ACO Toronto - Palace Street School

BUILDING INFORMATION

Name & Location:

Palace Street School
425 Cherry Street
Toronto
St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands

Year Completed:

1859

OTHER IDENTIFICATION

Alternate Name:

409 Front Street East; Canary Restaurant; Palace Street School; Cherry Street Hotel; Eastern Star Hotel; Tippit-Richardson Moving and Storage; Irvine House; General Steel Ware; D'Arcy Hotel

Notes:

Palace Street was eventually renamed Front Street. the building is the oldest survivng public school building in the city.

The building is part of upcoming mixed-use development on the block to be known as the "Toronto Indigenous Hub." This building will be restored by ERA Architects and will eventually house retail on the ground floor and offices above.

Status:

Completed

Map:

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Companies:

The following companies are associated with this building

Architect - Joseph Sheard <-- More buildings by this architect.
Architect - Sproatt and Rolph <-- More buildings by this architect.
Architect - William Irving <-- More buildings by this architect.
Architect - ERA Architects Inc. <-- More buildings by this architect.
Architect - David Roberts, Jr. <-- More buildings by this architect.

BUILDING DATA

Building Type:

Low-rise

Current Use:

Commercial

Former Use:

Educational , Hotel , Warehouse , Artists housing , Commercial , Office

Heritage Status:

Listed

Sources:

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Inventory of Heritage Properties
Author - City of Toronto
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The Globe and Mail
Author - Tenille Bonoguore
Date - December 29, 2007
Page - M5
Notes - Article about rapid change in the city mentions the closing of the Canary Restaurant.
Palace Street School/Now and Then
Author - Greg Chown, Lost Toronto
Date - 24 October 2013
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Palace Street School and Cherry Street Hotel
Author - Lost Rivers
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Is Toronto's newest neighbourhood named after a yellow bird?
Author - Amy Dempsey, Toronto Star
Date - 30 May 2012
Notes - Details the history of the Palace Street School building.
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REID (Reed, Read), GEORGINA STANLEY (Riches)
Author - Nancy Kiefer, Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Date - 1998
Notes - Georgina Stanley Reid - became principal of Palace Street School in 1882.
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Cherry St. Hotel, Front St. E., south east corner Cherry St., Toronto, Ont.
Author - James Victor Salmon; Toronto Public Library
Date - 1954
Page - S 1-2031
Notes - Photograph
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This Canary is singing the blues
Author - Zosia Bielski, National Post
Date - 3 April 2007
Notes - Closure of the Canary Restaurant in 2007.
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The Gutting of the Canary Reveals Its Past, but Can it Survive the Wrath of the Pan Am Games?
Author - Rick McGinnis, BlogTO
Date - 22 January 2010
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Originally / Palace Street School and Cherry Street Hotel .... 425 Cherry Street .... Toronto, Ontario
Author - Greg's Southern Ontario; Flickr
Date - 18 February 2017
Notes - Photograph
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West Don Lands: Block 10 Indigenous Hub
Author - UrbanToronto
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Mix of Uses Planned at Toronto Indigenous Hub in West Don Lands
Author - Craig White, UrbanToronto
Date - 7 October 2019
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Future of Toronto's long gone Canary Restaurant starts to take shape
Author - Tanya Mok, BlogTO
Date - 17 June 2018
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409 Front St E - April 13, 2011
Author - Patrick Cummins; Flickr
Date - 13 April 2011
Notes - Photograph.
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Old Cherry Street Hotel building, 2014 12 03
Author - booledozer; Flickr
Date - 3 December 2014
Notes - Series of ten images of the old Cherry Street Hotel/Palace Street School and the old CNR Office.
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Front Street at Cherry Street
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 16 February 1972
Page - Fonds 1526, File 60, Item 12
Notes - Photograph
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Front Street at Cherry Street
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 16 February 1972
Page - Fonds 1526, File 60, Item 13
Notes - Photograph.
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Front Street at Cherry Street
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 16 February 1972
Page - Fonds 1526, File 60, Item 14
Notes - Photograph.
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Corner of Cherry St. and Front St., looking south-east
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1972
Page - Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 19, Item 29
Notes - Photograph.
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Cherry Street Hotel, Front St. E., south east corner Cherry St., Toronto, Ont.
Author - Gerald Lazare; Toronto Public Library
Date - 1978
Page - 979-3-1 Fra
Notes - Oil painting.
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Canary Restaurant, south-east corner of Cherry and Front
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - Between 1988 and 1994
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 536, Item 24
Notes - Photograph.
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Canary Restaurant, south-east corner of Cherry and Front
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - Between 1988 and 1994
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 537, Item 5
Notes - Photograph
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Canary Restaurant at Front and Cherry looking south-east
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - Between 1988 and 1991
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 654, Item 11
Notes - Photograph.
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Interior of Canary Restaurant on south-east corner of Front and Cherry
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1988 or 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 666, Item 1
Notes - Photograph.
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Staff of Canary Restaurant on south-east corner of Front and Cherry
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1988 or 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 666, Item 2
Notes - Photograph.
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Staff of Canary Restaurant on south-east corner of Front and Cherry
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1988 or 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 666, Item 3
Notes - Photograph.
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Staff of Canary Restaurant on south-east corner of Front and Cherry
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1988 or 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 666, Item 4
Notes - Photograph.
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Sign of Canary Restaurant on south-east corner of Front and Cherry
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1988 or 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 666, Item 5
Notes - Photograph.
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Interior of Canary Restaurant on south-east corner of Front and Cherry
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1988 or 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 666, Item 7
Notes - Photograph.
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Canary Restaurant on south-east corner of Front and Cherry
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1988 or 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 666, Item 8
Notes - Photograph.
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Canary Restaurant on south-east corner of Front and Cherry
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1988 or 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 666, Item 9
Notes - Photograph.
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Cherry looking north to Front
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1988 or 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 666, Item 10
Notes - Photograph.
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Interior of Canary Restaurant on south-east corner of Front and Cherry
Author - City of Toronto Archives
Date - 1988 or 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 666, Item 11
Notes - Photograph.
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Ataratiri - possible perspective view north from Cherry and Front streets
Author - Ataratiri; City of Toronto Archives
Date - March 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 699, Item 1
Notes - Drawing.
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Ataratiri - possible perspective view north from Cherry and Front streets
Author - Ataratiri; City of Toronto Archives
Date - March 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 699, Item 5
Notes - Drawing.
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Ataratiri - possible perspective view north from Cherry and Front streets
Author - Ataratiri; City of Toronto Archives
Date - March 1990
Page - Fonds 200, Series 1465, File 699, Item 9
Notes - Drawing.
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Additions:

Year	Architect	Builder	Style
1891	Sproatt and Rolph
1890	David Roberts, Jr.
1869	William Irving

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