King St W and Peter St in 1972 & January 2023

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TorontoJourney416
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Looking northwest towards 388 King St W at Peter St in Toronto’s Fashion District. The Art Moderne-style building was constructed in the early 1940s. It originally housed the offices of the National Drug and Chemical Company of Canada Ltd. Various other businesses later occupied the space, and today it’s a Shoppers Drug Mart. The city gave the building heritage designation in 2017.

1972/January 2023 – Looking northwest towards 388 King St W at Peter St in Toronto's Fashion District. The Art Moderne-style building was constructed in the early 1940s. It originally housed the offices of the National Drug and Chemical Company of Canada Ltd. Various other businesses later occupied the space, and today it's a Shoppers Drug Mart. The city gave the building heritage designation in 2017
1972/January 2023 – Looking northwest towards 388 King St W at Peter St in Toronto’s Fashion District (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 78, Item 6)
SOURCE
  • City of Toronto Heritage Register: 388 King St W
  • The Globe and Mail Newspaper Archives: Sep 29, 1941, pg 4 (388 King St W)
  • Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
  • Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives

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