Casa Loma (Toronto)
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Casa Loma was a large mansion, built on bluffs that overlook Toronto, Ontario, that was built for Henry Pellatt in 1911.[1][2]
The mansion was built to look something like a medieval castle, and that look has been exploited as a set for many movies.[1]
Pellatt lost most of his fortune in 1924.[1][3] It then served as a hotel, until 1937. Ownership was then transferred to the Kiwanis organization, which opened it up for tours.[4][5] In 2011 it was acquired by Liberty Entertainment Group.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brandon Rowe. Casa Loma continuing to share over a century of history, City News, 2023-01-20. Retrieved on 2023-12-19. “Construction began on this marvel in 1911 and was completed in 1914 by financier Sir Henry Pellant, who lived there with his wife Mary.”
- ↑ New Book on Toronto’s Casa Loma Co-Edited by Michael Windover, Carleton University, 2023-09-06. Retrieved on 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Valerie Hauch. Once Upon a City: King of his Casa Loma died penniless, Toronto Star, 2015-10-01. Retrieved on 2023-12-19. “In 1903, he bought 25 estate lots on top of Davenport Hill, then purchased more land just north of there for stables and a hunting lodge. Construction on the stables started in 1905, the same year he was knighted by King Edward VII for his devotion to the Queen’s Own Rifles. No expense was spared: mahogany stalls, Spanish tile flooring, horses’ names in gold. Estimated cost: $250,000.”
- ↑ Toronto's Casa Loma immortalized on commemorative coin, CBC News, 2014-08-05. Retrieved on 2023-12-19. “Because of a high amount of back taxes the city took procession of the building in 1933 and in 1937 it was leased to the Kiwanis Club until 2011.”
- ↑ Mike Filey. The story behind Casa Loma, Toronto Sun, 2016-07-09. Retrieved on 2023-12-19. “Fortunately, the majority of city council really didn’t know what to do with the place until years later it was thrown a rescue line by the Kiwanis Club of West Toronto. In 1937 Kiwanis committed to operating Casa Loma as a tourist attraction which its members did for the next 74 years. During that time the city spent millions on the castle’s upkeep.”