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The Yorkville Rock

Toronto Built One of Canada’s First Public Housing Projects

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Agnes Clinton and the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing

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An article from the Toronto Daily Star published on March 30, 1954. It describes the grand opening of Toronto's first subway line, pictured here as Ontario Premier Leslie Frost and Toronto Mayor Allen Lamport throw the switch to turn on the electrified rails. Sourced from Newspapers.com.
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