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Image shows a huge ship on the lake with some waterfront buildings in the background.
On waterfront: Containerized ocean shipments have favored St. Lawrence; Atlantic ports over Toronto but Ontario's deputy transport minister Harold Gilbert expects a resurgence in traffic.
9/12/1981
Image shows an anchor at the harbour with a ship in the background.
Anchor aground: An old anchor looms in the foreground and mist rises off the water as Toronto harbor gets an early foretaste of the quiet days of winter. The harbor was busier this year than last; but things slow down to a crawl when winter really takes hold and the St. Lawrence Seaway and Welland Canal close for the season. Shipping usually stops at the end of December.
9/15/1981
Image shows a big vessel on the lake.
A tail ship: Free of its heavy load; the Wheat King rises majestically. For a working vessel; she looks strangely sleek although the plates that are normally below water have a waffled look. The ship dwarfs the vessel beside it.
9/15/1981
Image shows loading work in progress at the Harbour.
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Harbour - Miscellaneous - 1985 - 1989
4/9/1986
Image shows a few huge ships at the Harbour.
Spring's coming. With the St. Lawrence Seaway expected to open by March 31, Toronto Harbor is getting ready for the new season. Hugh Fallu (right) wel(...)
3/3/1981
Image shows a police officer holding a goose caught in a net.
Wild goose chase. Actually, the Canada goose in the picture wasn't hard to catch yesterday, as its feet were stuck in the frozen surface of the harbor(...)
1/15/1975
Image shows the front of two ships.
These lake carriers; wintered in Toronto harbor; will soon be plying the seaway. Officials see a good start but fear effects of a week economy.
1/2/1991
Image shows a maintenance man holding the lines with a ship behind him.
Touch of spring in the air. Maintenance man Cliff Cruise checks lines holding lakers Seaway Queen and Canadian Century at Pier 35 at the foot at Cherry St. Lakers will get under way near the end of March or the first week of April; depending on the weather.
2/8/1993
Image shows an old coat of arms.
Old coat of arms above main entrance cleaned-up as good as new
5/10/1977
Trouble spot: Harbor commission officials say the Keating Channel, pictured above, which carries water from the Don River, should be dredged to help prevent flooding of the Don Valley Parkway
Trouble spot: Harbor commission officials say the Keating Channel, pictured above, which carries water from the Don River, should be dredged to help prevent flooding of the Don Valley Parkway
8/27/1986
Image shows a number of high-rise Harbour buildings.
Then and now
2/23/1983
Image shows an aerial view of the Harbour buildings.
Downtown jungle. Fifteen years ago, Star photographer Boris Spremo look the photograph at left of the downtown Toronto area, dominated by the just-built Toronto Dominion Centre Tower
1/9/1968
Image shows a few people looking at the Harbour buildings.
Then and now
2/25/1983
Image shows a few trains on tracks with a high-rise building in the background.
Toronto then and now. Back in 1965, The Star's Boris Spremo Photographed the black office building on the north-west corner of Yonge and Eglinton (lef(...)
8/8/1983
Image shows Toronto Harbour buildings in the far background.
Then and now. In 1963, Star photographer Boris Spremo took this photo (inset) looking east from the Bathurst St. overpass. The Royal York Hotel and B(...)
3/30/1983
Endangered species
Endangered species
22 May 1977
Image shows an aerial view of the Toronto Harbourfront.
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Waterfront - 1974
4/3/1973
Image shows an aerial view of Toronto.
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Waterfront - 1974
9/16/1974
Image shows a lake view with the Toronto skyline in the background.
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Waterfront - 1974
1/9/1973
Image shows a lake view with some ducks and Harbour buildings in the background.
Happy civic holiday, Toronto! Our skyline comes of age with tower completion
7/29/1968
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