Item REF.2013.011 - John Sheane’s Hotel

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John Sheane’s Hotel

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CA LGIC REF-REF.2013.011

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  • 2013 (Creation)
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    Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre
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    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • c. 1890 (Creation)
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    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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REF.2013.011: Black and White Photograph

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Horizontal black and white image printed onto canvas. The image shows a street view of a two story building. The building has a tower to the right that is three-storeys tall. Above the third floor, the tower has a rounded top with a tall pole extending from the middle. The left portion of the building is mainly two storeys tall, except in the middle (beside the tower) where it has a triangle with a window and balcony. In the middle of the building, there is a protruding section with multiple windows on the top and white frames. In front of the building is a set of stairs with some people on them. The left of the building has a slated roof and the bottom floor has tall arches into it. In front of the building are multiple horse and buggies. To the left of the building, there is a tree. The image is within a brown frame.    

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Image shows John Sheene’s hotel. The Hotel was first built in 1890 by John Sheene as a hotel under his name. The hotel was designed by architect Thomas Butcher and was constructed of solid brick on a stone foundation with the interior including wood beams made from old growth trees (some as old as 150 years). The John Sheene Hotel featured a wrap-around porch and a balcony. Often, farmers would stay at this hotel on their way to and from the market in Toronto as it was halfway between Peel-region and Toronto. As the John Sheene hotel, “being across the street from the [Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital], young people were often sent invitations to dances held to give the patients a chance to socialize”.

The hotel changed names and owners multiple times during the Prohibition era. It was suspected to be a “Blind Pig”, a location that illicitly sold alcohol. By 1935, the hotel was known as the Almont Hotel (unsure on when exactly the hotel made this change).

The building is now part of Humber College and is used as a fashion design facility.

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