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The mayor turns wrecker. Swinging a sledge, Mayor Philip Givens begins the demolition of a house on Augusta St., near where he once lived. This house (...)
The mayor turns wrecker. Swinging a sledge, Mayor Philip Givens begins the demolition of a house on Augusta St., near where he once lived. This house (...)

The mayor turns wrecker. Swinging a sledge, Mayor Philip Givens begins the demolition of a house on Augusta St., near where he once lived. This house (...)

Date5/15/1965
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  • The mayor turns wrecker. Swinging a sledge; Mayor Philip Givens begins the demolition of a house on Augusta St.; near where he once lived. This house and others like it are slated to come down to make way for the Alexandra Park low cost housing redevelopment project.
  • The mayor turns wrecker. Swinging a sledge, Mayor Philip Givens begins the demolition of a house on Augusta St., near where he once lived. This house (...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: The mayor turns wrecker. Swinging a sledge; Mayor Philip Givens begins the demolition of a house on Augusta St.; near where he once lived. This house and others like it are slated to come down to make way for the Alexandra Park low cost housing redevelopment project.
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