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- St. Clair Reservoir photographs
St. Clair Reservoir photographs
subseries1929-1941Fonds 200 > Series 372 > Subseries 65
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St. Clair site
St. Clair site
Culvert at Spadina bridge
General view from the northwest
General view from the northwest
General view from the southwest
General view from the southwest
Culvert
Culvert
Culvert site
Northwest end of culvert
General view from the south
General view from the south
Culvert
East basin excavation
General view from the north
General view from the north
General view
General view
General view
General view
West end at culvert
Excavation
Footings wall between east and west basins
Excavation east basin
Siding and material bins
Fill over culvert
Forms for connection between east and west basins
Construction joint on partition wall footing
Footings partition wall
Excavation, east basin
Looking southwest from tower
Partition wall, east and west basins
Gantry for forms
Steel reinforcing
East basin pillars
Fill from tower
East basin from tower
Fill, southeast
Fill, southwest
Concrete fill, west basin
Concrete fill, west basin
Columns, east basin
Roof, east basin
Valve house and portal site
Roof, east basin
East basin south end from tower
Roof reinforcement, east basin
Where
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- Held by
- City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
- Dates
- 1929-1941 (indexed as 1929–1941)
- Level
- subseries
- Extent
- 154 photographs : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm and smaller; 160 photographs : b&w negatives ; 13 x 18 cm and smaller
- Scope & content
- Subseries consists of photographs documenting the construction of the St. Clair Reservoir, located at St. Clair Ave. W and Spadina Rd. The St. Clair Reservoir is one of ten ground-level reservoirs in Toronto. It acts as a storage container for water, providing stable water pressure and ensuring an adequate and constant water supply for the district it serves. Additionally, the exterior roof has been landscaped as a park (Sir Winston Churchill Park) for area residents.Arranged chronologically, photographs provide general, detail, and panoramic views of the construction. Several images document cracks in the basin and overhead tank foundations.
- Location
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- Subjects
- Toronto (Ont.). Dept. of Works; St. Clair Reservoir (Toronto, Ont.); St Clair Ave W (Toronto, Ont.); Spadina Rd (Toronto, Ont.); Sir Winston Churchill Park (Toronto, Ont.); RESERVOIRS; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; CONSTRUCTION
- Harvested
- 2026-10-22T05:38:00Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto