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The Ontario Club was a private club in Toronto, Ontario that existed from 1909 to 2010. The club was founded as a gentlemen's club, but in 1978 became mixed-sex.The Ontario was organised as a home for members of the Liberal Party of Canada, and as such, was the counterpart to the Albany Club, which was for members of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Witkin reported in the Toronto Star that “They pooled their savings, rented the building for about $750 a month and charged $1 club memberships and entrance fees of $1.50 to $3. [1] ” In keeping with the strict liquor laws of the day the venue did not have a liquor license and no alcoholic beverages could be served.
National Club: Ontario Toronto 1874 1992 Canada First: Niagara Falls Club Ontario Niagara Falls 1948 none Closed in 1994 Ontario Club: Ontario Toronto 1909 1985 Liberal Party: Merged into the National Club in 2010 Ottawa Club Ontario Ottawa 1888 - none Closed ca. 1910 [20] Pacific Club British Columbia Victoria 1885 - none Closed in 1966 ...
The Toronto Entertainment District is an area in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is concentrated around King Street West between University Avenue and Spadina Avenue . It is home to theatres and performing arts centres, the Toronto Blue Jays , and an array of cultural and family attractions.
The Pape Village Business Improvement Area represents approximately 110 businesses along the thoroughfare, and undertakes efforts to promote and beautify the area. Since much of the existing building stock in Pape Village dates to the 1940s and 1950s, the City of Toronto adopted a new community improvement plan for the district in 2003, in order to assist local businesses to renovate and ...
The Guvernment, formerly known as RPM, was a nightclub complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was also the name of one of the two main performance venues within the complex. The other venue was Kool Haus (formerly The Warehouse). Other smaller rooms within the complex included: The Drink (renovated to become Cathouse then Surface), D'Luxe ...
The Toronto Club is a private members' club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded on March 20, 1837, it is the oldest private club in Canada, and third oldest in North America. The clubhouse, located at 107 Wellington Street West (at York Street), was designed by Frank Darling and S. George Curry in 1888 [1] and opened in 1889.
The National Club was founded by Ontario Letters Patent on July 6, 1874. There were 24 members in the original roster. [1] The National Club was created to provide a home and Toronto focus for Canada First, a nationalist movement founded in 1868 by George Denison, Henry Morgan, Charles Mair, William Foster and Robert Grant Haliburton.