Looking northeast towards the corner of Front St W and York St in downtown Toronto.
The archive photo shows the corner a few decades before the construction of the Royal York Hotel. Completed in 1929, the opulent Chateau-style building was the crown jewel of hotels originally owned by Canadian Pacific Railway .
Then and Now

SOURCE
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
