Cranes

Location: Looking east from Trinity Street, south of Eastern
Date photo taken: 26 January 2013

Cranes have sprouted up all over the area referred to as the West Don Lands, a large area of land bordered by the Don River, King Street, Parliament Street and the railway corridor adjacent to the Gardiner. These cranes are busy constructing the future home of the Pan-American Games, which come to Toronto in 2015. The facilities for this event are being built as part of a much larger community plan which will see a vibrant new neighbourhood in this corner of the city. For an idea of what it all will look like, visit the Waterfront Toronto website.

The red brick building with the red door was built in 1859 as the Palace Street School, and was remodeled and expanded in 1890 to become Irvine House, a hotel. In the years since then, it changed hands and uses many times, but from 1965 until 2007 it was the home of the Canary Restaurant.