Bulldozers attack house on Pickering airport site today while two members of anti-airport movement were inside
      Dutton, Don
      9/25/1975
      Terry Rein of Regina 2 of the 25 Bulldozers seen
      Terry Rein of Regina 2 of the 25 Bulldozers seen
      Loek, Dick
      n.d.
      One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
      One of the 50 bulldozers at work to mile clay on top of the dikes, which were a few inches to a foot above the water
      Loek, Dick
      4/22/1974
      Bulldozers weighing 45 tons and costing $350,000 crunch over Maple landfill site
      Bulldozers weighing 45 tons and costing $350,000 crunch over Maple landfill site
      Stawicki, Andrew
      3/14/1987
      Bulldozer's wake: Cathie McBride sits in disbelief yesterday in what remains of her Etobicoke bedroom while her husband, Gene, looks in from the outside
      Bulldozer's wake: Cathie McBride sits in disbelief yesterday in what remains of her Etobicoke bedroom while her husband, Gene, looks in from the outside
      Gower, Patti
      4/19/1990
      More survivors are herded from wreck scene to a corral carved from bush by bulldozers
      More survivors are herded from wreck scene to a corral carved from bush by bulldozers
      Combs, Erin
      2/21/1978
      A sculptor at work on as Crazy Horse doesn't use a chisel and tiny six million tons of rock to move he uses dynamite, jackhammers and bulldozers and h(...)
      A sculptor at work on as Crazy Horse doesn't use a chisel and tiny six million tons of rock to move he uses dynamite, jackhammers and bulldozers and h(...)
      Bryant, George
      6/28/1973