Royal York
Information
Location	100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario  Canada
Status	Complete
Constructed	1929
Use	Hotel
Floor count	28
Companies
Architect	Ross and Macdonald; Sproatt & Rolph

The Fairmont Royal York, formerly known as the Royal York Hotel, is a large and historic hotel in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada at 100 Front Street West. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis Ross and Macdonald was one of Canada 's most notable Architecture firms in the early 20th century Henry Sproatt ( June 14, 1866 - October 4, 1934) was a Canadian architect in the early 20th Century Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

Opened on June 11, 1929, the Royal York was designed by Ross and Macdonald (with Sproatt and Rolph) and built by the Canadian Pacific Railway across the street from Union Station. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ross and Macdonald was one of Canada 's most notable Architecture firms in the early 20th century Henry Sproatt ( June 14, 1866 - October 4, 1934) was a Canadian architect in the early 20th Century The Canadian Pacific Railway ( With 28 floors, the Château-style building was the tallest building in Toronto at that time, and the tallest building in the British Empire until the construction of Toronto’s Canadian Bank of Commerce tower on King Street one year later. Canada’s railway hotels are a series of Grand hotels across the country each a local and national landmark and most of which are icons of Canadian history and architecture The Canadian Bank of Commerce was a Canadian Bank founded in 1867

History

It is the third hotel to occupy the site. In 1843 the Ontario Terrace opened at this site and was renamed Sword's Hotel in 1853. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The hotel was renamed again in 1860 as Revere House and finally as the Queen's Hotel in 1862. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Prior to its demolition, the Queen's Hotel had been one of Toronto's most prestigious hotels. At the time of the sale of the Queen's Hotel, it was owned by Dick McGaw who had started working at the hotel as a bellhop. McGaw worked his way through several jobs at the Queen's before owning it outright, eventually selling it to the Canadian Pacific Railway, who then demolished the Queen's Hotel and built the Royal York. Thomas Dick McGaw is buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery with several members of his family. Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a famous Cemetery located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

It was a state-of-the-art hotel when it was constructed, with ten elevators, a radio in each of its 1,048 rooms, and a private shower or bath in each room. Other features included a large Concert Hall fitted with an impressive Casavant Frères pipe organ. Casavant Frères is a prominent Canadian company that builds fine Pipe organs based in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec. With five manuals and 107 stops, it was the largest pipe organ in Canada. The telephone switchboard was 66 feet long and required 35 operators. The hotel was enlarged in 1959 with the addition of the east wing to a total of 1,600 rooms and was the largest hotel in the Commonwealth for many years. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The hotel has been the residence of choice for Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the Royal Family when in Toronto. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The Queen usually has an entire floor reserved for her and her party, occupying the Royal Suite herself.

After Canadian Pacific Hotels acquired Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and chose to use the Fairmont name on all its hotels, there was a public outcry when it was announced that the chain planned to take down the historic “Royal York” sign and replace it with a new “Fairmont” sign. Canadian Pacific Hotels was a division of Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR that operated a series of Hotels across Canada. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is a Toronto, Ontario -based operator of luxury Hotels and Resorts Currently Fairmont operates properties in As a result of the protest, a new sign with both names “Fairmont Royal York” was erected.

The PATH underground walkway system connects the hotel to the Royal Bank Plaza and Union Station. PATH is a 27 km (17 miles network of pedestrian tunnels beneath the office towers of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the de-facto headquarters of the Royal Bank of Canada.

See also

• Monarchy in Ontario

External links

• Official site
• Emporis Listing

Coordinates: 43°38′46″N 79°22′54″W / 43.646133, -79.381561