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. . 2 . . 1 . . Lifttoff! No, No, the CN Tower is not headed for space, with vapor spewing from its base. It is framed on a cold day by the 300-ton he(...)
. . 2 . . 1 . . Lifttoff! No, No, the CN Tower is not headed for space, with vapor spewing from its base. It is framed on a cold day by the 300-ton he(...)

. . 2 . . 1 . . Lifttoff! No, No, the CN Tower is not headed for space, with vapor spewing from its base. It is framed on a cold day by the 300-ton he(...)

Date1/11/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: . . 2 . . 1 . . Lifttoff! No; No; the CN Tower is not headed for space; with vapor spewing from its base. It is framed on a cold day by the 300-ton heavy lift derrick off Cherry St. on the waterfront.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005181F
Up goes the CN tower's crown. That crown-like structure that has been inching up the CN Tower is 350 tons of pod structure that will be the forms of t(...)
Up goes the CN tower's crown. That crown-like structure that has been inching up the CN Tower is 350 tons of pod structure that will be the forms of t(...)
8/21/1974
. . . And it's a long way to the ground. Looking straight down on the restaurant framework from approximately 1,815 feet (553.3 m) up, the CN Tower is(...)
. . . And it's a long way to the ground. Looking straight down on the restaurant framework from approximately 1,815 feet (553.3 m) up, the CN Tower is(...)
8/21/1974
Nestled at the base of the CN Tower, Gerald Gladstone's Universal Man is a disappointment to art critic Gary Michael Dault. It's inert when it should (...)
Nestled at the base of the CN Tower, Gerald Gladstone's Universal Man is a disappointment to art critic Gary Michael Dault. It's inert when it should (...)
7/23/1976
Protective coat for CN tower. All-weather coating to protect the CN tower's mast from ice and snow is being installed. First sections of the fiberglas(...)
Protective coat for CN tower. All-weather coating to protect the CN tower's mast from ice and snow is being installed. First sections of the fiberglas(...)
6/15/1975
STEEL REINFORCING BARS and steel pipe-the backbone and arteries--jut up from the rising CN Tower on the Metro waterfront. Demand for steel is booming at a rate not seen since World War II. Canadian mills are straining at top capacity. One Bay St. analyst says there is no catching up for three years.
STEEL REINFORCING BARS and steel pipe-the backbone and arteries--jut up from the rising CN Tower on the Metro waterfront. Demand for steel is booming at a rate not seen since World War II. Canadian mills are straining at top capacity. One Bay St. analyst says there is no catching up for three years.
1/2/1974
The CN tower, seen from the top of Commerce Court, looms over the fog
The CN tower, seen from the top of Commerce Court, looms over the fog
10/25/1973
Sitting on top of Toronto. Perched 1,470 feet above Toronto and 27 feet out from the growing CN Tower, iron worker Larry Porter pulls at the hook of a(...)
Sitting on top of Toronto. Perched 1,470 feet above Toronto and 27 feet out from the growing CN Tower, iron worker Larry Porter pulls at the hook of a(...)
6/6/1974
From the outside or the inside, the CN tower looms high
From the outside or the inside, the CN tower looms high
11/25/1974
Up he goes: Steve Silva, who once weighed 400 pounds and couldn't climb stairs, plans to scale the CN Tower 7 1/2 times on Sept
Up he goes: Steve Silva, who once weighed 400 pounds and couldn't climb stairs, plans to scale the CN Tower 7 1/2 times on Sept
8/17/1988
Workman Yvon Rainville, atop the CN tower, lifts his coffee cup in salute to his fellow workers as their towers reaches 785 feet, making it one foot t(...)
Workman Yvon Rainville, atop the CN tower, lifts his coffee cup in salute to his fellow workers as their towers reaches 785 feet, making it one foot t(...)
9/26/1973
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - CN Tower - Construction 1973
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - CN Tower - Construction 1973
8/10/1973
Bob Benns, ironworker-foreman on the CN Tower construction
Bob Benns, ironworker-foreman on the CN Tower construction
3/20/1975