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Opening day: Venture Inn manager J. Douglas Read oversaw Toronto opening of budget chain's eighth hotel yesterday.
Opening day: Venture Inn manager J. Douglas Read oversaw Toronto opening of budget chain's eighth hotel yesterday.

Opening day: Venture Inn manager J. Douglas Read oversaw Toronto opening of budget chain's eighth hotel yesterday.

Date4/17/1985
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0132593F
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