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Touch of old in the new, When the Bay Theatre is demolished to make way for the Simpson Tower wreckers will take special care of these stones sculptures in the facade
Touch of old in the new, When the Bay Theatre is demolished to make way for the Simpson Tower wreckers will take special care of these stones sculptures in the facade

Touch of old in the new, When the Bay Theatre is demolished to make way for the Simpson Tower wreckers will take special care of these stones sculptures in the facade

Date6/15/1965
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Original Toronto Star caption: Touch of old in the new; When the Bay Theatre is demolished to make way for the Simpson Tower wreckers will take special care of these stones sculptures in the facade.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0110571F
      Touch of old in the new, When the Bay Theatre is demolished to make way for the Simpson Tower wreckers will take special care of these stones sculptures in the facade
      Touch of old in the new, When the Bay Theatre is demolished to make way for the Simpson Tower wreckers will take special care of these stones sculptures in the facade
      James, Norman
      6/15/1965
      Image shows a mansion under demolition.
      An architect-designed showplace mansion in French provincial style, built 22 years ago on Heath St., at Avenue Rd., is under wrecker's hammer to make way for luxury condominium tower.
      Hayden, Salter Adrian, 1896
      7/24/1974
      Making way for Trees, The wreckers are getting their hammers closer and closer to the proud old name on the old Bank of Montreal building on the north(...)
      Making way for Trees, The wreckers are getting their hammers closer and closer to the proud old name on the old Bank of Montreal building on the north(...)
      Bank of Montreal
      11/25/1975
      The 115-year-old Bruce Street School in Milton, the oldest building in use as a symbol in Halton County, falls to the wrecker's hammer making way for (...)
      The 115-year-old Bruce Street School in Milton, the oldest building in use as a symbol in Halton County, falls to the wrecker's hammer making way for (...)
      Norris, Dave
      8/2/1973
      CN Tower hard to miss. But the wrecker's ball fell - again and again - yesterday on Monarch Mills' waterfront grain elevators. A little camera tricker(...)
      CN Tower hard to miss. But the wrecker's ball fell - again and again - yesterday on Monarch Mills' waterfront grain elevators. A little camera tricker(...)
      Monarch Maple Leaf Mills
      8/16/1983
      Sparks fly when Ferrira's around, Manuel Ferrira cuts away a steel beam as Teperman wreckers demolish a building on Queen's Quay
      Sparks fly when Ferrira's around, Manuel Ferrira cuts away a steel beam as Teperman wreckers demolish a building on Queen's Quay
      Stawicki, Andrew
      12/8/1989
      Finishing touch: A worker at Artcast foundry in Georgetown is shown putting finishing touches on one of eight, life-size bronze sculptures destined for Calgary's Olympic Village
      Finishing touch: A worker at Artcast foundry in Georgetown is shown putting finishing touches on one of eight, life-size bronze sculptures destined for Calgary's Olympic Village
      Stawicki, Andrew
      1/21/1988
      Fijian firewalkers make their way over stones so hot they had just set a handkerchief ablaze at the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday. There was (...)
      Fijian firewalkers make their way over stones so hot they had just set a handkerchief ablaze at the Canadian National Exhibition yesterday. There was (...)
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      8/15/1973
      Andrew smith estate sold. Above is a photograph of the old city registry office, which is now in the hands of the wreckers, who will tear it down in t(...)
      Andrew smith estate sold. Above is a photograph of the old city registry office, which is now in the hands of the wreckers, who will tear it down in t(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      n.d.
      Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St
      Wreckers' Bulldozers may soon level proud old Sherbourne St
      Grant, Frank
      n.d.
      Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers, A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which, for nearly 100 years, has sheltered Precious Blood nuns
      Grim Old Convent on St. Joseph St. will have serenity shattered by wreckers, A Sister of St. Joseph walks by the structure which, for nearly 100 years, has sheltered Precious Blood nuns
      Spremo, Boris
      11/16/1966
      Supervising packing of paintings and sculptures, Toronto artist Gerald Gladstone stone left yesterday with van and trailer loaded with three tons of h(...)
      Supervising packing of paintings and sculptures, Toronto artist Gerald Gladstone stone left yesterday with van and trailer loaded with three tons of h(...)
      Gladstone, Gerald
      2/13/1973