The Palace Pier, Residential skyscraper in Humber Bay, Toronto, Canada.
The Palace Pier is a pair of cruciform condominium towers, Palace Pier (North Tower) and Palace Place (South Tower), at 2045 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 1 Palace Pier Court in Humber Bay, Etobicoke. The North Tower, completed in 1978 and designed by Edward I. Richmond, has 46 floors; the South Tower was completed in 1991. Both rise 138 metres and form an architectural gateway to Toronto's western waterfront.
The site held the Wimbleton House Hotel from the 1860s and later Crow's Hotel, with Crow's Beach and a lifeguard station at the Humber mouth. In 1927 promoters planned a $1.25 million amusement pier designed by Craig & Madill; Arthur Meighen dedicated the first cornerstone in 1931, but only 90 metres opened on 10 June 1941. Bob Hope opened it skating in the roller rink. Fire destroyed the pier in 1963; the North Tower followed in 1978 and Palace Place in 1991.
The building preserves the memory of the original Palace Pier entertainment complex through its name, which honored the historic amusement pier that once featured a ballroom, roller rink, theatre, and restaurants serving Toronto's community for decades.
The two towers stand at 2045 Lake Shore Boulevard West and 1 Palace Pier Court, at the eastern edge of Humber Bay Shores. The Martin Goodman Trail runs along the waterfront past the site, linking to the 300-kilometre Lake Ontario Greenway Waterfront Trail. The TTC Humber Loop and the Gardiner Expressway, which connects to the Queen Elizabeth Way and Highway 427, are nearby; a Sobey's, Shoppers Drug Mart and LCBO are about a 10-minute walk away.
On clear days, residents can view both Lake Ontario's expanse and Niagara Falls from their units, while the building stands on the exact location where Toronto's largest entertainment pier once extended into the lake.
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