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The new rises above the old, Toronto's new clam-shell shaped city hall is seen (background) just starting to peek above the ruins of the sturdily buil(...)
The new rises above the old, Toronto's new clam-shell shaped city hall is seen (background) just starting to peek above the ruins of the sturdily buil(...)

The new rises above the old, Toronto's new clam-shell shaped city hall is seen (background) just starting to peek above the ruins of the sturdily buil(...)

Date10/22/1963
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Original Toronto Star caption: The new rises above the old; Toronto's new clam-shell shaped city hall is seen (background) just starting to peek above the ruins of the sturdily built University Ave. armories; where wreckers are busy levelling the site to make way for a proposed new court house.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0111270F
      A column of smoke, visible over a large area of Metro, rises from the flaming ruins of the Ashland Oil Co
      A column of smoke, visible over a large area of Metro, rises from the flaming ruins of the Ashland Oil Co
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      5/14/1973
      Dressed to wed: When a girl's starting a new life out of the ruins of an earthquake, she's not too fussy about what she wears to the altar
      Dressed to wed: When a girl's starting a new life out of the ruins of an earthquake, she's not too fussy about what she wears to the altar
      Ross, Fred
      12/1/1980
      Kiwi fare: A request to the New Zealand embassy gets Kiwi Clams Or Mussels in The Half Shell With Tomato Coulis
      Kiwi fare: A request to the New Zealand embassy gets Kiwi Clams Or Mussels in The Half Shell With Tomato Coulis
      Stawicki, Andrew
      1/12/1989
      The skeleton of the new ground control tower rises above the aircraft parking apron, right
      The skeleton of the new ground control tower rises above the aircraft parking apron, right
      Spremo, Boris
      6/14/1989
      Copper-Roofed Chateau Frontenac rises dramatically above Old Quebec's fortifications
      Copper-Roofed Chateau Frontenac rises dramatically above Old Quebec's fortifications
      Spremo, Boris
      5/12/1980
      Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
      Dr. Erik Jorgensen, professor of forestry at the University of Toronto, stands under a gnarled oak tree at Avenue Rd. and St. Clair, an apartment high-rise in the background. New buildings are obliterating Toronto's sense of permanence and stability, he says, and the way to restore it is to cover the city with enduring trees.
      Spremo, Boris
      10/7/1971
      Ice-sheathed ruins are all that remain of four stores and 10 offices above them, destroyed Saturday in a $700,000 blaze that swept part of central bus(...)
      Ice-sheathed ruins are all that remain of four stores and 10 offices above them, destroyed Saturday in a $700,000 blaze that swept part of central bus(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      3/5/1972
      Tire smoke blackens sky near airport, Think, black smoke rises above a vacant lot near Toronto International Airport yesterday as firemen battle blaze(...)
      Tire smoke blackens sky near airport, Think, black smoke rises above a vacant lot near Toronto International Airport yesterday as firemen battle blaze(...)
      Norris, Dave
      7/16/1974
      Image shows a few grain elevators by the lake.
      New grain elevators reared at waterfront: Toronto's two new grain elevators; as seen looking from western gap across the Bay toward Fleet St. and city. Royal York hotel in background.
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      n.d.
      Inspecting ruins of honeymoon cottage from which he pulled his friend, Jack Kettlewell, before it burned, Ronald Barrie, right is seen with Insp. Thomas Wright
      Inspecting ruins of honeymoon cottage from which he pulled his friend, Jack Kettlewell, before it burned, Ronald Barrie, right is seen with Insp. Thomas Wright
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/23/1947
      Council debates on high-rises have avoided basic issues, claims Margaret Scrivener in letter above,
      Council debates on high-rises have avoided basic issues, claims Margaret Scrivener in letter above,
      Ross, Fred
      4/22/1971
      The island of Bali is one of the three great areas of the world that tourists should try to see before civilization ruins their unique attractions New(...)
      The island of Bali is one of the three great areas of the world that tourists should try to see before civilization ruins their unique attractions New(...)
      Bryant, George
      4/22/1972