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Picture of people lined up at bookies wickets at a race track. 
The "bookies" at the Woodbine, Toronto
Picture of people lined up at bookies wickets at a race track. 

The "bookies" at the Woodbine, Toronto

Date1907
Names
FormatPicture
Notes
From 1874 the race track was known as Woodbine Race Course. In 1963 it was renovated and renamed Greenwood Raceway, until its closure in 1993. 
Subject
    GeographyBuilding Monument ParkWoodbine Racetrack
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodBeach
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Postcards
    DimensionsImage size: 8.8 cm x 13.8 cm (3 7/16 in. x 5 7/16 in.)
    Language
      ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberPC_4362
      Kingston Road, looking north from Queen Street East, opposite Woodbine Park race track, at the junction of the Toronto Railway Company's King Street line on Queen Street East and the Toronto & Scarboro Railway's line on Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont.
      Kingston Road, looking north from Queen Street East, opposite Woodbine Park race track, at the junction of the Toronto Railway Company's King Street line on Queen Street East and the Toronto & Scarboro Railway's line on Kingston Road, Toronto, Ont.
      Toronto and Scarboro' Electric Railway, Light and Power Company
      1894-01-13
      Woodbine Station, Toronto and Scarboro' Electric Railway, Kingston Road at Queen Street East, Toronto, Ont.
      Woodbine Station, Toronto and Scarboro' Electric Railway, Kingston Road at Queen Street East, Toronto, Ont.
      Toronto and Scarboro' Electric Railway, Light and Power Company
      1894-01-13
      Woodbine Race Track, Queen Street East, south side, between Eastern & Woodbine Aves
      Woodbine Race Track, Queen Street East, south side, between Eastern & Woodbine Aves
      Unknown
      1920
      Woodbine Race Track, Queen Street East, south side, between Eastern & Woodbine Aves
      Woodbine Race Track, Queen Street East, south side, between Eastern & Woodbine Aves
      Unknown
      1923
      wins woodbine feat. Yesterday's feature race at the Woodbine was the eighteenth running of the William Mulock Cup handicap for horses foaled in Canada(...)
      wins woodbine feat. Yesterday's feature race at the Woodbine was the eighteenth running of the William Mulock Cup handicap for horses foaled in Canada(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/26/1933
      Important land sales closed. Above is shown a photograph of the new Woodbine bridge, giving access to the new Woodbine highway, and showing the clubho(...)
      Important land sales closed. Above is shown a photograph of the new Woodbine bridge, giving access to the new Woodbine highway, and showing the clubho(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      10/19/1934
      Lumber Worker Piotr Grzyb of Woodbine Building Materials carries manager's wife, Zofia Kepinski, out of the building on Woodbine Ave., just north of S(...)
      Lumber Worker Piotr Grzyb of Woodbine Building Materials carries manager's wife, Zofia Kepinski, out of the building on Woodbine Ave., just north of S(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      8/27/1976
      T.T.C., bus #1771, at Woodbine Garage (formerly Hollinger Bus Lines garage), Woodbine Avenue, southeast corner O'Connor Dr
      T.T.C., bus #1771, at Woodbine Garage (formerly Hollinger Bus Lines garage), Woodbine Avenue, southeast corner O'Connor Dr
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      3/24/1955
      Picture of a large crowd in betting ring at a racetrack.
      Scene in betting ring, Woodbine, Toronto, Canada
      Approximately 1908
      Smith family house, Queen Street East, no. 1897, south side, between Woodbine Avenue and Kippendavie Avenue, Toronto, Ont.
      Smith family house, Queen Street East, no. 1897, south side, between Woodbine Avenue and Kippendavie Avenue, Toronto, Ont.
      Smith family
      1972?
      House, Queen Street East, no. 1903, south side, east of Woodbine Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
      House, Queen Street East, no. 1903, south side, east of Woodbine Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
      Unknown
      1972?
      Woodbine Avenue, looking north from Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario
      Woodbine Avenue, looking north from Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario
      Unknown
      1972?