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That time a ghostly Toronto apartment building sat abandoned for decades

An abandoned building known as the Bayview Ghost once haunted the Toronto skyline for more than twenty years. It sat unfinished and unlived in — a stark reminder of what could've been. Standing atop a hill overlooking the Don Valley, just above the north end of the Bayview Extension, the ghostly structure's stalled construction and eventual demise were delayed for decades due to drawn-out political battles and behind-the-scenes redevelopment drama. The Bayview Ghost's story began in 1953 when doctors Morris Freedman and Harry Frimerman purchased the 27.9-acre plot of land.Their plan? To build a structure called the Hampton Park apartments, a 12-storey, two-tower solution to the city's then-emerging housing dilemma. It would have 880 units and overlook the lush greenery of the Don Valley. However, things didn't exactly pan out as planned.After blueprints for the enormous building were drawn up, developers applied ...


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