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To: michigander
That picture for everyone's info is on Yonge St. The building extends in an L-shape back to the next block. The portion of the building behind this fascade is what came down. You're looking west and the building goes back and extended south.

An aside, the reason the building was being demolished was a court ruling brought about by a suit from a handicapped rights group forcing all theaters in Toronto to be handicapped accessible. This building, built in the 1920's along with a few other other magnificent historical theatres, could not be economically upgraded, so it was to be torn down and rebuilt. We're losing some beautiful theatres here.

The crime is, Famous Players Cinemas had long agreed not to run movies in this and the other old theaters that were not available at other newer theaters that are accessible. Wasn't good enough for the activists, though. They insisted they ALL had to converted and to heck with the history.

33 posted on 12/08/2003 9:04:19 AM PST by mitchbert (Facts are Stubborn Things)
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To: mitchbert
What the disabled need to realize is that they get so much assistence because people feel sorry for them. If you are obnoxious enough, people stop feeling sorry for you and stop giving you help.
35 posted on 12/08/2003 9:09:12 AM PST by Question_Assumptions
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To: mitchbert
That picture for everyone's info...

Thanks for clarifying.

36 posted on 12/08/2003 9:11:23 AM PST by michigander
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