- Eaton's / John Maryon Tower
Infobox Skyscraper
building_name=Eaton's / John Maryon Tower
location=Toronto ,Ontario ,Canada
use=Office
status=Cancelled
roof=Convert|1650|ft|m|1|abbr=on
antenna_spire=Convert|2250|ft|m|1|abbr=on
floor_count=140
groundbreaking=
est_completion=
opening=
floor_area=
developer=
architect=John Maryon & Partners Ltd.Eaton's / John Maryon Tower was a proposedsupertall 140-storey officeskyscraper , to be built inToronto ,Ontario ,Canada . In 1971, Eaton's was going to team up with a developer named John Maryon to build a 1,650 ft (503 m)tower in the College Park area ofDowntown Toronto . With a 600 ft (183 m) communication mast added to the roof, the total proposed height was 2,250 ft (686 m). Plans for the tower were cancelled, because building a structure of this height was considered impossible at the time of its planning. This skyscraper was planned two years before theSears Tower was completed, and five years before theCN Tower was completed. Had the tower been built, it would have been the world's tallest building to this day. Toronto had visions of grandeur during this era; it eventually got the tall building they so desired when the CN Tower was constructed.A tower at this site was not a new idea. In the late 1920s, Eaton's College Street (now called College Park) was proposed as a 38-storey tower. In 1978, a residential condo tower was built near College Park, followed by a 30-storey office tower in 1984.
External links
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=eatonsjohnmaryontower-toronto-canada Emporis.com]
* [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9914 Skyscraperpage.com]
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