Palais Royale dancing pavilion, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto

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Palais Royale dancing pavilion, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto

DateApproximately 1925

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Picture

Country:Canada

Building, monument or park:Sunnyside Amusement Park, 1922-1955

City, town or township:Toronto

East-west street:Lakeshore Boulevard West

Neighbourhood:Sunnyside

North-south street:Roncesvalles Avenue

Province or state:Ontario

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Postcards

Language

ProvenanceGift of Norman Attikin

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberPC_4160

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The present: The Palais Royale ballroom's main doors are closed today, but a Toronto redevelopment plan could restore the building and surrounding area to their former grandeur

The present: The Palais Royale ballroom's main doors are closed today, but a Toronto redevelopment plan could restore the building and surrounding area to their former grandeur

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Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard West, south side, east of Marine Drive, Toronto, Ontario.

Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard West, south side, east of Marine Drive, Toronto, Ontario.

1971

Heading for a dance, the five prisoners had stopped their car in front of the Palais Royale when spotted by the ex-sailor. He notified police and pris(...)

Heading for a dance, the five prisoners had stopped their car in front of the Palais Royale when spotted by the ex-sailor. He notified police and pris(...)

3/8/1946

Image shows a gentleman in the centre with two ladies on both sides posing for a photo.

Palais Royale's Matt Craven with sis Kelly Embleton (left) and mom Joanne Chandler

9/11/1988

At the Palais Royale last year: Bandleader and clarinettist Woody Herman played at a bash for donations to help pay his back taxes and the rent for a house he once owned

At the Palais Royale last year: Bandleader and clarinettist Woody Herman played at a bash for donations to help pay his back taxes and the rent for a house he once owned

5/16/1986

Jackie Shane belts it out at the Palais Royale - and a member of the audience asks

Jackie Shane belts it out at the Palais Royale - and a member of the audience asks

12/28/1967

Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard W

Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard W

11/25/1955

One of the few authentic jazz musicians Canada has ever produced, Trump Davidson will return to the bandstand at the old Palais Royale tonight after a(...)

One of the few authentic jazz musicians Canada has ever produced, Trump Davidson will return to the bandstand at the old Palais Royale tonight after a(...)

1/27/1971

Fond memories, Bert Niosi, once Canada's King of Swing, recalls the days when he was a headliner at the Palais Royale, as shown on a 1946 marquee (ins(...)

Fond memories, Bert Niosi, once Canada's King of Swing, recalls the days when he was a headliner at the Palais Royale, as shown on a 1946 marquee (ins(...)

9/20/1982

Still in shape, Bert Niosi, known to thousands of old Palais Royale regulars as Canada's King of Swing form the '30 to the '40, still likes to blow a (...)

Still in shape, Bert Niosi, known to thousands of old Palais Royale regulars as Canada's King of Swing form the '30 to the '40, still likes to blow a (...)

6/12/1981