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First Canadian Place (originally First Bank Building) is a skyscraper in the Financial District of Toronto, Ontario, at the northwest corner of King and Bay streets, and serves as the global operational executive office of the Bank of Montreal.
May 13, 2015 · Announced in October 1972 by developer Olympia and York, the First Bank complex (as it was originally known) swept away the historic headquarters of both the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail, and razed a historic Bank of Montreal office, too.
Apr 17, 2022 · The changes through the 1990s were gradual until the city of Toronto appropriated the land for the Yonge-Dundas Square and 10 Dundas East.
The Bank of Toronto was founded in 1855 by George Gooderham; the Dominion Bank was also founded in Toronto in 1869, by James Austin. These two merged in February 1955 to create the Toronto-Dominion Bank.
First Canadian Place is made up of a 72-storey skyscraper and a three-storey banking, retail and entertainment podium. The podium is also home to a five acre park that sits 35 feet above street level.
- B+H
- 100 King Street West
- 1975
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