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In the foreground, cement blocks and steel rods form a pile of construction rubble. Beyond the  ...
Bayview Ghost apartment building demolition, Bayview Avenue, west side, between Pottery Road and Nesbitt Drive, Toronto, Ontario
In the foreground, cement blocks and steel rods form a pile of construction rubble. Beyond the rubble, stands five storeys of a gutted brick building with worn white paint in a state of demolition. In the distance, clusters of high-rises are visible above the tree line. 

Bayview Ghost apartment building demolition, Bayview Avenue, west side, between Pottery Road and Nesbitt Drive, Toronto, Ontario

Date11/3/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Going, going . . . The Bayview Ghost is a mere shadow of its former self, as the rubble in the foreground indicates. All but one wing of the East York eyesore has been demolished by a wrecking company and even that should be levelled to the ground by tonight.

Image published in Toronto Star, 4 November 1981, page B21. 
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109016F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Leaside
North-south streeet:Bayview Avenue
Province or state:Ontario