Location: Richmond Street, west of Spadina
Date photo taken: 11 April 2019
Date photo taken: 11 April 2019
This mid-century modern building is located in the heart of Toronto's Garment District, an area of the city once dominated by textile warehouses and factories. Built in 1950, it's a small but wonderful example of the type of building that once dominated this neighbourhood. A browse through the 1950 city directory lists the earliest tenants of the building as the New York Cloak Co., the Du-Rite Dress Co factory, Golden Gate Dress Co Ltd. and Nu-Line Sportswear. The basement also housed Richmond Lunch.
In December 2017 this property and 93 others were added to the City of Toronto's Heritage Register, all contributing properties in the King-Spadina Heritage Conservation District Plan. It is unlikely the building will survive however as an application has been made to develop this site for a new condo and there are no plans to retain this structure.
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