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What a difference 60 years makes
Image shows Harbour buildings.

What a difference 60 years makes

Date10/30/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: What a difference 60 years makes. A view of the Toronto skyline taken from the foot of Yonge St. in 1912 (below) bears little resemblance to the Toronto of today. The sweeping concrete of the Gardiner Expressway now dominates the area where shabby warehouses once stook and land-fill has since moved the harbor hundreds of feet south of its original location. The only building evident in both photographs is the one with a tureet-like structure atop its flat roof. It still stands a King and Yonge St.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114966F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Harbour
Province or state:Ontario
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