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Nov 20, 2012 · As soon as it opened on 13 Sept 1965, Toronto's New City Hall became an identifiable and unique civic symbol. One of Toronto's most famous landmarks, the building helped to legitimize modern architecture and was noted for its experiments with 20th century building technologies.
- Toronto Feature: Old City Hall
Officially opened in 1899, it took another year for the...
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Edward James Lennox, architect (b at Toronto 1854; d there...
- Toronto Feature: Old City Hall
Mar 4, 2016 · Toronto’s First City Hall disappeared that summer to make way for Thomas’s St Lawrence Hall. The market was left standing and continued to operate until the Spring, 1850, when it was demolished for a new market arcade extending between St. Lawrence Hall and Front Street.
CITY HALL, 1849? (JH) Toronto Public Library (TRL), Howard Drawing 411. This was Toronto’s second city hall, built in 1845. While the drawing is Howard’s, the architect was Henry Bowyer Lane, who produced a sort of Palladian building. Known as the ‘New Market House’ it served as city hall until 1899.
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Before the fire, Toronto's fire-fighting capabilities were limited to six volunteer companies operating in one fire hall at Court Street and Church Street. Manual pumpers and tankers involved far too much manpower and would prove to be no match for the speed of a major fire. The fire halls existing in Toronto in 1849 were: 1. Fireman's Hall on Chur...
The fire was discovered at 1 a.m. in the rear of Graham's Tavern on the north-east side of King Street and Nelson Street (Jarvis Street) at George, behind Post's Tavern. The fire consumed Post's Tavern then burned through the outbuildings north to Duke Street. The fire spread through the whole block, destroying the Home District Saving Bank and fra...
None of the buildings within the Market Block (10–15 acres of property) survived, but buildings surrounding the block, such as the Daniel Brooke Buildingat King and Nelson, were spared. The Toronto City Hall had already been located one block south to Front Street in 1845. Most businesses were rebuilt by the fall of 1849. Most of the buildings that...
Jan 20, 2013 · It was Toronto’s first official City Hall. The ground floor of the building housed market stalls, the second floor Police Station #1, and the third floor the council chamber. Jail cells and the corn exchange were in the basement.
By early 1845, all of the municipal offices and City Council were using it. See The St. Lawrence Market, South Building and The First City Hall. The nineteenth century was a time of growth for Toronto and, despite a number of renovations, that City Hall became over-crowded.
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Jan 2, 2016 · The Parliament Building in Quebec accidently burns down in 1854, so the government moves to the Quebec Music Hall and Courthouse. Toronto, 1856–1859. It’s Toronto’s turn to host Parliament under the perambulation system.
