The complex at four hundred one Richmond Street West is marked by a tall brick smokestack and decorative masonry that spans a full city block. Constructed in five stages between eighteen ninety-nine and nineteen twenty-three, the site was…
Spadina Avenue Garment District
This walk down Spadina Avenue traces the history of the immigrant garment workers, union organizers, and family factories who shaped Toronto's labor movement. You'll visit historic labor halls, early brick warehouses, and old synagogues that tell the story of working-class resilience.
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1. 401 Richmond St W
2. Toronto Heritage Plaque: Balfour Building 1930
The Balfour Building at one hundred nineteen Spadina Avenue is identified by its twelve-story Art Deco silhouette and the two-story tower that projects above the roofline. Completed in nineteen thirty, the structure features a facade of…
3. Reading Building
The Reading Building, located at one hundred sixteen Spadina Avenue, is a seven-storey structure identifiable by its red-brick exterior and its prominent position on the northwest corner of Spadina Avenue and Camden Street. Constructed in…
4. Fashion Building
The Fashion Building sits at the northwest corner of Spadina Avenue and Camden Street, defined by its eight-storey yellow-brick facade and distinct Neo-Gothic details. Completed in nineteen twenty-six, this warehouse-style structure was…
5. 346 Spadina Ave.
Three hundred forty-six Spadina Avenue is a brick building standing at the corner of Spadina Avenue and Saint Andrew Street. Today, the structure houses a men's shelter operated by the Scott Mission, a Christian charity that provides…
6. Anshei Minsk
Anshei Minsk is a synagogue in Kensington Market defined by its Byzantine Revival architecture and its brick exterior. It was founded in nineteen twelve by Jewish immigrants from Belarus, then part of the Russian Empire, who initially…
7. Cecil Community Centre
The Cecil Community Centre is a Romanesque Revival building at fifty-eight Cecil Street. It is distinguished by its heavy, fortress-like stone exterior and the large Roman arches over its north-facing windows. Architects Knox and Elliott…