Lord Simcoe Hotel, Modern hotel building at King Street and University Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
The Lord Simcoe Hotel was a 20-story modern tower of concrete and glass located at the corner of King Street and University Avenue in downtown Toronto. The structure featured spacious guest rooms and public areas that made it a notable presence in the city's landscape.
The Lord Simcoe Hotel was built in 1956 as a 20-storey concrete and glass modernist tower by architects Henry T. Langston and Peter Dickinson. It was named for John Graves Simcoe, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, though Simcoe never held the title of Lord. Lacking central air conditioning and convention space, it lost money throughout its 24 years, closed in 1979 and was torn down in 1981; the Sun Life Centre East Tower replaced it in 1984.
The hotel's name honoured John Graves Simcoe, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, though he never held the title of Lord. The building stood at 150 King Street West, on the northeast corner of King and University, a site later occupied by the Sun Life Centre East Tower.
The hotel stood at 150 King Street West, on the northeast corner of King Street and University Avenue, and was replaced by the Sun Life Centre East Tower in 1984. Its lack of central air conditioning and convention space kept it from competing with other downtown hotels, and it lost money throughout its 24 years.
The hotel's name was slightly incorrect: John Graves Simcoe, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, was never formally styled Lord. The building was designed by Henry T. Langston and Peter Dickinson, and it lost money throughout its 24 years of operation.
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