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Yesterday. Thousands of Torontonians strolled casually down the centre of Yonge St. through a maze of trees and temporary gardens set out in the centr(...)
Yesterday. Thousands of Torontonians strolled casually down the centre of Yonge St. through a maze of trees and temporary gardens set out in the centr(...)

Yesterday. Thousands of Torontonians strolled casually down the centre of Yonge St. through a maze of trees and temporary gardens set out in the centr(...)

Date5/31/1971
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  • Yesterday. Thousands of Torontonians strolled casually down the centre of Yonge St. through a maze of trees and temporary gardens set out in the centr(...)
  • Yesterday. Thousands of Torontonians strolled casually down the centre of Yonge St. through a maze of trees and temporary gardens set out in the centre of the pavement as the city turned its main thoroughfare in to a four-block-long pedestrian mall. There were concerts and sidewalk cafes on pavement where traffic flowed heavily Saturday (below).
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Original Toronto Star caption: Yesterday. Thousands of Torontonians strolled casually down the centre of Yonge St. through a maze of trees and temporary gardens set out in the centre of the pavement as the city turned its main thoroughfare in to a four-block-long pedestrian mall. There were concerts and sidewalk cafes on pavement where traffic flowed heavily Saturday (below).
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115307F
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      DoorQuiz, Where? Thousands of Torontonians walk past if as it guards the entrance to an important building at a busy intersection. Many people enter through it regularly
      DoorQuiz, Where? Thousands of Torontonians walk past if as it guards the entrance to an important building at a busy intersection. Many people enter through it regularly
      Metropolitan United
      1/20/1982
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      How many Torontonians does it take to change a light bulb? While thousands of people watched yesterday, the flashing red light atop the 1,815-foot-hig(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      10/1/1982
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      How many Torontonians does it take to change a light bulb? While thousands of people watched yesterday, the flashing red light atop the 1,815-foot-hig(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      10/1/1982
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      Fleeing week-end heat, thousands of Torontonians sought relief on the beaches and in the water
      C & S Pictures
      7/14/1947
      Queen Mother Elizabeth's smile is winning hearts of Torontonians Again, Thousands saw her today as her busy schedule took her to Red Cross Lodge at Sunnybrook and Queens Park
      Queen Mother Elizabeth's smile is winning hearts of Torontonians Again, Thousands saw her today as her busy schedule took her to Red Cross Lodge at Sunnybrook and Queens Park
      Grant, Frank
      6/24/1965
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      While Torontonians discard coats and start thinking about gardens
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/6/1948
      Produces rare blossom. Torontonians willhav an opportunity over the week-end to see the Allan Gardens conservatory century plant in full bloom. The pl(...)
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/12/1938
      Torontonians long accustomed to strange sights on Yonge St
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      Barkley, Harold
      4/12/1973
      Yea. To Harry Gairey, 82, for the good example he sets present-day Torontonians who are concerned about racism in our schools and on our streets. Gair(...)
      Yea. To Harry Gairey, 82, for the good example he sets present-day Torontonians who are concerned about racism in our schools and on our streets. Gair(...)
      Gairey, Harry, 1898-1993
      11/20/1977
      Torontonians - both those who served and those too young to remember the conflicts that struck down their countrymen - paid tribute to Canada's war de(...)
      Torontonians - both those who served and those too young to remember the conflicts that struck down their countrymen - paid tribute to Canada's war de(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      11/11/1978
      Digging out: Torontonians had to shovel and brush then clamber over treacherous snow banks to get to work today after last night's storm swept southern Ontario
      Digging out: Torontonians had to shovel and brush then clamber over treacherous snow banks to get to work today after last night's storm swept southern Ontario
      McConnell, Colin
      12/3/1991
      A confirmed pipe smoker, Dr. A. S. Macpherson, Toronto's medical officer of helath, is giving up the habit this week on Weedless Wednesday, the day all Torontonians are urged to quit smoking and win the Great Cold Turkey Challenge. He scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz.
      A confirmed pipe smoker, Dr. A. S. Macpherson, Toronto's medical officer of helath, is giving up the habit this week on Weedless Wednesday, the day all Torontonians are urged to quit smoking and win the Great Cold Turkey Challenge. He scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz.
      MacPherson, Alexander
      1/19/1983