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Historic building destroyed in blaze
Historic building destroyed in blaze

Historic building destroyed in blaze

Date11/7/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Historic building destroyed in blaze. A fire thought to have been started by derelicts has destroyed one of Toronto's historic buildings. Devon House; a rambling three storey yellow brick Victorian mansion on the southwest corner of Beverley and D'Arcy Sts.; was engulfed in flames yesterday. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0000706F
Historic building destroyed in blaze
Historic building destroyed in blaze
Mahler, John
11/7/1983
$891,000 Home destroyed. Firefighters battle a blaze yesterday which destroyed a Mississauga house at 2343 Glengarry Rd., near the Queensway. The $891(...)
$891,000 Home destroyed. Firefighters battle a blaze yesterday which destroyed a Mississauga house at 2343 Glengarry Rd., near the Queensway. The $891(...)
Stawicki, Andrew
6/7/1991
Ice-sheathed ruins are all that remain of four stores and 10 offices above them, destroyed Saturday in a $700,000 blaze that swept part of central bus(...)
Ice-sheathed ruins are all that remain of four stores and 10 offices above them, destroyed Saturday in a $700,000 blaze that swept part of central bus(...)
Calleja, Frank
3/5/1972
Heart of Cobalt lies in ruins after fire yesterday destroyed up to 150 buildings, leaving about 400 people homeless
Heart of Cobalt lies in ruins after fire yesterday destroyed up to 150 buildings, leaving about 400 people homeless
Goode, Jeff
5/23/1977
Building Destroyed
Building Destroyed
Dunlop, Al
4/23/1991
Building destroyed
Building destroyed
Cooper, David
3/3/1981
History was all but destroyed last night as fire roared through the old Confederation Life building which was being renovated
History was all but destroyed last night as fire roared through the old Confederation Life building which was being renovated
Russell, Jim
6/17/1981
Fireman is revived with whiff of oxygen after being overcome while battling apartment building blaze
Fireman is revived with whiff of oxygen after being overcome while battling apartment building blaze
Griffin, Doug
5/4/1978
Words of praise: Toronto Fire Fighters Association, in letter at right, thank Star staff for coverage of blaze which swept the Confederation Life building in downtown Toronto last month
Words of praise: Toronto Fire Fighters Association, in letter at right, thank Star staff for coverage of blaze which swept the Confederation Life building in downtown Toronto last month
Cooper, David
7/2/1981
Seniors flee blaze. Wrapped in blankets from emergency crews, seniors wait outside their Bathurst St. building, near Sheppard Ave., In North York afte(...)
Seniors flee blaze. Wrapped in blankets from emergency crews, seniors wait outside their Bathurst St. building, near Sheppard Ave., In North York afte(...)
Rankin, Jim
5/13/1993
$45,000 blaze. Traffic was tied up for nearly two hours on Queen St. E. near Parliament St. during lunch hour yesterday as firemen fought a blaze in a(...)
$45,000 blaze. Traffic was tied up for nearly two hours on Queen St. E. near Parliament St. during lunch hour yesterday as firemen fought a blaze in a(...)
Spremo, Boris
10/11/1979
Image shows three firefighters working on scene while fire is destroying houses.
Fire destroyed four homes and a lumberyard near Dufferin and Dupont Sts. early today and raged out of control for more than three hours. One fireman was taken to hospital.
Toronto Star (Firm)
6/14/1980