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Despite Blockbusting by developers, 83-year-old George Hoare is clinging to his little white house on Summerhill Rd
Despite Blockbusting by developers, 83-year-old George Hoare is clinging to his little white house on Summerhill Rd

Despite Blockbusting by developers, 83-year-old George Hoare is clinging to his little white house on Summerhill Rd

Date8/25/1975
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0128457F
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      Walter Baker, a prospector for 65 of his 83, years, holds the trophy presented to him by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada proclaiming him Prospector of the Year. At left, he pans for gold.
      Griffin, Doug
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      Meticulous handcrafting: That's what keeps renowned architects and major developers knocking on Ed Cotton's door. His model for Fidinam Inc. of a 37-storey tower in Chicago's banking district involved sculpting to scale elaborate 90-year-old carvings on its first three floors.
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      Brennan, Pat
      11/8/1983
      Despite their advertisements, developers are not as dedicated to public service as to making money, says Alderman Michael Goldrick, sitting on the ste(...)
      Despite their advertisements, developers are not as dedicated to public service as to making money, says Alderman Michael Goldrick, sitting on the ste(...)
      City council members
      10/24/1974
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      Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
      Slaughter, Mike
      9/1/1978
      The Little Bungalows of East York have been easy meat for developers, High proportion of residential assessment creates major problem for borough
      The Little Bungalows of East York have been easy meat for developers, High proportion of residential assessment creates major problem for borough
      Spremo, Boris
      11/15/1966
      Sandy McNair: He and his six partners designed computer programs that have had Canada's biggest developers beat a path to his door.
      Sandy McNair: He and his six partners designed computer programs that have had Canada's biggest developers beat a path to his door.
      Brennan, Pat
      9/3/1985
      The devilish developers. Not all apartment developers are horned and tailed perils, East York Reeve True Davidson said last night. She told 125 member(...)
      The devilish developers. Not all apartment developers are horned and tailed perils, East York Reeve True Davidson said last night. She told 125 member(...)
      Davidson, True, 1901-1978
      1/25/1966
      Back in 1935, James Cumming attended his first Prospectors and Developers Association convention
      Back in 1935, James Cumming attended his first Prospectors and Developers Association convention
      Philp, Barry
      3/11/1968
      Good timing: Wayne Beach, president of Aurelian Small Business Developers Ltd. feels timing was right in organizing his new company.
      Good timing: Wayne Beach, president of Aurelian Small Business Developers Ltd. feels timing was right in organizing his new company.
      Mahler, John
      8/24/1979
      Alderman Ben Grys. He denies he was involved in a conflict of interest over mortgages his wife held on a developer's property
      Alderman Ben Grys. He denies he was involved in a conflict of interest over mortgages his wife held on a developer's property
      City council members
      6/23/1971
      Old city hall is a fine historical building worthy of saving from the developers, says reader Robert Forester in accompanying letter. He suggests it be converted and refurbished for a civic museum
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      Spremo, Boris
      3/2/1971
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      Darrell, Dick
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