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A pile of rubble and dust surround a Romano demolition crane; beyond is the gutted interior of  ...
Yorkville Temperance Hall, Davenport Road, south side, between Yonge Street and Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, during demolition
A pile of rubble and dust surround a Romano demolition crane; beyond is the gutted interior of a structure.

Yorkville Temperance Hall, Davenport Road, south side, between Yonge Street and Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, during demolition

Date6/5/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Yorkville temperance landmark demolished. An excavator smashes down the walls of 138-year-old Ketchum Hall on Davenport Rd. yesterday after officials of the Stone Church, which owns the building, ignored pleas from politicians to postpone the demolition. Angry neighbors watched helplessly as the building - once the centre of the Ontario temperance movement - was reduced to rubble. A parking lot will replace it.

Image published in the Toronto Star, 6 June 1986, page A6, with article by Damien Cox, "Historic hall wrecked for parking lot". 
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112851F
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:Ketchum Hall (Toronto, Ont.)
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:Davenport Road
Neighbourhood:Yorkville
Province or state:Ontario