Spadina Hotel, building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Spadina Hotel is a historic building from the late 1800s located at the corner of King Street West and Spadina Avenue, with three stories in Victorian style and a four-story addition built later on the north side. The structure is made of brick and wood, and still displays period decorative details including a small clock on the east side.
The building was constructed in 1875 as Richardson House and was originally a hotel with a dining room and bar operated by Samuel Richardson. Over the years it changed names multiple times: to Hotel Falconer in 1906, Zeigler's Hotel in 1914, and finally Hotel Spadina in 1917, possibly to avoid prejudice against German names during World War I.
The building sits at a busy corner in Toronto's Fashion District and was once central to the city's music scene. Artists like Leonard Cohen performed in the Cabana Room, a second-floor space known for live music and social gatherings.
The building is located in the busy Fashion District at the corner of King Street West and Spadina Avenue, making it easy to access and surrounded by shops, restaurants, and cultural venues. It is walkable and provides a good starting point to explore the neighborhood and experience the area.
Actor Jack Nicholson filmed scenes for the movie 'The Last Detail' in the hotel's bar in 1973. Writer Ernest Hemingway is said to have visited the hotel when he worked as a reporter for the Toronto Star, using it as a gathering place after work.
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