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It's a tall a tall story, The Toronto-Dominion Centre's main tower-shown here dominating the city's northern prospect-is expected to claim the crown f(...)
It's a tall a tall story, The Toronto-Dominion Centre's main tower-shown here dominating the city's northern prospect-is expected to claim the crown f(...)

It's a tall a tall story, The Toronto-Dominion Centre's main tower-shown here dominating the city's northern prospect-is expected to claim the crown f(...)

Date12/3/1965
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Original Toronto Star caption: It's a tall a tall story; The Toronto-Dominion Centre's main tower-shown here dominating the city's northern prospect-is expected to claim the crown from Montreal's Place Victoria as Canada's tallest building in about four weeks. Place Victoria is 624 feet and 47 storeys high. Around New Year's; steel on the Toronto-Dominion Centre will reach the 50-storey mark and; claim its builders; top the Montreal building by six feet.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108857F
The future of Toronto's core with its skyscrapers and distinctive city hall (centre) hinges on the fate of the city' downtown plan
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1/8/1979
Soaring Smokestack superimposed here shows how the proposed 700-foot chimney Toronto Hydro wants to build at a cost of $1,000,000 at its Pearl St. ste(...)
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Downtown Toronto will change its way if a proposal made by city planners last night takes effect, They would create 30,000 housing units in the centra(...)
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8/11/1975
Huron-sussex area adjacent to the University of Toronto's main campus is the centre of a bitter controversy over whether U of T expansion will destroy(...)
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12/22/1971
The most highly visible landmark in downtown Toronto, the CN Tower casts a giant shadow over city streets and buildings
The most highly visible landmark in downtown Toronto, the CN Tower casts a giant shadow over city streets and buildings
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View from 'Inside Clock' this is view of downtown Toronto from inside the clock in the clock tower of old City Hall, the photographer tell us. Just be(...)
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Eaton tower dominates project, Work is proceeding on the second phase of the Eaton Centre, the hypermodern shopping and office complex that is revital(...)
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Shown in right centre is new Hydro Commissioners building, under construction with eye to future seaway needs
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Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - CN Tower - Aerial Shots
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - CN Tower - Aerial Shots
n.d.
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