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Perhaps the biggest white oak tree in southern Ontario is doomed to destruction to make way for the Spadina Expressway, John Rea, who has helped care (...)
Perhaps the biggest white oak tree in southern Ontario is doomed to destruction to make way for the Spadina Expressway, John Rea, who has helped care (...)

Perhaps the biggest white oak tree in southern Ontario is doomed to destruction to make way for the Spadina Expressway, John Rea, who has helped care (...)

Date8/25/1967
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  • Perhaps the biggest white oak tree in southern Ontario is doomed to destruction to make way for the Spadina Expressway, John Rea, who has helped care (...)
  • Perhaps the biggest white oak tree in southern Ontario is doomed to destruction to make way for the Spadina Expressway; John Rea; who has helped care for it for 37 years; also loses his house to the road.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Perhaps the biggest white oak tree in southern Ontario is doomed to destruction to make way for the Spadina Expressway; John Rea; who has helped care for it for 37 years; also loses his house to the road.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115163F
Circus, elephants, on way to Dufferin Park Race Track, perhaps on Brock Avenue
Circus, elephants, on way to Dufferin Park Race Track, perhaps on Brock Avenue
Williams, Charles A., active 1897-1962
1920 circa
Pushing southward into heart of Metro, despite protests by many residents along its proposed route, the Spadina Expressway has now been completed as f(...)
Pushing southward into heart of Metro, despite protests by many residents along its proposed route, the Spadina Expressway has now been completed as f(...)
Spremo, Boris
4/14/1969
Cars will never travel this stretch of the Spadina Expressway following the Ontario cabinet's rejection of completion of the $237 million expressway t(...)
Cars will never travel this stretch of the Spadina Expressway following the Ontario cabinet's rejection of completion of the $237 million expressway t(...)
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
6/3/1971
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Streets and Expressways - Spadina - Aerial View
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Streets and Expressways - Spadina - Aerial View
Bull, Ron
2/4/1985
Up in air: That picture of the Spadina expressway interchange with Highway 401 doesn't show the fumes and frayed tempers of rush-hour as cars head downtown
Up in air: That picture of the Spadina expressway interchange with Highway 401 doesn't show the fumes and frayed tempers of rush-hour as cars head downtown
Spremo, Boris
9/9/1981
Traffic was slowed on the completed portion of the Spadina Expressway during yesterday afternoon's ruch hour by the Citizens' Committee for the Comple(...)
Traffic was slowed on the completed portion of the Spadina Expressway during yesterday afternoon's ruch hour by the Citizens' Committee for the Comple(...)
Griffin, Doug
9/30/1971
Where Bathurst and College Streets Meet Has Been Labelled a 'Take Care' spot for Motorists
Where Bathurst and College Streets Meet Has Been Labelled a 'Take Care' spot for Motorists
James, W. H.
12/11/1937
Spadina Ave.-now and 64 years ago. Toronto has expanded south as well as north, east and west in the past six decades. The view (bottom) of the south (...)
Spadina Ave.-now and 64 years ago. Toronto has expanded south as well as north, east and west in the past six decades. The view (bottom) of the south (...)
James, Norman
4/21/1971
Destruction is planned for this row of ancient buildings on King St
Destruction is planned for this row of ancient buildings on King St
Barkley, Harold
3/25/1970
T.T.C., trolley bus #9084, at Oak Loop, Oak St., south side, east of Weston Road., Toronto, Ontario
T.T.C., trolley bus #9084, at Oak Loop, Oak St., south side, east of Weston Road., Toronto, Ontario
Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
1953-08
Playter, Richard, house, Playter Crescent, north side, at head of southern section of Playter Boulevard, field, looking towards present corner of Ellerbeck St. & Pretoria Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Playter, Richard, house, Playter Crescent, north side, at head of southern section of Playter Boulevard, field, looking towards present corner of Ellerbeck St. & Pretoria Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Playter, Richard
190?
On way out? Mike Nykoluk has the spectre of five predecessors staring over his shoulder, perhaps in sympathy at his plight, failure to motivate an exp(...)
On way out? Mike Nykoluk has the spectre of five predecessors staring over his shoulder, perhaps in sympathy at his plight, failure to motivate an exp(...)
Lennon, Frank
2/10/1984