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Clock, Etobicoke Municipal Centre, Burnamthorpe Road, southeast corner of The West Mall, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
Woman points toward a very tall, narrow tower constructed of geometric shaped rungs supported by solid slabs on either side; numberless clock face is displayed at top.

Clock, Etobicoke Municipal Centre, Burnamthorpe Road, southeast corner of The West Mall, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario

Date10/21/1958
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FormatPicture
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Joyce Johns times $20,000 Etobicoke clock. 85-foot timepiece "Hasn't been right since it was built"

Image published in Toronto Star, 21 October 1958, page 8, with article, "What time is it? Residents ask". 
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodEatonville
    GeographyHistorical locationEtobicoke (Ont.), 1850-1954
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Black-and-white photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTS-2-125-GO-139
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