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https://spacing.ca/toronto/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/10/f1266_it25804.jpg640492We often grumble about how long it takes for large urban construction projects to be completed. But there was little time to grouse when it came to Maple Leaf Gardens, which was built in five months during the Great Depression. This article, an expanded version of one originally published on Torontoist on November 14, 2009,Continue reading