St Lawrence Centre for the Arts, located at 27 Front St E, east of Yonge St in the St Lawrence neighbourhood of Toronto.
After eight years of planning and construction, the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts officially opened in February 1970. Initially, it was expected to be completed three years earlier as part of Toronto’s contribution to the country’s Centennial celebrations; however, the project faced several delays. Designed in the Brutalist style by the architecture firm Gordon S. Adamson & Associates, the centre cost over $5 million to build. It originally featured an 863-seat theatre and a 483-seat town hall auditorium.
Today, it houses two auditoriums: the Bluma Appel Theatre and the Jane Mallett Theatre.
Then and Now
SOURCE
- City of Toronto Heritage Register
- Heritage Toronto
- Ontario Heritage Trust
- Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada
- The Toronto Daily Star Newspaper Archives: Oct 10, 1970, pg B12
- TO Live: St Lawrence Centre for the Arts
- Photo: Denise Marie for TorontoJourney416
- Vintage Photo: City of Toronto Archives
- City of Toronto: Maps
- Toronto City Directory courtesy of Toronto Public Library
