As the city expands to the west of Yonge Street, William Gooderham decides to build the King Edward Hotel, the first luxury hotel in Toronto to preserve the east end of the city. He fills it with the contents of a Palace shipped from Paris and designs it so that the ladies of the city have their own private entrance and dining room. In 1929 as part of their plans to take advantage of the tourism boom across Canada, the Canadian Pacific Railway builds the City’s next luxury hotel, the Royal York, directly opposite Union Station and the railway lands. See the Toronto 175 category for more episodes.
About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.