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High and not Dry, Bill Lindsay of City Wide Roofing strips off the old roof of a house in Toronto's Mount Pleasant and Lawrence Ave. area
High and not Dry, Bill Lindsay of City Wide Roofing strips off the old roof of a house in Toronto's Mount Pleasant and Lawrence Ave. area

High and not Dry, Bill Lindsay of City Wide Roofing strips off the old roof of a house in Toronto's Mount Pleasant and Lawrence Ave. area

Date9/28/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: High and not Dry; Bill Lindsay of City Wide Roofing strips off the old roof of a house in Toronto's Mount Pleasant and Lawrence Ave. area.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0008722F
      After nailing extra dry wall screws into the sub-floor to eliminate squeaks, and applying a vapor barrier with a wax coat on one side, the first two strips are nailed down by hand
      After nailing extra dry wall screws into the sub-floor to eliminate squeaks, and applying a vapor barrier with a wax coat on one side, the first two strips are nailed down by hand
      Beaty, Keith
      9/21/1989
      Theft proof: Paul Cadleux holds magnetized strips used to hide in or attach to a product. A strip sets off an alarm at the door, if not demagnetized by a cashier.
      Theft proof: Paul Cadleux holds magnetized strips used to hide in or attach to a product. A strip sets off an alarm at the door, if not demagnetized by a cashier.
      Mahler, John
      12/17/1990
      Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
      Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
      Beaty, Keith
      9/21/1988
      Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
      Peak performance: Bill Kirkpatrick, above, and Scott McTaggart, of Al's Roofing in Metro, demonstrate tasks involved in installing a new roof over an old one
      Beaty, Keith
      9/21/1988
      Rev. Joseph MacDonald says it's significant his 10-year-old Yonge St. Christian drop-in centre has shut its doors in the same week as the Strip's last(...)
      Rev. Joseph MacDonald says it's significant his 10-year-old Yonge St. Christian drop-in centre has shut its doors in the same week as the Strip's last(...)
      Loek, Dick
      12/20/1978
      Deborah Young: The mother of three young boys and former Sunday school teacher strips for a living and says a ban on Etobicoke strip clubs is unfair
      Deborah Young: The mother of three young boys and former Sunday school teacher strips for a living and says a ban on Etobicoke strip clubs is unfair
      Calleja, Frank
      5/28/1982
      Robert Walker's German Shepherd dog Wolf watches as his master studies some strips in his Oak Ridges home north of Toronto
      Robert Walker's German Shepherd dog Wolf watches as his master studies some strips in his Oak Ridges home north of Toronto
      Spremo, Boris
      4/28/1973
      Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
      Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
      Faught, Ken
      2/13/1989
      Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
      Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
      Faught, Ken
      2/13/1989
      Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
      Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
      Faught, Ken
      2/13/1989
      Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
      Varied types: Among the more exotic styles of roof covering available in Metro are (from left) cedar shakes, copper roofing, English slate and standard roofing slate
      Faught, Ken
      2/13/1989
      Charge it: New licences, with magnetic strips like credit cards, would allow drivers to pay speeding tickets on the spot and let police look up driver history
      Charge it: New licences, with magnetic strips like credit cards, would allow drivers to pay speeding tickets on the spot and let police look up driver history
      Mahler, John
      5/13/1993