The Toronto Skating Club Commemorative Plaque, 2015
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Resource ID
5169
Access
Open
Address
568 Dupont Street, Toronto, ON M6G 1Y9
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2015
Historical Themes
Program Category
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Caption
The Toronto Skating Club Commemorative Plaque, 2015
Description
Founded in 1895, the Toronto Skating Club built its clubhouse and indoor ice skating rink here in 1921. With its viewing lounge and dining room, and a rink frozen by eleven kilometres of brine-filled pipes, the clubhouse was the first of its kind in Canada. Figure skating lessons were available to all members, and the club soon became a training centre for competitive skaters. Excellent ice conditions and skilled coaches helped many members win medas at Canadian, North American, and World Championships, and at the Olympic Winter Games. From 1902 to 1956, the club held annual carnivals, forerunners of professional ice shows. Attracting large audiences, the carnivals featured coloured ice, ballet, mime, extravagant costumes, live orchestra music, and theatrical lighting. During the Second World War, the Canadian Red Cross received a portion of the carnival proceeds. The Toronto Skating Club merged with two other organizations in 1957 to form the Toronto Circket, Skating and Curling Club.
Marker lat / long: 43.672429, -79.418345 (WGS84)