1920 – Loew’s Uptown Theatre, Toronto, Canada
Architect: Thomas W. Lamb
The 3000-seat theatre opened as Loew’s Uptown Theatre in 1920,
1921 – Merchants Bank of Canada, King Street, Toronto, Canada
Architect: Darling & Pearson
Described in the architectural press at the time of opening:
“The new Merchants’
1921 – Nurses’ Home, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto
Architect: Hynes, Feldman & Watson
“The new Nurses’
1927 – Union Station, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Ross & Macdonald, Hugh G. Jones, John Lyle
Designed in the Beaux-Arts style,
1930 – Canada Permanent Trust Building, 320 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada
Architect: Sproatt & Rolph
Designed by the architect Henry Sproatt of Sproatt &
1931 – Canada Life, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Sproatt & Rolph
Originally designed to be taller,
1931 – Canadian Bank of Commerce Tower, Toronto
Architect: Darling & Pearson
In 1927 the bank had outgrown its seven-storey headquarters after a series of mergers and acquisitions,
1931 – Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Ross & Macdonald
The Gardens was built by Leafs managing director Conn Smythe in a six-month period during 1931 at a cost of $1.5 million.
1935 – Dominion Public Building, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: Thomas W. Fuller & James H. Craig
The Dominion Public Building,
1937 – Toronto Stock Exchange, Toronto, Ontario
Architect: George & Moorhouse
The original Toronto Stock Exchange with its magnificent Art Deco interior has been preserved under the massive Toronto Dominion Bank Tower by Mies van der Rohe.
