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The new rises above the old, Toronto's new clam-shell shaped city hall is seen (background) just starting to peek above the ruins of the sturdily buil(...)
The new rises above the old, Toronto's new clam-shell shaped city hall is seen (background) just starting to peek above the ruins of the sturdily buil(...)

The new rises above the old, Toronto's new clam-shell shaped city hall is seen (background) just starting to peek above the ruins of the sturdily buil(...)

Date10/22/1963
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Original Toronto Star caption: The new rises above the old; Toronto's new clam-shell shaped city hall is seen (background) just starting to peek above the ruins of the sturdily built University Ave. armories; where wreckers are busy levelling the site to make way for a proposed new court house.
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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_0111270F
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