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In the foreground, cement blocks and steel rods form a pile of construction rubble. Beyond the …
Bayview Ghost apartment building demolition, Bayview Avenue, west side, between Pottery Road and Nesbitt Drive, Toronto, Ontario
In the foreground, cement blocks and steel rods form a pile of construction rubble. Beyond the rubble, stands five storeys of a gutted brick building with worn white paint in a state of demolition. In the distance, clusters of high-rises are visible above the tree line. 

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

Date11/3/1981
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  • Bayview Ghost apartment building demolition, Bayview Avenue, west side, between Pottery Road and Nesbitt Drive, Toronto, Ontario
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Original Toronto Star caption: Going, going . . . The Bayview Ghost is a mere shadow of its former self, as the rubble in the foreground indicates. All but one wing of the East York eyesore has been demolished by a wrecking company and even that should be levelled to the ground by tonight.

Image published in Toronto Star, 4 November 1981, page B21. 
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Black-and-white photographs
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109016F
GeographyCountryCanada
GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodLeaside
GeographyNorth-south streetBayview Avenue
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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Desk: Workmen are busy boarding up and taking safety precautions at that 'ghost building' on Bayview Extension we wrote about last week. All the balcony windows from top to bottom have been boarded for the first time anyone can remember. It is the result of our story. Why don't we send a photographer up and take some pics of this being done? Earl McRae
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Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Apartments - Bayview Extension
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