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View of long, low brick wall, left, running parallel to adjacent sidewalk and empty stretch of …
Ormscliffe/Myrtle Villa, Lake Shore Boulevard West, south side, opposite Queens Avenue, Mimico, Toronto, Ontario
View of long, low brick wall, left, running parallel to adjacent sidewalk and empty stretch of road. Entrance gates seen at intervals along the wall, with property beyond hidden by the canopies of large trees.

Ormscliffe/Myrtle Villa, Lake Shore Boulevard West, south side, opposite Queens Avenue, Mimico, Toronto, Ontario

Date8/1/1940
Names
(photographer)
FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Francischeni Estate Lakeshore Rd Mimico see Bob Noble.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodMimico
    GeographyEast-west streetLakeshore Boulevard West
    GeographyHistorical locationEtobicoke (Ont.)
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Black-and-white photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0048236F
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