Casa Loma, Toronto, ON, Canada
Casa Loma is a Gothic Revival style house and gardens, now a museum and landmark. It was built from 1911 to 1914 as a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Due to financial difficulties, Pellatt had to leave the house in 1923. Investors operated Casa Loma for a short time as a luxury hotel. During Prohibition it became a popular nightspot for wealthy Americans. The Casa Loma Orchestra played there in 1927–1928. Shortly thereafter, they went on tour of North America and became a major swing era orchestra. The city seized Casa Loma in 1933 for $27,303 in back taxes. The castle was extremely run down and the city was motioning for the castle to be demolished. In 1937, however, it was leased by the Kiwanis Club of West Toronto, later the Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma (KCCL), which began operating the castle under a sole-source contract as a tourist destination.
Casa Loma, Toronto, ON, Canada
Casa Loma is a Gothic Revival style house and gardens, now a museum and landmark. It was built from 1911 to 1914 as a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Due to financial difficulties, Pellatt had to leave the house in 1923. Investors operated Casa Loma for a short time as a luxury hotel. During Prohibition it became a popular nightspot for wealthy Americans. The Casa Loma Orchestra played there in 1927–1928. Shortly thereafter, they went on tour of North America and became a major swing era orchestra. The city seized Casa Loma in 1933 for $27,303 in back taxes. The castle was extremely run down and the city was motioning for the castle to be demolished. In 1937, however, it was leased by the Kiwanis Club of West Toronto, later the Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma (KCCL), which began operating the castle under a sole-source contract as a tourist destination.