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The 56,000,000 square feet of the main downtown area are contained in 180-square-foot model, The $180,000 Model Covers Area Bounded by College, Spadin(...)
The 56,000,000 square feet of the main downtown area are contained in 180-square-foot model, The $180,000 Model Covers Area Bounded by College, Spadin(...)

The 56,000,000 square feet of the main downtown area are contained in 180-square-foot model, The $180,000 Model Covers Area Bounded by College, Spadin(...)

Date7/19/1960
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Original Toronto Star caption: The 56;000;000 square feet of the main downtown area are contained in 180-square-foot model; The $180;000 Model Covers Area Bounded by College; Spadina and Jarvis Sts.; Is Biggest City Model in Canada
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111442F
Towering model of twin-tower $48 million re-development project proposed for the block bounded by Bloor, Bay, Charles and Balmuto streets was unveiled(...)
Towering model of twin-tower $48 million re-development project proposed for the block bounded by Bloor, Bay, Charles and Balmuto streets was unveiled(...)
2/27/1969
Model apartment house of tomorrow is examined by Miss Betty Schondelmeyer at the City for Tomorrow town planning display in Eaton's College Street store
Model apartment house of tomorrow is examined by Miss Betty Schondelmeyer at the City for Tomorrow town planning display in Eaton's College Street store
3/19/1945
Residential development on the outlying areas could be like this
Residential development on the outlying areas could be like this
1/7/1944
Typical of what Toronto's cross-town arterial highways, cutting through and over congested traffic areas and making high-speed traffic possible, might(...)
Typical of what Toronto's cross-town arterial highways, cutting through and over congested traffic areas and making high-speed traffic possible, might(...)
1/7/1944
Bogged down by prolonged negotiations with local government and shortage of capital, Marvo president Leslie Marlowe can still pose proudly with model (...)
Bogged down by prolonged negotiations with local government and shortage of capital, Marvo president Leslie Marlowe can still pose proudly with model (...)
1/11/1968
Rendering of a $75 million development in downtown Brampton. Brampton, Ontario
Rendering of a $75 million development in downtown Brampton. Brampton, Ontario
7/9/1970
An for south side Queen St. Development one of Given's main goals
An for south side Queen St. Development one of Given's main goals
12/8/1964
1870 new map of the City of Montreal showing improvements to date
1870 new map of the City of Montreal showing improvements to date
1870
City of Prince Albert Canada
City of Prince Albert Canada
1912
A view of Savanah as it stood the 29th of March 1734
A view of Savanah as it stood the 29th of March 1734
1734
Map of the City of Montreal shewing the Victoria Bridge, the Mountain and Proposed Boulevard, and the different dock projects compiled and drawn by F.N. Boxer, Architect & C.E.,1859
Map of the City of Montreal shewing the Victoria Bridge, the Mountain and Proposed Boulevard, and the different dock projects compiled and drawn by F.N. Boxer, Architect & C.E.,1859
1859
Image shows an aerial view of the Harbour.
Aerial view: The open area west of the Toronto Star building and south of the Gardiner Expressway is where the project would be.-On the left is the Harbor Castle Convention Centre and Harbor Castle Hilton Hotel. On the right is the Toronto Star building. The project would encompass 2 million square feet of office and commercial space and link the waterfront to the downtown area.
7/30/1984