Mayor John Shaw and city officials at the opening of City Hall, September 18, 1899. Courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.
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Resource ID
12133
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Credit Line
Courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives
Date of Creation
18 September 1899
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Caption
Mayor John Shaw and city officials at the opening of City Hall, September 18, 1899. Courtesy of the City of Toronto Archives.
Description
Toronto’s new city hall, courthouse, and municipal building opened just before the turn of the century. The construction was a decade-long project that garnered increasing scrutiny and controversy as costs and timelines exceeded estimates.