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Canada Life Building

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BUILDING INFORMATION
Name & Location:
Canada Life Building
330 University Avenue
Toronto
Kensington-Chinatown
First Owner:
Canada Life Assurance Company
First Occupant:
Canada Life Assurance Company
Year Completed:
1931
OTHER IDENTIFICATION
Alternate Name:
Canada Life Assurance Building
Notes:

The 1930 headquarters of the Canada Life Assurance Company is the only Beaux-Arts style building on University Avenue, despite an ultimately unfulfilled 1929 development plan to line the street with buildings of this style. The onset of the depression resulted in a scaling back even of the one Beaux-Arts construction that went forward, causing builders to reduce the number and size of the Canada Life Building's upper floors, which resulted in the building's signature predominant base and relatively short, skinny tower.

The beacon on top of the building is a light-coded weather beacon: white flashes indicate snow, red flashes indicate rain, a steady red means clouds, and a constant green means fair weather.

(Research and text by Alessandro Tersigni.)


Status:
Completed
Map:
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Companies:
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BUILDING DATA
Building Type:
High-rise
Current Use:
Office
Heritage Status:
Designated under Part IV Ontario Heritage Act
Main Style:
Beaux arts   <--  More buildings in this style.
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