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Futuristic assignment
Futuristic assignment

Futuristic assignment

Date9/16/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Futuristic assignment: Star reporter John Brehl had interview subjects of a different type when he talked to robots Mr. Meter, also known as Mr. M., and Ontario Place, or O.P. for short, at Electronic Showplace, on now in the Automotive Building at Exhibition Place.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0034175F
      Photo assignment: Dale Kramer - inventor and builder of the chainsaw motor-powered Lazair - is about to take off on his Sunday Star assignment
      Photo assignment: Dale Kramer - inventor and builder of the chainsaw motor-powered Lazair - is about to take off on his Sunday Star assignment
      Cooper, David
      6/27/1980
      The star Sports Editor Jim Proudfoot sits in the 80,000-seat stadium, with the futuristic communications tower, the symbol of the 1972 Olympic Games, in background
      The star Sports Editor Jim Proudfoot sits in the 80,000-seat stadium, with the futuristic communications tower, the symbol of the 1972 Olympic Games, in background
      Bezant, Graham
      8/24/1972
      Futuristic motor has no moving parts
      Futuristic motor has no moving parts
      Spremo, Boris
      2/19/1975
      Futuristic phones
      Futuristic phones
      Brennan, Pat
      5/23/1985
      The costs went higher than planned for Expo's famed futuristic living environment, Habitat, with 158 apartments costing about $110,000 each, auditors say
      The costs went higher than planned for Expo's famed futuristic living environment, Habitat, with 158 apartments costing about $110,000 each, auditors say
      Spremo, Boris
      3/27/1969
      That fantastic, futuristic velodrome roof springs a leak
      That fantastic, futuristic velodrome roof springs a leak
      Bezant, Graham
      7/12/1976
      Ontario place rises from the lake, Ontario Place, a $13 million futuristic playground on and between four man-made islands off Exhibition Park, is rea(...)
      Ontario place rises from the lake, Ontario Place, a $13 million futuristic playground on and between four man-made islands off Exhibition Park, is rea(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      10/29/1970
      Astride a horse, Samantha Eggar acts out scene in Kleinburg for a futuristic western thriller called Blood City
      Astride a horse, Samantha Eggar acts out scene in Kleinburg for a futuristic western thriller called Blood City
      Eggar, Samantha, 1939-
      7/29/1976
      The goalie of the year 2025, Ex-hockey star Pat Stapleton checks out a futuristic goalie at the Canadian Tire suppliers trade show at Exhibition Place(...)
      The goalie of the year 2025, Ex-hockey star Pat Stapleton checks out a futuristic goalie at the Canadian Tire suppliers trade show at Exhibition Place(...)
      Brennan, Pat
      9/21/1987
      Carole Pope, The 30-year-old singer in new wave band Rough Trade prefers futuristic fashions that 'set me apart from the crowd.'
      Carole Pope, The 30-year-old singer in new wave band Rough Trade prefers futuristic fashions that 'set me apart from the crowd.'
      Combs, Erin
      12/21/1979
      Thierry Mugler: His futuristic lineup did not disappoint
      Thierry Mugler: His futuristic lineup did not disappoint
      Beaty, Keith
      3/16/1990
      An illegal strike of postal workers shortly before Christmas was touched off by the assignment of casual workers to automated equipment. The Post Offi(...)
      An illegal strike of postal workers shortly before Christmas was touched off by the assignment of casual workers to automated equipment. The Post Offi(...)
      Cooper, David
      12/8/1977