Image shows an aerial view of the waterfront with the CN Tower in the centre.

IIIF

Then and now

Date6/17/1986

Names

Loek, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Then and now: The picture above shows the waterfront in 1972; with its warehouses and wharfs. The big photograph shows; from the same angle; the waterfront today; with its condos and marinas.

Subject

Harbour

GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto

GeographyNeighbourhoodHarbour

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Object NumberTSPA_0116076F

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