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Downtown progress--one up, one down, The Bay and King St
Downtown progress--one up, one down, The Bay and King St

Downtown progress--one up, one down, The Bay and King St

Date9/15/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Downtown progress--one up; one down; The Bay and King St. area continues as the centre of Toronto's office-building boom. On the left; the core for the 32-storey Commercial Union Tower is rising steadily.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110731F
Downtown progress - one up, one down, The Bay and King St
Downtown progress - one up, one down, The Bay and King St
9/12/1972
Romain building changes hands. Above is a photograph of the Romain building, 83 to 91 King St. W., which to-day figures in one of the large down-town (...)
Romain building changes hands. Above is a photograph of the Romain building, 83 to 91 King St. W., which to-day figures in one of the large down-town (...)
7/19/1928
Going up, Gradually rising above street level, construction of the New Massey Hall is progressing at King and Simcoe Sts. in downtown Toronto. The $34(...)
Going up, Gradually rising above street level, construction of the New Massey Hall is progressing at King and Simcoe Sts. in downtown Toronto. The $34(...)
9/24/1979
Bank figures add up beautifully, The classical stone figures on the old Toronto-Dominion bank at King and Bay Sts
Bank figures add up beautifully, The classical stone figures on the old Toronto-Dominion bank at King and Bay Sts
8/17/1966
Manulife: One up, more coming. The bulldozer and the wrecking ball are busy clearing the site in the Bay-Bloor area of Toronto for extension of the Ma(...)
Manulife: One up, more coming. The bulldozer and the wrecking ball are busy clearing the site in the Bay-Bloor area of Toronto for extension of the Ma(...)
11/8/1972
Things are looking down at King and York, The tempo of building is stepping up once again in Toronto's downtown core
Things are looking down at King and York, The tempo of building is stepping up once again in Toronto's downtown core
6/14/1978
No one knows how old they are or who created these stone figures at the Bay theatre at Queen and Bay Sts
No one knows how old they are or who created these stone figures at the Bay theatre at Queen and Bay Sts
7/9/1965
Progress check: Two of the partners in Telfer's Tower Club (Hotels) Ltd., Kerry Baskey, left, and Robert Hanson, inspect the work being done on their luxury hotel on the 28th and 29th floor of the 69-storey Scotia Plaza, being built at King and Bay Sts.
Progress check: Two of the partners in Telfer's Tower Club (Hotels) Ltd., Kerry Baskey, left, and Robert Hanson, inspect the work being done on their luxury hotel on the 28th and 29th floor of the 69-storey Scotia Plaza, being built at King and Bay Sts.
8/23/1988
Then and now. What goes up must come down, and that was the fate of the old Toronto Dominion Bank building on the south-west corner of Bay and King St(...)
Then and now. What goes up must come down, and that was the fate of the old Toronto Dominion Bank building on the south-west corner of Bay and King St(...)
4/29/1983
Patterned circle is the base of fountain in one-acre interior plaza of new downtown Commerce Court
Patterned circle is the base of fountain in one-acre interior plaza of new downtown Commerce Court
7/11/1972
Still, amid the more than 100 possiblilities, one location stands out - The Bay St
Still, amid the more than 100 possiblilities, one location stands out - The Bay St
1/31/1984
Favorite winter sport for pedestrians in downtown Toronto is to buck the breezes, snow, ice and salt at the corner of Bay and King Sts. This plucky wo(...)
Favorite winter sport for pedestrians in downtown Toronto is to buck the breezes, snow, ice and salt at the corner of Bay and King Sts. This plucky wo(...)
12/28/1976