Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion, 1922, Commemorative Plaque, 2014
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Resource ID
5142
Access
Open
Address
1755 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Toronto, ON M6S 5A3
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2014
Historical Themes
Program Category
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Heritage Toronto
Time Period
Caption
Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion, 1922, Commemorative Plaque, 2014
Description
Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion has been a lakefront landmark since it opened in 1922. Built as part of an ambitious Toronto Harbour Commission waterfront plan under the leadership of businessman Robert Home Smith, the pavilion was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by the firm Chapman, Oxley & Bishop. It features a highly visible front façade accented by an impressive archway with a decorative panel, as well as by Classical columns and pilasters.
Inspired by a bathing pavilion at Lynn Beach in Massachusetts, Sunnyside had enough room for 7, 700 bathers at one time. Following a brisk swim in the lake, visitors could retire to the terrace garden for refreshments. After two unseasonably cold summers, a heated outdoor pool, known as the "Sunnyside Tank, " was opened in 1925. With a capacity for 2, 000 swimmers, it was reputed to be one of the largest outdoor pools in the world.
In 1980, when the pavilion was refurbished, the pool was dedicated in honour of swimming coach Gus Ryder.
Marker lat / long: 43.637903, -79.456236 (WGS84)