Balfour Building, 1930, Heritage Property Plaque, 2017
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Resource ID
5283
Access
Open
Address
119 Spadina Ave., Toronto, ON M5V 2L1
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2017
Historical Themes
Architectural Heritage, Business History, Immigration and Multiculturalism
Keywords
Jewish-Canadian Heritage
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1900-1953
Caption
Balfour Building, 1930, Heritage Property Plaque, 2017
Description
Designed with Art Deco ornamentation by architect Benjamin Brown, this building was commissioned by Jewish entrepreneurs and occupied by a number of notable clothing businesses over the years, including the Schiffer-Hillman Clothing Co. Together with the Tower Building across Spadina Avenue (also designed by Brown), it formed a gateway to Toronto's "garment district", which employed many of Toronto's Jewish residents. The building was named for British statesman Arthur J. Balfour, the author of the 1917 Balfour Declaration pledging British support for a future Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Marker lat / long: 43.646999, -79.395388 (WGS84)