High-stakes decisions and harrowing moments behind the construction of what would become an enduring symbol of Toronto.
Cars stopped dead in the streets of downtown Toronto, children emptied out of schools to look up, way up, and office workers gathered at windows to watch a giant helicopter dangling an antenna over what was about to become the tallest free-standing structure in the world.
On April 2, 1975, all eyes were on the CN Tower. Few knew that the task had narrowed to a single, high-stakes calculation.
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