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As these pictures taken from and of the Toronto-Dominion Centre show, this is now a different-looking city
As these pictures taken from and of the Toronto-Dominion Centre show, this is now a different-looking city

As these pictures taken from and of the Toronto-Dominion Centre show, this is now a different-looking city

Date2/4/1967
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Original Toronto Star caption: As these pictures taken from and of the Toronto-Dominion Centre show; this is now a different-looking city. Is it better - looking? That depends. Antony Ferry reports on the controversial debate. Star photos by Doug Griffin.
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Photographs
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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_0110683F
Sky turns black and distant haze is eliminated by the special qualities of infra-red film in this picture taken looking east from Bathurst St. to city(...)
Sky turns black and distant haze is eliminated by the special qualities of infra-red film in this picture taken looking east from Bathurst St. to city(...)
Ross, Fred
12/18/1976
People-Watcher Don Curry sits outside the 56-storey Toronto-Dominion Centre, where he works, and contemplates on how different life is in the centre o(...)
People-Watcher Don Curry sits outside the 56-storey Toronto-Dominion Centre, where he works, and contemplates on how different life is in the centre o(...)
Spremo, Boris
5/29/1974
The attractiveness of the City Hall complex puts into sharp focus what we lack in other parts of the city, contends Professor J. Spelt in the letter below. (Picture was taken from City Hall tower.)
The attractiveness of the City Hall complex puts into sharp focus what we lack in other parts of the city, contends Professor J. Spelt in the letter below. (Picture was taken from City Hall tower.)
Spremo, Boris
3/23/1972
Wirephoto on the job, Already set up at Quebec ready to flash pictures of the arrival of the King and Queen to Star readers is the portable wirephoto transmitter, sent from Toronto
Wirephoto on the job, Already set up at Quebec ready to flash pictures of the arrival of the King and Queen to Star readers is the portable wirephoto transmitter, sent from Toronto
Toronto Star (Firm)
5/15/1939
1969, The Toronto dominion centre was also designed by Mies van der Rohe - in what is now known as the international style
1969, The Toronto dominion centre was also designed by Mies van der Rohe - in what is now known as the international style
James, Norman
12/4/1969
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Eaton's - Miscellaneous and Old pictures
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Eaton's - Miscellaneous and Old pictures
Bock, Tony
n.d.
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Eaton's - Miscellaneous and Old pictures
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Eaton's - Miscellaneous and Old pictures
Lautens, Richard
2/28/1997
A 54-storey cleaning job, Looking like a giant against the backdrop of a model of the 54-storey Toronto-Dominion Centre, John Szokald cleans the windo(...)
A 54-storey cleaning job, Looking like a giant against the backdrop of a model of the 54-storey Toronto-Dominion Centre, John Szokald cleans the windo(...)
Spremo, Boris
11/6/1968
CBC Broadcast Centre, an enormous 10-storey box that fills an entire city block, looks like it has been taken apart and reassembled out of order
CBC Broadcast Centre, an enormous 10-storey box that fills an entire city block, looks like it has been taken apart and reassembled out of order
Canadian Broadcasting Coorperation
10/7/1990
You will be able to see the story of the royal visit to Canada told graphically and beautifully in color moving pictures. It will be at the great feat(...)
You will be able to see the story of the royal visit to Canada told graphically and beautifully in color moving pictures. It will be at the great feat(...)
Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
8/18/1939
The view from a Helicopter as the last of 25,000 steel beams is put in place at Toronto-Dominion centre, Hundreds of spectators gathered at noon to se(...)
The view from a Helicopter as the last of 25,000 steel beams is put in place at Toronto-Dominion centre, Hundreds of spectators gathered at noon to se(...)
Spremo, Boris
4/14/1966
50 cents you can see forever -- from the 55th-floor observation gallery of the Toronto-Dominion Centre, tallest building in the Commonwealth
50 cents you can see forever -- from the 55th-floor observation gallery of the Toronto-Dominion Centre, tallest building in the Commonwealth
Spremo, Boris
10/31/1967