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Grand Interior: Curving staircase, marble pillars and terrazo flooring are beauty points of old city hall that have led admirers to fight for building's preservation over the years
Grand Interior: Curving staircase, marble pillars and terrazo flooring are beauty points of old city hall that have led admirers to fight for building's preservation over the years

Grand Interior: Curving staircase, marble pillars and terrazo flooring are beauty points of old city hall that have led admirers to fight for building's preservation over the years

Date8/3/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Grand Interior: Curving staircase; marble pillars and terrazo flooring are beauty points of old city hall that have led admirers to fight for building's preservation over the years.
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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_0111309F
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