Location: West side of 260 Richmond St. W.
Date photo taken: 19 July 2011Image 2 in the Remnant Series
The west-facing side of this elegant building on Richmond Street features a large, faded advertisement for Tip Top Tailors, "Suits and O’coats Made to Measure", which provides a clue to its original purpose. Originally five storeys, this building was built in 1914 as a warehouse for Tip Top Tailors. In 1924 an additional storey was added between the fourth and fifth floors, along with a matching six storey addition on the east side. In 2006 the City of Toronto recognized this building as being of cultural heritage value or interest in part because it provides “a representative example of an industrial building from the World War I period that displays a high degree of craftsmanship.” The advertisement is included in the designation.
Text of the By-Law designating the building can be read online.
Also check out this image from 1916 which shows the building at its original five storeys. The painted advertisement is also there but the wording is different.
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