A look back at the CN Tower on its 41st birthday (PHOTOS)
Toronto landmark, the CN Tower opened to the public on June 26, 1976 and so as Canada prepares to turn 150, the icon of Toronto pride turns 41.
Check out this selection of images and see how Toronto’s skyline has dramatically changed in the years since construction first began on the CN Tower in the 1970s.
Construction
Construction view from King St W, in front of the Royal Alex, August 18, 1973
Toronto skyline from Parliament south of Front, November 14, 1973
Island waterfront looking south to city, [ca. 1974]
View of CN Tower from Yonge and Shuter, April 16, 1975
CN Tower, February 4, 1975
CN Tower reflection in water, March 16, 1975
View during construction, November 26, 1974
Construction view with helicopter lifting piece, March 16, 1975
1980s
Front looking west to Scott, between 1980 and 1988
Western waterfront looking west between, 1980 and 1988
Looking northwest to central waterfront near Bay, [198-?]
O’Keefe Centre looking west, 1983 or 1984
Railway lands, between 1982 and 1988
1990s
Sailboard on bay, [ca. 1990]
Ontario Place looking east, [ca. 1990]
Looking southwest to city core, between 1992 and 1994
2000s
Toronto Skyline, taken on November 13, 2004
Full Moon over Toronto, 2007
The skyline as seen from Toronto’s Centre Island, 2008