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Man, there's a long way to go. A steel rigger pauses to wipe his brow on the big Commerce Court project, now seven storeys above street with 50 more t(...)
Man, there's a long way to go. A steel rigger pauses to wipe his brow on the big Commerce Court project, now seven storeys above street with 50 more t(...)

Man, there's a long way to go. A steel rigger pauses to wipe his brow on the big Commerce Court project, now seven storeys above street with 50 more t(...)

Date6/11/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Man; there's a long way to go. A steel rigger pauses to wipe his brow on the big Commerce Court project; now seven storeys above street with 50 more to come. The building is to be Toronto's highest; exceeding the 740-foot Toronto Dominion Centre across Bay Street by 44. Old Bank of Commerce building was once highest; towering 476 feet.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109884F
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