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Ralph Thornton George The Broadview Centre / Queen- Iliades (741 Hotel (106 Broadview Saulter Library Queen St E) Ave) & Teck Theatre (765 Queen St (700 Queen St E) E) & Cinderella A lot has Man (Queen St E) changed on Originally built in 1891 Queen St E, as a Romanesque The columned façade was designed by E.J. but George style hall for public Lennox who also designed Old City Hall and Iliades, barber gatherings called ‘Dingman’s Hall’, a 1907 ownership Casa Loma. The building was constructed and actor, has been in the same shop change converted it to rooming houses for men in 1913 and served as Postal Station G for the last 54 years and has been in 14 working in factories or on the rail lines. The building until 1975. It was acquired by the City of movies! His first appearance was in 2001, was Jilly’s strip club by 1986, until, in 2014, Streetcar Toronto and renovated into a community for a TD Bank Commercial (TD rented Developments bought and transformed this iconic center and library in 1979. Scenes from his shop for the ad and ended up putting building into a boutique hotel with the best views of Cinderella Man (2005) were filmed in and him on camera too). After that, he got an the Toronto skyline. It has since been the scene of around the building, as well as in The Mouth agent and has been in My Big Fat Greek prominent TV series such as A Handmaid’s Tale. Right of Madness (1994). Wedding and more. next door was once the Teck Theatre, a Toronto movie house opened from 1931-33 during the transition from Quince silent movies to ‘talkies’. Flowers (660 Queen The Opera St E) House (735 Queen St E) A popular floral shop in An iconic Toronto Riverside for 10 years, Quince boasts TIFF Riverside Bridge & Il ponte music venue as one of their clients, and created the (625 Queen St E) since 1989, the flower wall ‘step and repeat’ for TIFF’s 40th building originally Anniversary. Quince did flowers for the TV The Bridge appeared in Angel Eyes (2001) opened in 1909 as a Vaudeville stage, then as La series Suits and Atom Egoyan’s movies Plaza Theatre (1930s), and as a movie theatre through with the CN Tower at the back, even Chloe (2009) and Ararat (2002). though the movie was set in Chicago. At the 1960s. As multiplex screen venues popped up, the the eastern foot of the bridge, the Italian venue transformed again in 1989 under new ownership restaurant Il Ponte, named for the bridge it is to a live music venue which has hosted many of the located beside, was the set for the TV series world’s top acts such as Metallica, Cindy Lauper, Mary Kills People (episode 2x05). and Eminem. The Opera House has been in many movie scenes, notably The Rocker (2008) and Johnny De Grassi Street & Bruce Mackey Park (55 Mnemonic (1995). Wardell St) Laird Fx (46 McGee St)

Originally named for the soldier, Filippo De Grassi, Established in 1979 by Laird the street was made famous after it inspired the hit McMurray, Laird Fx is Canada’s largest TV series franchise. Bruce Mackey Park was officially firm doing special effects, props and dedicated to a founding friend and supporter of the more devices for film, TV, theatre and Degrassi TV series: Bruce Mackey opened his home live events - having worked with series to young filmmakers, Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood, who were making a short such as Star Trek. Laird changed children’s film. TheKids of Degrassi Street was born, spawning the cult- the game by hiring people full-time year-round – locking in good classic franchise including Degrassi Junior High, Degrassi High, Degrassi: employees and talented people. The Next Generation which starred now famed artist Drake, and Degrassi: Next Class.