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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
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

Date1/9/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Harbour
Province or state:Ontario
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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_0114964F
When Star photographer Boris Spremo was at this construction site at Bay Wellington in 1962 (top photo), The Toronto Dominion Centre (circled pillar) (...)
When Star photographer Boris Spremo was at this construction site at Bay Wellington in 1962 (top photo), The Toronto Dominion Centre (circled pillar) (...)
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When Star photographer Boris Spremo was at this construction site at Bay and Wellington in 1962 (top photo), The Toronto Dominion Centre (circled pill(...)
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10/6/1983
Image shows a few trains on tracks with a high-rise building in the background.
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8/8/1983
Asked to autograph an old photograph of himself for Star photographer Boris Spremo, who took the picture, John Diefenbaker happily imitates the expres(...)
Asked to autograph an old photograph of himself for Star photographer Boris Spremo, who took the picture, John Diefenbaker happily imitates the expres(...)
10/21/1975
Then and now. How we've changed: Back in 1967, Star photographer Boris Spremo stood on the steps of the Old City Hall and snapped this photograph (abo(...)
Then and now. How we've changed: Back in 1967, Star photographer Boris Spremo stood on the steps of the Old City Hall and snapped this photograph (abo(...)
3/4/1983
Image shows an aerial view of the Harbour.
Aerial view: The open area west of the Toronto Star building and south of the Gardiner Expressway is where the project would be.-On the left is the Harbor Castle Convention Centre and Harbor Castle Hilton Hotel. On the right is the Toronto Star building. The project would encompass 2 million square feet of office and commercial space and link the waterfront to the downtown area.
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4/7/1983
Boris Spremo. Workmen erecting the steel base for the new Top of Toronto restaurant at the Sky Pod level last year grinned back at photographer Spremo(...)
Boris Spremo. Workmen erecting the steel base for the new Top of Toronto restaurant at the Sky Pod level last year grinned back at photographer Spremo(...)
6/6/1974
On their first day out in Toronto, young Martin Strazovec, 7, and his brother Juraj, 5, saw the sights with Star photographer Boris Spremo, and played in Nathan Phillips Square
On their first day out in Toronto, young Martin Strazovec, 7, and his brother Juraj, 5, saw the sights with Star photographer Boris Spremo, and played in Nathan Phillips Square
9/17/1968
Where yesterday meets tomorrow, A time-machine glimpse of Toronto is captured by Star photographer Boris Spremo
Where yesterday meets tomorrow, A time-machine glimpse of Toronto is captured by Star photographer Boris Spremo
2/16/1968
Image shows Toronto Harbour buildings in the far background.
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Tough Call: Star photographers Boris Spremo, Tony Bock, Erin Combs and Andrew Stawicki looked at more than 7,000 entries in judging Spring Photo Contest
Tough Call: Star photographers Boris Spremo, Tony Bock, Erin Combs and Andrew Stawicki looked at more than 7,000 entries in judging Spring Photo Contest
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