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In foreground, man in suit with dark rimmed glasses looks toward camera while holding up buildi…
'Bayview Ghost' apartment building, Bayview Avenue, west side, between Pottery Road and Nesbitt Drive, Toronto, Ontario
In foreground, man in suit with dark rimmed glasses looks toward camera while holding up building bricks in each hand. Seen in background, is a seven-storey brick building missing balcony railings and windows.

'Bayview Ghost' apartment building, Bayview Avenue, west side, between Pottery Road and Nesbitt Drive, Toronto, Ontario

Date6/2/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Ghost of Bayview, the vacant apartment-building shell overlooking the Bayview Ave. Extension in East York, must be repaired or demolished, with work beginning within 30 days, the East York Council ruled last night. Acting Mayor Alan Redway holds some of the bricks that have fallen from the seven-storey building since it was abandoned in 1959. He called the shell "an enormous disgrace".

Image published in Toronto Star, 3 June 1975, page A3, to illustrate article by Ken MacGray "Work deadline set for Bayview Ghost".
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodLeaside
    GeographyNorth-south streetBayview Avenue
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Black-and-white photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0109005F
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