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Big Chartered Banks represent one concentration of economic power and royal commission hasn't sorted out its approach to them yet. Concentration talle(...)
Big Chartered Banks represent one concentration of economic power and royal commission hasn't sorted out its approach to them yet. Concentration talle(...)

Big Chartered Banks represent one concentration of economic power and royal commission hasn't sorted out its approach to them yet. Concentration talle(...)

Date4/17/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Big Chartered Banks represent one concentration of economic power and royal commission hasn't sorted out its approach to them yet. Concentration tallest buildings in Toronto financial district symbolizes clout of banks. Towers above represent; left to right; bank of Montreal. Toronto - Dominion buildings and commerce; with Royal's rising at lower right at corner of Bay of Front Sts.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108914F
Looking to the South visitors will have this view from the new observation deck but its tinted glass windows will prevent them from taking color photo(...)
Looking to the South visitors will have this view from the new observation deck but its tinted glass windows will prevent them from taking color photo(...)
n.d.
Park has 100 acres to lure you, Soaring high over the 100-acre Humber Bay park you can see the sprawling marina where 500 power-boats and sailboats drift lazily out to Lake Ontario
Park has 100 acres to lure you, Soaring high over the 100-acre Humber Bay park you can see the sprawling marina where 500 power-boats and sailboats drift lazily out to Lake Ontario
5/6/1981
Black and white aerial shot of a large city with skyscrapers.
Looking west from Royal Bank Building
Approximately 1930
One of most important changes for Toronto, seen here from the top of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, came on Jan
One of most important changes for Toronto, seen here from the top of the Toronto-Dominion Bank, came on Jan
9/22/1967
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(...)
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(...)
2/13/1968
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(...)
12/3/1965
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(...)
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(...)
8/11/1975
The future of Toronto's core with its skyscrapers and distinctive city hall (centre) hinges on the fate of the city' downtown plan
The future of Toronto's core with its skyscrapers and distinctive city hall (centre) hinges on the fate of the city' downtown plan
1/8/1979
Work on regent park housing project, first big Canadian slum-clearing project, already was under way when final go-ahead on the $10,000,000 job was re(...)
Work on regent park housing project, first big Canadian slum-clearing project, already was under way when final go-ahead on the $10,000,000 job was re(...)
7/22/1948
Fred Gardiner's position on Metro growth: big is good, bigger is better
Fred Gardiner's position on Metro growth: big is good, bigger is better
1/29/1989
Downtown is a big parking lot, On a clear day downtown, all you can see are cars-or parking lots
Downtown is a big parking lot, On a clear day downtown, all you can see are cars-or parking lots
9/10/1969
Troubled Olympia and York's Scotia Plaza, back right, forms a big part of Toronto Skyline
Troubled Olympia and York's Scotia Plaza, back right, forms a big part of Toronto Skyline
7/12/1991