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Cheers and applause, led by Mayor Philip Givens and Metro chairman William Allen, rang out in Nathan Phillips Square today as the new $31 million City(...)
Cheers and applause, led by Mayor Philip Givens and Metro chairman William Allen, rang out in Nathan Phillips Square today as the new $31 million City(...)

Cheers and applause, led by Mayor Philip Givens and Metro chairman William Allen, rang out in Nathan Phillips Square today as the new $31 million City(...)

Date9/13/1965
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cheers and applause; led by Mayor Philip Givens and Metro chairman William Allen; rang out in Nathan Phillips Square today as the new $31 million City Hall made its official debut setting off a week of festivities. More than 5;800 staked out space on green benches fanning the square as rockets carrying flags; sky flashes and exploding shells burst above them. Marching bands played; jets roared overhead and Governor-General George Vanier opened the hall by cutting a 132-foot long lenght of red ribbon - the longest piece of red tape at a city hall that has been bedevilled by red tape since it was first conceived by teh late Finnish architect Viljo Revell; whose widow attended.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111357F