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Racing against wreckers's hammer, Clarkson engineer Edwin Morely travels across the country photographing old buildings, then drawing them before they're destroyed
Racing against wreckers's hammer, Clarkson engineer Edwin Morely travels across the country photographing old buildings, then drawing them before they're destroyed

Racing against wreckers's hammer, Clarkson engineer Edwin Morely travels across the country photographing old buildings, then drawing them before they're destroyed

Date10/3/1994
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0131136F
      Making way for Trees, The wreckers are getting their hammers closer and closer to the proud old name on the old Bank of Montreal building on the north(...)
      Making way for Trees, The wreckers are getting their hammers closer and closer to the proud old name on the old Bank of Montreal building on the north(...)
      Bank of Montreal
      11/25/1975
      The 115-year-old Bruce Street School in Milton, the oldest building in use as a symbol in Halton County, falls to the wrecker's hammer making way for (...)
      The 115-year-old Bruce Street School in Milton, the oldest building in use as a symbol in Halton County, falls to the wrecker's hammer making way for (...)
      Norris, Dave
      8/2/1973
      More Toronto history under the wrecker's hammer, Once the home of the largest Presbyterian congregation in Canada, Cooke's Presbyterian Church at Quee(...)
      More Toronto history under the wrecker's hammer, Once the home of the largest Presbyterian congregation in Canada, Cooke's Presbyterian Church at Quee(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      3/13/1984
      Image shows a mansion under demolition.
      An architect-designed showplace mansion in French provincial style, built 22 years ago on Heath St., at Avenue Rd., is under wrecker's hammer to make way for luxury condominium tower.
      Hayden, Salter Adrian, 1896
      7/24/1974
      Glenn Miller played here, but now the wreckers' hammers are leveling Burlington's Brant Inn
      Glenn Miller played here, but now the wreckers' hammers are leveling Burlington's Brant Inn
      Hancock, Nick
      6/5/1969
      49 Yonge St...exterior and interior shots of this historic building, once the headquarters of Morely and Rosenberg and his Greymac empire
      49 Yonge St...exterior and interior shots of this historic building, once the headquarters of Morely and Rosenberg and his Greymac empire
      Brennan, Pat
      8/23/1985
      Book cover; brown marbling with red spine.
      Stories of Old Daniel, or, Tales of wonder and delight : containing narratives of foreign countries and manners, and designed as an introduction to the study of voyages, travels, and history in general.
      Moore, Margaret King, 1772-1835
      1820
      Heads up: Ernie Clegg, with the hammer, and Doug Mepham, holding the spike, have invested their life savings in introducing the Metpost to Canada. They expect to sell $3.5 million worth of the post supports in hardware and building supply stores across Canada this year.
      Heads up: Ernie Clegg, with the hammer, and Doug Mepham, holding the spike, have invested their life savings in introducing the Metpost to Canada. They expect to sell $3.5 million worth of the post supports in hardware and building supply stores across Canada this year.
      Brennan, Pat
      4/29/1988
      A collection of modern and contemporary voyages & travels, containing I, Translations from foreign languages of voyages and travels never before publi(...)
      A collection of modern and contemporary voyages & travels, containing I, Translations from foreign languages of voyages and travels never before publi(...)
      Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840
      1805-1809.
      A collection of modern and contemporary voyages & travels, containing I, Translations from foreign languages of voyages and travels never before publi(...)
      A collection of modern and contemporary voyages & travels, containing I, Translations from foreign languages of voyages and travels never before publi(...)
      Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840
      1805-1809.
      A collection of modern and contemporary voyages & travels, containing I, Translations from foreign languages of voyages and travels never before publi(...)
      A collection of modern and contemporary voyages & travels, containing I, Translations from foreign languages of voyages and travels never before publi(...)
      Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840
      1805-1809.
      A collection of modern and contemporary voyages & travels, containing I, Translations from foreign languages of voyages and travels never before publi(...)
      A collection of modern and contemporary voyages & travels, containing I, Translations from foreign languages of voyages and travels never before publi(...)
      Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840
      1805-1809.