A towering white crane looms tall over the new island formed in Toronto's Port Lands, a relic of the area's industrial heritage that is pretty much g…
, a relic of the area's industrial heritage that is pretty much guaranteed to remain in place for generations to come., known as the Atlas Crane , is Toronto 's only heritage-designated piece of construction machinery, one now being dutifully restored as part of Waterfront Toronto 's transformative efforts to reclaim the vast Port Lands area.
The crane was installed two years later, in 1961, quickly becoming a fixture on the city's rapidly industrializing skyline as Marine Terminal 35 grew into the busiest terminal on Toronto Harbour. Occupying a portion of reclaimed marshland, the former Marine Terminal 35 would prove a vital cog in the city's growth; its massive Atlas Crane used to unload ships constructed at the terminal into the harbour and also hoist essential equipment ashore, including TTC streetcars delivered with the help of the crane back in 1966.
The marine terminal building that was once attached to this crane was listed on the City's Heritage Register in 2004 and likely would have been preserved as well, but sadly, the building was lost to fire in 2017 — leaving just the crane on the former terminal site.
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