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Clock, Etobicoke Municipal Centre, Burnamthorpe Road, southeast corner of The West Mall, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
Woman points toward a very tall, narrow tower constructed of geometric shaped rungs supported by solid slabs on either side; numberless clock face is displayed at top.

Clock, Etobicoke Municipal Centre, Burnamthorpe Road, southeast corner of The West Mall, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario

Date10/21/1958
Names
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FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Joyce Johns times $20,000 Etobicoke clock. 85-foot timepiece "Hasn't been right since it was built"

Image published in Toronto Star, 21 October 1958, page 8, with article, "What time is it? Residents ask". 
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodEatonville
GeographyHistorical locationEtobicoke (Ont.), 1850-1954
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Black-and-white photographs
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTS-2-125-GO-139
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