Cherry Street Hotel
The building commonly known as the Cherry Street Hotel is a heritage property in Toronto's West Don Lands, near the city's waterfront.[1][2] Built in 1859 it was originally the Palace Street School. In 1890 the structure was converted by a Robert Irvine, into a hotel, and known as Irvine House. It served as a hotel, under various names and owners until 1965. It served as a warehouse, with t
The Canary Restaurant moved from using part of the ground floor.[3]
By the end of the twentieth century the region surrounding the restaurant was light industrial, with many vacant properties. In 2006 most of the properties east of Cherry Street were demolished, for a large redevelopment project. 409 Cherry Street, the Cherry Street Hotel, and nearby 455 Cherry Street, formerly the CN Police headquarters, were two exceptions. The Canary Restaurant closed, when the light industrial concerns that supplied its patrons, closed.
- ↑ [www.waterfrontoronto.ca/widgets_document/download-document/piece_id/1397/file_number/0 "x"]. www.waterfrontoronto.ca/widgets_document/download-document/piece_id/1397/file_number/0. Retrieved 2012-11-14. "409 Cherry Street (Palace Street School; Cherry Street Hotel; Easter Star Hotel; Canary Restaurant) – The property was initially developed as the Palace Street School in 1859 due to the growing residential population in the area. In 1890, the school was converted to the Cherry Street Hotel, which was enlarged in 1900 and renamed the Easter Star Hotel. The hotel later became a warehouse until 1965 when it was redeveloped into the Canary Street Restaurant, which still stands today. The property is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act. (Archaeological Services Inc., 2004)"
- ↑ "Palace Street School and Cherry Street Hotel". Lost Rivers of Toronto. Archived from the original on 2008-08-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20080306085703/http://www.lostrivers.ca/points/palaceschool.htm. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ↑ Patrick Cummins (2009-11-09). "409 Front St E - March 7, 1998". Flickr.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F32175940%40N06%2F4081635095%2F&date=2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
