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Prime Minister Pearson, Metro chairman Allen, Mayor givens at city hall, Pageantry marked day as city opened what PM called the most spectacular building I have ever seen
Prime Minister Pearson, Metro chairman Allen, Mayor givens at city hall, Pageantry marked day as city opened what PM called the most spectacular building I have ever seen

Prime Minister Pearson, Metro chairman Allen, Mayor givens at city hall, Pageantry marked day as city opened what PM called the most spectacular building I have ever seen

Date9/14/1965
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  • Prime Minister Pearson, Metro chairman Allen, Mayor givens at city hall, Pageantry marked day as city opened what PM called the most spectacular building I have ever seen
  • Prime Minister Pearson; Metro chairman Allen; Mayor givens at city hall; Pageantry marked day as city opened what PM called the most spectacular building I have ever seen
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Original Toronto Star caption: Prime Minister Pearson; Metro chairman Allen; Mayor givens at city hall; Pageantry marked day as city opened what PM called the most spectacular building I have ever seen
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Marching Triumphantly from the old city hall to the new are Metro Chairman William Allen, left, and Mayor Givens, on their day of supreme satisfaction
Marching Triumphantly from the old city hall to the new are Metro Chairman William Allen, left, and Mayor Givens, on their day of supreme satisfaction
Grant, Frank
9/13/1965
Cheers and applause, led by Mayor Philip Givens and Metro chairman William Allen, rang out in Nathan Phillips Square today as the new $31 million City(...)
Cheers and applause, led by Mayor Philip Givens and Metro chairman William Allen, rang out in Nathan Phillips Square today as the new $31 million City(...)
Grant, Frank
9/13/1965
Metro chairman Allen (left) and mayor givens study views of eaton's proposal
Metro chairman Allen (left) and mayor givens study views of eaton's proposal
Geo, Mario
12/2/1965
'Holy Rail' gets the gate, Off to a city hall attic goes a 17-foot section of council chamber's holy rail, centre of a month-long squabble between Mayor Givens and Controller Lamport
'Holy Rail' gets the gate, Off to a city hall attic goes a 17-foot section of council chamber's holy rail, centre of a month-long squabble between Mayor Givens and Controller Lamport
Darrell, Dick
n.d.
City Hall in business: Mayor Philip Givens speaking at today's opening of the registry and land titles office - first department to take up space in the new hall
City Hall in business: Mayor Philip Givens speaking at today's opening of the registry and land titles office - first department to take up space in the new hall
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
5/8/1964
Fantasy: Central Plaza is the most spectacular example of curved space, an older tower that has been transformed by two immense cylinders
Fantasy: Central Plaza is the most spectacular example of curved space, an older tower that has been transformed by two immense cylinders
Stawicki, Andrew
10/7/1990
Real bargoons: Goodwill Services has opened a new downtown store at Jarvis and Adelaide streets and Elizabeth Zwicker, who visited it found that the bargains are as good as ever
Real bargoons: Goodwill Services has opened a new downtown store at Jarvis and Adelaide streets and Elizabeth Zwicker, who visited it found that the bargains are as good as ever
Bull, Ron
8/1/1986
First scrubdown for city hall, City Hall gets its first wash since it opened in the summer of 1965
First scrubdown for city hall, City Hall gets its first wash since it opened in the summer of 1965
Spremo, Boris
10/2/1968
A magnificent new setting, but the same old fights dominated city council today at its first meeting in the $31 million city hall opened yesterday. Bu(...)
A magnificent new setting, but the same old fights dominated city council today at its first meeting in the $31 million city hall opened yesterday. Bu(...)
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
9/14/1965
300 people packed city hall to hear blistering attack on TTC Subway plans, TTC came under fire from irate ratepayers, who called it 'dictatorial' and caring little for public interest
300 people packed city hall to hear blistering attack on TTC Subway plans, TTC came under fire from irate ratepayers, who called it 'dictatorial' and caring little for public interest
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
4/4/1966
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(...)
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
10/22/1963
Open free bathing station. The new free bathing station erected by the city at the foot of Cherry St., was opened by Mayor Stewart yesterday. High tri(...)
Open free bathing station. The new free bathing station erected by the city at the foot of Cherry St., was opened by Mayor Stewart yesterday. High tri(...)
Toronto Star (Firm)
7/22/1932