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A bank tower in the making, The wreckage in the foreground is the very first stage in clearing away room to sink the foundation for the 68-storey Scot(...)
A bank tower in the making, The wreckage in the foreground is the very first stage in clearing away room to sink the foundation for the 68-storey Scot(...)

A bank tower in the making, The wreckage in the foreground is the very first stage in clearing away room to sink the foundation for the 68-storey Scot(...)

Date8/6/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: A bank tower in the making; The wreckage in the foreground is the very first stage in clearing away room to sink the foundation for the 68-storey Scotia Bank Plaza. The view is looking south from Richmond St. W.; just west of Yonge St. The old Bank of Commerce building; facing King St. E.; reaches skyward in the background.
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