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Bank site today. Toronto-Dominion Bank as it looks today. Building will be torn down to make way for a soaring 55 storey structure. Developers hope th(...)
Bank site today. Toronto-Dominion Bank as it looks today. Building will be torn down to make way for a soaring 55 storey structure. Developers hope th(...)

Bank site today. Toronto-Dominion Bank as it looks today. Building will be torn down to make way for a soaring 55 storey structure. Developers hope th(...)

Date11/6/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bank site today. Toronto-Dominion Bank as it looks today. Building will be torn down to make way for a soaring 55 storey structure. Developers hope the new skyscaper will be completed by 1967; Canada's centenial year. Structure will contain 1;500;000 feet of floor space; and will be taller than Montreal's 43-storey Place Ville Marie.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109489F
New bank plaza takes shape, This is how the new Royal Bank Plaza looks from the nearby Toronto-Dominion Centre in downtown Toronto
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Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Banks - Toronto Dominion Bank - Building
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Toronto-Dominion Bank branch, originally Dominion Bank branch, Dundas Street West, southwest corner of Medland Street, Toronto, Ontario.
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