Looking east along King St E from Yonge St in the St Lawrence neighbourhood of Toronto.
Notice the King Edward Hotel in the centre-right of the photos. Built in 1903 for $3 million, it was named after King Edward VII (1841-1910) and designed by architects EJ Lennox of Toronto and Henry Ives Cobb of Chicago in the Edwardian Baroque/Late Victorian style. The grand hotel was saved from demolition and added to the city’s heritage register in the 1970s.
Over the years, the hotel has undergone renovations, with the most recent one taking place from 2013-2015, when it was relaunched as the Omni King Edward Hotel.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
