Imperial Oil Building Heritage Property Plaque, 2016
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Resource ID
5243
Access
Open
Address
111 St Clair Avenue West
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2016
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Business History, Innovation and Technology, Residential History
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1954-1998
Caption
Imperial Oil Building Heritage Property Plaque, 2016
Description
Designed by architectural firm Mathers & Haldenby, this building housed the executive headquarters of the multinational petroleum corporation Imperial Oil Limited from 1957 to 2005.
It was among the first major office buildings on St. Clair Avenue at a time when Toronto’s business centre was expanding north. The Modernist-style, 19-storey tower is clad in pink granite and Indiana limestone. One of the largest welded steel-framed structures in the world, the building was noted for its many technological innovations, including an advanced heating and cooling system.
Imperial Oil commissioned several works of art for the building, including The Story of Oil, two large abstract murals by Toronto-born artist York Wilson (1907-1984). After Imperial Oil moved in 2005, Camrost Felcorp Inc. converted the building, adapting it for residential and commercial uses, and retained the Wilson murals in the lobby.
Marker lat / long: 43.686653, -79.399507 (WGS84)