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Forecast rise of Toronto Towers
Forecast rise of Toronto Towers

Forecast rise of Toronto Towers

Date1/16/1927
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Original Toronto Star caption: Forecast rise of Toronto Towers. Here is shown the downtown street advertisement Toronto Towers huge development project being undertaken by the King-Adelaide Corporation. The display predicts facilities for 40 retail shops with 348,000 feet of class A floor space, to be ready by September, 1929.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110289F
A developers' trust company is what Roy Dalzell of Morguard wants to build - so he can't complain as towers of new Royal Bank project rise on other side of Wellington St. W., wiping out fine view he used to have from 20th-floor office in Toronto-Dominion centre.
A developers' trust company is what Roy Dalzell of Morguard wants to build - so he can't complain as towers of new Royal Bank project rise on other side of Wellington St. W., wiping out fine view he used to have from 20th-floor office in Toronto-Dominion centre.
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