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The old lady of Shuter St., Massey Hall, is not yet ready for the ball and crane. But the Massey Hall board of governors continues to investigate a ne(...)
The old lady of Shuter St., Massey Hall, is not yet ready for the ball and crane. But the Massey Hall board of governors continues to investigate a ne(...)

The old lady of Shuter St., Massey Hall, is not yet ready for the ball and crane. But the Massey Hall board of governors continues to investigate a ne(...)

Date2/21/1975
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  • The old lady of Shuter St., Massey Hall, is not yet ready for the ball and crane. But the Massey Hall board of governors continues to investigate a ne(...)
  • The old lady of Shuter St.; Massey Hall; is not yet ready for the ball and crane. But the Massey Hall board of governors continues to investigate a new concert hall; Toronto Symphony members such as (from left) Gary Labovitz; Richard Cohen; John Gowen and Sam Davis discovered that many European halls have a better sound.
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Original Toronto Star caption: The old lady of Shuter St.; Massey Hall; is not yet ready for the ball and crane. But the Massey Hall board of governors continues to investigate a new concert hall; Toronto Symphony members such as (from left) Gary Labovitz; Richard Cohen; John Gowen and Sam Davis discovered that many European halls have a better sound.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110138F
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      Massey Hall President Edward Pickering stands on one of the five escapes at old Massey Hall on Shuter St
      Massey Hall President Edward Pickering stands on one of the five escapes at old Massey Hall on Shuter St
      Bezant, Graham
      9/7/1977
      Lady on shuter: Toronto's Massey Hall will soon need facelift
      Lady on shuter: Toronto's Massey Hall will soon need facelift
      Geo, Mario
      9/7/1972
      Massey Hall, Shuter St., southwest corner Victoria St., INTERIOR
      Massey Hall, Shuter St., southwest corner Victoria St., INTERIOR
      B.W. Kilburn Company
      1894
      Massey Hall, Shuter St., southwest corner Victoria St., Interior
      Massey Hall, Shuter St., southwest corner Victoria St., Interior
      Brigden, Frederick Henry, 1871-1956
      189?
      Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, at Massey Hall, Shuter St
      Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, at Massey Hall, Shuter St
      Pringle & Booth
      1911
      Colorized photograph which shows a city street and a huge theater building on the right.
      Massey Hall and Shuter Street, Toronto, Canada
      Valentine & Sons
      approximately 1910
      Progress report. New Massey Hall is rapidly taking shape at Simcoe and Kings Sts. and retiring Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon, hard hat at a jau(...)
      Progress report. New Massey Hall is rapidly taking shape at Simcoe and Kings Sts. and retiring Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon, hard hat at a jau(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      7/21/1980
      They're fixing a roof, Workmen rip up asphalt on podium roof of City Hall as the long search continues for the leaks in the roof above the office of Controller Margaret Campbell's secretary
      They're fixing a roof, Workmen rip up asphalt on podium roof of City Hall as the long search continues for the leaks in the roof above the office of Controller Margaret Campbell's secretary
      Spremo, Boris
      4/29/1969
      Manager Joe Carton in the building he knows better than anyone, Massey Hall. He's worked there 53 years, starting as a 14-year-old usher. Sometimes when I shave in the morning, I think I am starting to look like Massey Hall.
      Manager Joe Carton in the building he knows better than anyone, Massey Hall. He's worked there 53 years, starting as a 14-year-old usher. Sometimes when I shave in the morning, I think I am starting to look like Massey Hall.
      McConnell, Colin
      4/14/1981
      Show stealers Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon stole the show last night as quail soloist in Haydn's Toy Symphony at the Toronto Symphony's Family Christmas Concert at Massey Hall
      Show stealers Lieutenant-Governor Pauline McGibbon stole the show last night as quail soloist in Haydn's Toy Symphony at the Toronto Symphony's Family Christmas Concert at Massey Hall
      MacDonald, Donald S.
      12/20/1979
      Hallways are littered with waste at Central Technical School today as strike of maintenance workers continues against the Toronto Board of Education
      Hallways are littered with waste at Central Technical School today as strike of maintenance workers continues against the Toronto Board of Education
      Mahler, John
      4/3/1984
      Robbed twice by the same man in less than a month, 12-year-old Sandra Petrovic continues to help her parents in their variety store on Bathurst St. Th(...)
      Robbed twice by the same man in less than a month, 12-year-old Sandra Petrovic continues to help her parents in their variety store on Bathurst St. Th(...)
      Combs, Erin
      1/5/1975