Skip to main content
Digital Archive Ontario Homepage
Last resort: Some homeless folk shun city hostels, finding shelter in spots such as this, under a stairwell in the City Hall parking garage
Last resort: Some homeless folk shun city hostels, finding shelter in spots such as this, under a stairwell in the City Hall parking garage

Last resort: Some homeless folk shun city hostels, finding shelter in spots such as this, under a stairwell in the City Hall parking garage

Date10/31/1982
Names
(photographer)
Alternate Title
  • Last resort: Some homeless folk shun city hostels; finding shelter in spots such as this; under a stairwell in the City Hall parking garage.
  • Last resort: Some homeless folk shun city hostels, finding shelter in spots such as this, under a stairwell in the City Hall parking garage
FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Last resort: Some homeless folk shun city hostels; finding shelter in spots such as this; under a stairwell in the City Hall parking garage.
Subject
    Medium
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011287F
      GeographyCountryCanada
      Geography
      GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      Geography
      GeographyProvince or StateOntario
      Geography
      Firemen distribute cheer to Toronto hostels
      Firemen distribute cheer to Toronto hostels
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      12/24/1938
      They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
      They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
      Stuparyk, Michael
      3/10/1982
      Prince Philip goes to jail, Escorted by Bruce MacLock, national director of Canadian Youth Hostels, Prince Philip (right) emerges from Ottawa's centur(...)
      Prince Philip goes to jail, Escorted by Bruce MacLock, national director of Canadian Youth Hostels, Prince Philip (right) emerges from Ottawa's centur(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      8/2/1973
      Young Traveller rests at Stop-Over, behind him the list of rules posted in hostel's lobby
      Young Traveller rests at Stop-Over, behind him the list of rules posted in hostel's lobby
      Lennon, Frank
      6/12/1974
      Patricia Whitehead, who operates a youth hostel in an old firehall, chats with Erico Grossi, one of 130 homeless boys taken under her wing
      Patricia Whitehead, who operates a youth hostel in an old firehall, chats with Erico Grossi, one of 130 homeless boys taken under her wing
      Spremo, Boris
      12/2/1968
      $2.50 paid for a day's parking yesterday in the Toronto Parking Authority's underground garage at City Hall, but today it's 25 cents for each half hou(...)
      $2.50 paid for a day's parking yesterday in the Toronto Parking Authority's underground garage at City Hall, but today it's 25 cents for each half hou(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      1/31/1974
      Old vs new: Parking spots for horses co-exist side-by-side with more modern methods of transportation in an Elmira shopping centre
      Old vs new: Parking spots for horses co-exist side-by-side with more modern methods of transportation in an Elmira shopping centre
      Brennan, Pat
      5/17/1982
      Visitor's parking spots always seem to be jammed at high rise apartment buildings
      Visitor's parking spots always seem to be jammed at high rise apartment buildings
      Spremo, Boris
      12/11/1970
      Robertson House: The largest women's shelter in the city has been criticized by a coalition for not meeting the emotional and educational needs of the homeless
      Robertson House: The largest women's shelter in the city has been criticized by a coalition for not meeting the emotional and educational needs of the homeless
      Slaughter, Mike
      6/4/1990
      Finding a good parking spot. Performance rally drivers Niall Leslie and Stuart Ballntyne pretend to lift a car as they help set up the Toyota display (...)
      Finding a good parking spot. Performance rally drivers Niall Leslie and Stuart Ballntyne pretend to lift a car as they help set up the Toyota display (...)
      Cooper, David
      2/14/1989
      Brother Columban at hostel. Hostel families need clothing as well as shelter
      Brother Columban at hostel. Hostel families need clothing as well as shelter
      Columban, Brother McGuinty
      4/9/1968
      Astronomical Observations: Paul Delaney is right at home in York University's observatory. Because he's looking at sun spots, Delaney has the telescope pointed into the big star itself, in order to get some flare on the lens.
      Astronomical Observations: Paul Delaney is right at home in York University's observatory. Because he's looking at sun spots, Delaney has the telescope pointed into the big star itself, in order to get some flare on the lens.
      Dunlop, Alan
      12/7/1990