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A clean-up view from the top. The Royal York Hotel is getting a facelift as part of the hotel's $13 million renovation program which will be completed(...)
A clean-up view from the top. The Royal York Hotel is getting a facelift as part of the hotel's $13 million renovation program which will be completed(...)

A clean-up view from the top. The Royal York Hotel is getting a facelift as part of the hotel's $13 million renovation program which will be completed(...)

Date4/24/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: A clean-up view from the top. The Royal York Hotel is getting a facelift as part of the hotel's $13 million renovation program which will be completed in the fall of this year. Working on a scaffold 260 feet above Front St. yesterday were Harold Purchase and Siebert Whitford; who use high pressure hoses to clean the surface. Cleaning on the south side of the building is scheduled to be finished before the Queen's visit to Toronto in June.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0113513F
      Needs facelift: Joe Cimicata, owner of Imperial Home Hardward on Dufferin St., backs the call for a Business Improvement Area to clean up the street's image. Cimicata has just completed a major renovation of his store and says business has never been better.
      Needs facelift: Joe Cimicata, owner of Imperial Home Hardward on Dufferin St., backs the call for a Business Improvement Area to clean up the street's image. Cimicata has just completed a major renovation of his store and says business has never been better.
      Russell, Jim
      10/28/1986
      Cleaning up: Gary Rochon wears a white laboratory coat and white gloves to clean the chandelier in the Royal York Hotel's concert hall
      Cleaning up: Gary Rochon wears a white laboratory coat and white gloves to clean the chandelier in the Royal York Hotel's concert hall
      Bock, Tony
      9/2/1988
      $12 million facelift for the Royal York Hotel, says manager Gordon Cardy, was based on faith in a tremendous real estate development
      $12 million facelift for the Royal York Hotel, says manager Gordon Cardy, was based on faith in a tremendous real estate development
      Cardy, Gordon
      7/23/1973
      Just picture it: a packed opening night crowd at the Royal York Hotel's Imperial Room, waiting through the muggiest night of the year for Jerry Lee Lewis to arrive, which is rather like waiting for Godot
      Just picture it: a packed opening night crowd at the Royal York Hotel's Imperial Room, waiting through the muggiest night of the year for Jerry Lee Lewis to arrive, which is rather like waiting for Godot
      Cooper, David
      6/1/1987
      Strikers march on city hall, Striking Royal York hotel employees parade from city hall to Union Station to protest the hotel's exemption from city bus(...)
      Strikers march on city hall, Striking Royal York hotel employees parade from city hall to Union Station to protest the hotel's exemption from city bus(...)
      Roworth, Eddy
      5/25/1961
      A sparkling act. Dancer/singer Lola Falana kicked up her heels with a sparkling performance for her opening at the Royal York Hotel's Iperial Room last night. She's there through Nov. 1
      A sparkling act. Dancer/singer Lola Falana kicked up her heels with a sparkling performance for her opening at the Royal York Hotel's Iperial Room last night. She's there through Nov. 1
      Cooper, David
      10/27/1986
      While downtown inns suffer through a drastic slump, hotels on Airport and Dixon Rds. are still mostly making money. Dennis Buchanan manages the Hilton, one of 13 hotels along the so-called strip.
      While downtown inns suffer through a drastic slump, hotels on Airport and Dixon Rds. are still mostly making money. Dennis Buchanan manages the Hilton, one of 13 hotels along the so-called strip.
      Goode, Jeff
      3/19/1976
      Renovations being completed on the house chamber at Queen's Park as part o the new Electronic Hansard which will be going into use soon see files . . (...)
      Renovations being completed on the house chamber at Queen's Park as part o the new Electronic Hansard which will be going into use soon see files . . (...)
      Cooper, David
      7/26/1986
      New face on the waterfront. York Quay Centre, part of the Harborfront Corp. recreational centre, has had a $1.2 million facelift - inside and out. A n(...)
      New face on the waterfront. York Quay Centre, part of the Harborfront Corp. recreational centre, has had a $1.2 million facelift - inside and out. A n(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      8/29/1985
      Cover has text in varied font type. Decorative illustration of leaves entwined below text on le…
      Muskoka through a camera: an album of the Muskoka Lakes, devoted to a description of the unrivalled beauties of this region, hotel accommodation, railway and steamboat service, fishing, hunting, etc., containing list of hotels, boarding houses, map of the lakes and views of hotels and scenery
      Smily, Frederick
      1900
      The once Dynamic Lana Cantrell has been catching her fans unprepared at the Royal York Hotel's Imperial Room this week with a show that's erratic and (...)
      The once Dynamic Lana Cantrell has been catching her fans unprepared at the Royal York Hotel's Imperial Room this week with a show that's erratic and (...)
      Griffin, Doug
      10/1/1975
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Hotels and Motels - Royal York - Building
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Hotels and Motels - Royal York - Building
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/4/1930