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Forecast rise of Toronto Towers
Forecast rise of Toronto Towers

Forecast rise of Toronto Towers

Date1/16/1927
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Original Toronto Star caption: Forecast rise of Toronto Towers. Here is shown the downtown street advertisement Toronto Towers huge development project being undertaken by the King-Adelaide Corporation. The display predicts facilities for 40 retail shops with 348,000 feet of class A floor space, to be ready by September, 1929.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0110289F
      A developers' trust company is what Roy Dalzell of Morguard wants to build - so he can't complain as towers of new Royal Bank project rise on other side of Wellington St. W., wiping out fine view he used to have from 20th-floor office in Toronto-Dominion centre.
      A developers' trust company is what Roy Dalzell of Morguard wants to build - so he can't complain as towers of new Royal Bank project rise on other side of Wellington St. W., wiping out fine view he used to have from 20th-floor office in Toronto-Dominion centre.
      Bull, Ron
      12/1/1975
      The Kingsford, one of a group of high-rise condominium towers on Kirwin Avenue in Cooksville Ontario
      The Kingsford, one of a group of high-rise condominium towers on Kirwin Avenue in Cooksville Ontario
      Davies, Stan
      7/22/1975
      Time marches on for clock towers, Grandfather of Toronto clock towers is the one at St
      Time marches on for clock towers, Grandfather of Toronto clock towers is the one at St
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      12/13/1972
      The curving towers of Toronto's new city hall seem about to envelop the clock tower of the old building in this unusual view from the 17th floor of th(...)
      The curving towers of Toronto's new city hall seem about to envelop the clock tower of the old building in this unusual view from the 17th floor of th(...)
      James, Norman
      9/16/1964
      Toronto's towers: Three-dimensional maps, such as this one of downtown Toronto looking north from Union Station, allows planners see how developments will fit into their surroundings
      Toronto's towers: Three-dimensional maps, such as this one of downtown Toronto looking north from Union Station, allows planners see how developments will fit into their surroundings
      Beaty, Keith
      8/15/1986
      The twin towers of King St. W., Toronto. The one on the left is The Toronto Star Building, and the other is the new Bank of Commerce Skyscraper, now nearing outward completion
      The twin towers of King St. W., Toronto. The one on the left is The Toronto Star Building, and the other is the new Bank of Commerce Skyscraper, now nearing outward completion
      Boyd, John
      n.d.
      Krishna festival in Toronto, A 40-foot ratha, also called cart or chariot, towers over the parade of the Rathayatra Festival staged by the Internation(...)
      Krishna festival in Toronto, A 40-foot ratha, also called cart or chariot, towers over the parade of the Rathayatra Festival staged by the Internation(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      7/8/1973
      Olympia Square (the two towers left) highlights the Reichmann family's continuing office-and-ap…
      Olympia Square (the two towers left) highlights the Reichmann family's continuing office-and-apartment development in Flemingdon Park, Toronto, Ontario
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/17/1969
      Skyscrapers towers over the trees and older buildings of downtown Hamilton which has, on a per capita basis, three times as much parkland as Toronto. (...)
      Skyscrapers towers over the trees and older buildings of downtown Hamilton which has, on a per capita basis, three times as much parkland as Toronto. (...)
      Lennon, Frank
      4/23/1974
      Phil Wynn in front of his West Toronto Towers property, one of 12 he owns
      Phil Wynn in front of his West Toronto Towers property, one of 12 he owns
      Ross, Fred
      12/5/1972
      Signs for Tower's and Food City stores, Galleria shopping centre, Dupont Street, south side, between Dufferin Street and Emerson Avenue, Toronto, Ont.
      Signs for Tower's and Food City stores, Galleria shopping centre, Dupont Street, south side, between Dufferin Street and Emerson Avenue, Toronto, Ont.
      Unknown
      1980
      Winning clients: Edmund Gosse, Sun Life's Canadian property manager, sits beside a $30,000 model of Toronto, used to help sell his company's office towers to potential tenants
      Winning clients: Edmund Gosse, Sun Life's Canadian property manager, sits beside a $30,000 model of Toronto, used to help sell his company's office towers to potential tenants
      Brennan, Pat
      9/23/1984