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Crane is shown on site of old star building
Crane is shown on site of old star building

Crane is shown on site of old star building

Date12/12/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Crane is shown on site of old star building
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109894F
Construction of the federal government's office building in North York is under way, with three huge cranes towering over the site. Two levels of park(...)
Construction of the federal government's office building in North York is under way, with three huge cranes towering over the site. Two levels of park(...)
12/30/1975
The old lady of Shuter St., Massey Hall, is not yet ready for the ball and crane. But the Massey Hall board of governors continues to investigate a ne(...)
The old lady of Shuter St., Massey Hall, is not yet ready for the ball and crane. But the Massey Hall board of governors continues to investigate a ne(...)
2/21/1975
Adjusting: Above, former crane operator Joe Dowdall, 33, was injured in a runaway elevator accident at the Scotia Plaza construction site in August, 1987
Adjusting: Above, former crane operator Joe Dowdall, 33, was injured in a runaway elevator accident at the Scotia Plaza construction site in August, 1987
1/12/1989
Crane's 200-foot boom topples at SkyDome site
Crane's 200-foot boom topples at SkyDome site
5/25/1987
Folding Homes: Technology in Freedom 2000 construction allows panels to be shipped flat and raised by crane at the housing site
Folding Homes: Technology in Freedom 2000 construction allows panels to be shipped flat and raised by crane at the housing site
4/4/1990
Shown Above is a landmark of old Toronto, a building which a quarter of a century ago was the Leiderkrantz Club premises, a favorite resort of busines(...)
Shown Above is a landmark of old Toronto, a building which a quarter of a century ago was the Leiderkrantz Club premises, a favorite resort of busines(...)
4/1/1929
are shown assembling Australian-Designed Crane [Incomplete]
are shown assembling Australian-Designed Crane [Incomplete]
12/13/1973
Old star plant is tumbling down, Workers clear some of the rubble after a wrecking ball smashed into the old Toronto Star building at 80 King St. W. T(...)
Old star plant is tumbling down, Workers clear some of the rubble after a wrecking ball smashed into the old Toronto Star building at 80 King St. W. T(...)
4/25/1972
G. E. Crane entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model
G. E. Crane entry, City Hall and Square Competition, Toronto, 1958, architectural model
1958
Going up: Mayor Gus Harris says he can look out his window and see Town Centre cranes 'swinging like daffodils
Going up: Mayor Gus Harris says he can look out his window and see Town Centre cranes 'swinging like daffodils
3/10/1983
A $4 million Helicopter with main rotor blades 72 feet in diameter arrived at the Toronto Island Airport yesterday, eready to lift a 47 1/2-ton crane (...)
A $4 million Helicopter with main rotor blades 72 feet in diameter arrived at the Toronto Island Airport yesterday, eready to lift a 47 1/2-ton crane (...)
3/5/1975
Big boom from crane atop the CN Tower was brought down Saturday by Olga
Big boom from crane atop the CN Tower was brought down Saturday by Olga
3/9/1975