Posted on 12/08/05
A landmark by any other name
A long time ago, my brother gave me a brick from the "Bayview ghost," which I proudly displayed on a shelf in my bedroom. The infamous building (real name: the Hampton Park apartments) at the northern tip of the Bayview Extension was halted -- mid-construction -- in 1959 because of a dispute between the developer and the Township of East York, but it didn't meet the wrecker's ball until 22 years later.
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