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The N/E corner of Yonge and Shuter in 1913.
The Ryrie Building (1891) is seen before the
additions that extended the structure south to the corner and the addition of another floor.
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Architects drawing showing the proposed changes.
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The realization. Not quite as decorative as the plan.
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A few years later.
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Sometime in the 1930's when Muirhead's Grill occupied the S/E corner
The 1950's when the Silver Rail occupied the space. The cornice is
already gone at this point.
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Today