Looking northeast along Queen St W from Gladstone Ave and Sudbury St, in the Queen Street West Art and Design District of Toronto.
In the photographs, the Gladstone House Hotel is prominently displayed in the left forefront. However, the archive photo reveals that the hotel once featured an ornate marquee above its main entrance. Constructed between 1889 and 1890, the Gladstone House was considered a railroad hotel due to its proximity to two train depots at the time.
The hotel has had various owners and has undergone revitalization and reinvention over the past century. The guestrooms at the charming 55-room Gladstone House were fully renovated in 2020, and it proudly holds the title of Toronto’s oldest operating hotel.
Then and Now
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- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: Toronto Public Library
