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Jul 2021
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Casa Loma

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Known as Toronto’s Camelot, this 1914 replica of a Medieval castle remains an imposing figure in the city skyline. A decade after its completion, the financiers who built it went broke and were forced to move out. But people say their spirits refused to leave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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