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Official start
Official start

Official start

Date4/25/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Official start: Premier William Davis trowels mortar into place at cornerstone-laying ceremonies for Salvation Army's Grace General Hospital in Scarborough. The $55 million hospital is receiving $44 million from government sources and its campaign to raise Grace General Hospital, now Scarborough Grace Hospital, located on Birchmount Road, west side, north of Finch Avenue East. (43.801439, -79.308877)
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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_0042498F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Historical location:Scarborough (Ont.)
Neighbourhood:L'Amoreaux
Province or state:Ontario
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