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25 King St. W.-the bank's graceful 43-year-old, 34-storey Indiania Limestone and Ontario granite tiered office tower, at 476 feet the tallest building in the Commonwealth for more than three decades
25 King St. W.-the bank's graceful 43-year-old, 34-storey Indiania Limestone and Ontario granite tiered office tower, at 476 feet the tallest building in the Commonwealth for more than three decades

25 King St. W.-the bank's graceful 43-year-old, 34-storey Indiania Limestone and Ontario granite tiered office tower, at 476 feet the tallest building in the Commonwealth for more than three decades

Date10/28/1974
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  • 25 King St. W.-the bank's graceful 43-year-old, 34-storey Indiania Limestone and Ontario granite tiered office tower, at 476 feet the tallest building in the Commonwealth for more than three decades
  • 25 King St. W.-the bank's graceful 43-year-old; 34-storey Indiania Limestone and Ontario granite tiered office tower; at 476 feet the tallest building in the Commonwealth for more than three decades.
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Original Toronto Star caption: 25 King St. W.-the bank's graceful 43-year-old; 34-storey Indiania Limestone and Ontario granite tiered office tower; at 476 feet the tallest building in the Commonwealth for more than three decades.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109428F
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