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A pile of rubble and dust surround a Romano demolition crane; beyond is the gutted interior of …
Yorkville Temperance Hall, Davenport Road, south side, between Yonge Street and Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, during demolition
A pile of rubble and dust surround a Romano demolition crane; beyond is the gutted interior of a structure.

Yorkville Temperance Hall, Davenport Road, south side, between Yonge Street and Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, during demolition

Date6/5/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Yorkville temperance landmark demolished. An excavator smashes down the walls of 138-year-old Ketchum Hall on Davenport Rd. yesterday after officials of the Stone Church, which owns the building, ignored pleas from politicians to postpone the demolition. Angry neighbors watched helplessly as the building - once the centre of the Ontario temperance movement - was reduced to rubble. A parking lot will replace it.

Image published in the Toronto Star, 6 June 1986, page A6, with article by Damien Cox, "Historic hall wrecked for parking lot". 
Subject
    GeographyBuilding Monument ParkKetchum Hall (Toronto, Ont.)
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodYorkville
    GeographyEast-west streetDavenport Road
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0112851F
      Temperance St., south side, between Yonge & Bay Streets, Toronto, Ontario
      Canadian Wesleyan Methodist New Connexion Church
      188-?