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| Title: |
Downtown: Union Station |
| Description: |
Toronto's main railway station was built in 1927 and hosts long distance cross-country
tourist trains as well as being the key hub in the local subway network.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: York Quay Centre |
| Description: |
The bustling marina and shopping complexes, such as here at York Quay, stretch along
the harbour front.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: King Street |
| Description: |
This view shows the theatre district of King Street at night.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: Old and New |
| Description: |
Downtown Toronto offers a contrast between the original buildings and the new high-rise
offices.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: Bloor and Avenue |
| Description: |
Here, at the corner of Bloor Street West and Avenue Road, this small church is now
surrounded by high buildings.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: Old City Hall |
| Description: |
Old City Hall is now a courthouse and was originally built by E.J. Lennox in 1899. The same
architect was also responsible for Casa Loma and other grand
Toronto buildings. In this view, the building is under renovation.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: Financial District |
| Description: |
The financial district is home to some modern impressive buildings.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: Financial District |
| Description: |
Some buildings were built to show off the wealth of the company, such as here where
gold was used in the construction of the windows.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: SkyDome Statues |
| Description: |
These spectators have been frozen in time on the side of the SkyDome.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: The Flatiron Building |
| Description: |
The Flatiron Building, also known as the Gooderham Building, was commissioned by
financier George Gooderham to house the offices of Gooderham & Worts Distillery. Built
in 1892 by David Roberts Jr it is of Romanesque and Gothic Revival style with a steel frame
structure.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: Distillery District |
| Description: |
The distillery district lies to the east of the financial district where it can be seen
that some of the original buildings have been truly dwarfed. Some of the old distillery buildings are
now used as film sets with many American films being moved here from Hollywood.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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| Title: |
Downtown: Eaton Centre |
| Description: |
The Eaton Centre is a multi-level shopping complex and contains hundreds of stores.
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| Date: |
September 2005 |
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