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watching busy downtown life go by, Isabel Loudon, 89, and James Collier, 81, sit in front at Laughlen Lodge, a residence for senior citizens on Elm St(...)
watching busy downtown life go by, Isabel Loudon, 89, and James Collier, 81, sit in front at Laughlen Lodge, a residence for senior citizens on Elm St(...)

watching busy downtown life go by, Isabel Loudon, 89, and James Collier, 81, sit in front at Laughlen Lodge, a residence for senior citizens on Elm St(...)

Date5/26/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: watching busy downtown life go by; Isabel Loudon; 89; and James Collier; 81; sit in front at Laughlen Lodge; a residence for senior citizens on Elm St. The building; which is 122 years old; is undergoing some renovations.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0116457F
      A 126-year-old firetrap, architect Ronald Dick calls Laughlen Lodge on Elm St
      A 126-year-old firetrap, architect Ronald Dick calls Laughlen Lodge on Elm St
      Bezant, Graham
      4/2/1974
      Laughlen Lodge, Elm St. for elderly people
      Laughlen Lodge, Elm St. for elderly people
      Dinsmore, Ted
      10/26/1971
      Smiling groom Rev. Aaron Porter Wilson, 90, and his bride, Almina, 83, were married yesterday in the chapel of Shepherd Lodge, a senior citizens home (...)
      Smiling groom Rev. Aaron Porter Wilson, 90, and his bride, Almina, 83, were married yesterday in the chapel of Shepherd Lodge, a senior citizens home (...)
      Teskey, Frank
      3/30/1973
      85-year-old Ethel Steele gets a chuckle out of Liberal Leader Robert Nixon yesterday in Cummer House senior citizens' residence by telling him, I hear(...)
      85-year-old Ethel Steele gets a chuckle out of Liberal Leader Robert Nixon yesterday in Cummer House senior citizens' residence by telling him, I hear(...)
      Loek, Dick
      8/27/1975
      Centenarian celebrants, Peel Manor senior citizens' residence is celebrating the newly acquired centenarian status of two of its residents, Bill King,(...)
      Centenarian celebrants, Peel Manor senior citizens' residence is celebrating the newly acquired centenarian status of two of its residents, Bill King,(...)
      Stuparyk, Michael
      6/13/1991
      Testimonials of James Loudon, M.A., candidate for the Chair of mathematics and natural philosophy, University College, Toronto
      Testimonials of James Loudon, M.A., candidate for the Chair of mathematics and natural philosophy, University College, Toronto
      Copp Clark Company
      1875
      Heartwarming: Cancer amputee Kevin Snider, 22, was presented with a $750 cheque by Ivy Dawson,77, of Spencer House for senior citizens, to go toward buying an artificial leg
      Heartwarming: Cancer amputee Kevin Snider, 22, was presented with a $750 cheque by Ivy Dawson,77, of Spencer House for senior citizens, to go toward buying an artificial leg
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/4/1980
      Lower fees for senior citizens in Metro community colleges enabled John Van Waggoner, 67, to go back to school last year. The editor of The Voice, the(...)
      Lower fees for senior citizens in Metro community colleges enabled John Van Waggoner, 67, to go back to school last year. The editor of The Voice, the(...)
      Barkley, Harold
      9/6/1974
      Mr. and Mrs. John Hewitt stand in front of their house, on Kingston Rd. near Brimley Rd., which will soon be pulled down to make way for a senior citizens' home. The 10-room house, made of hand-made brick, was built in 1830.
      Mr. and Mrs. John Hewitt stand in front of their house, on Kingston Rd. near Brimley Rd., which will soon be pulled down to make way for a senior citizens' home. The 10-room house, made of hand-made brick, was built in 1830.
      Teskey, Frank
      4/15/1973
      George Durdy inspects grounds of St. James Cemetery, His cemetery, Toronto's oldest, holds the remains of 62,441 citizens.
      George Durdy inspects grounds of St. James Cemetery, His cemetery, Toronto's oldest, holds the remains of 62,441 citizens.
      Grant, Frank
      5/15/1965
      The courtyard of Laughlen Lodge provides a place for Clarence Webster, 73, to puff on his pipe
      The courtyard of Laughlen Lodge provides a place for Clarence Webster, 73, to puff on his pipe
      Griffin, Doug
      10/22/1974
      They'll stay until hell freezes over, says 82-year-old Alberta Simon (front) who has been leading a sit-in to protest council action on senior citizen(...)
      They'll stay until hell freezes over, says 82-year-old Alberta Simon (front) who has been leading a sit-in to protest council action on senior citizen(...)
      Dutton, Don
      6/15/1977