| 词条 | Rossin House Hotel |
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The five-storey hotel was renamed the Prince George Hotel in 1909 after the future British monarch. It was demolished in 1969 to make way for architect Mies van der Rohe's Toronto-Dominion Centre, with the corner being further developed in 1984 for The Standard Life Center.[2] UpscaleWhile it is always difficult to define what exactly constitutes "upscale", in the case of the Rossin House Hotel, we are lucky enough to have a surviving dinner menu from Friday, April 9, 1869: the wine list alone provides valuable insight and is striking when we consider that only 50 years earlier, Toronto was a muddy imperial backwater [The link to the menu is gone.]. The list includes a selection of very posh Bordeaux "claret" wines, such as a "Barton & Gestier Château Margaux 1847" [3] for what was then, $3 a bottle - a bargain when calculated in today's dollars, being approx $80.[4] Champagne's included Moët et Chandon's "Green Seal" (aka "Grand Imperial") for $2.50,[5] and while "Green Seal" is no longer produced, it was considered an example of "the best of the best";[6] for comparison, Moët et Chandon currently produces the famous (and premium) Dom Pérignon Champagne (retail 2008 approx $220 cdn). NotesThe famous 1856–57 panorama photos of Toronto by Armstrong, Beere & Hime – some of the earliest known photos of the city – were taken from the roof of the Rossin House. These photos include views of Toronto's harbour, its early railways, Osgoode Hall, its street and typical architecture of the day – a must-see for those curious about Toronto's history.[7] References1. ^Industries of Canada: Historical and Commercial Sketches of Toronto and Environs., M.G. Bixby & Co., 1866. Retrieved 2007-12-03. {{Defunct hotels in Canada}}{{coord|43.6478|N|79.3830|W|display=title}}2. ^ Standard Life Center Building Info 3. ^The weight of the evidence is in the actual Château's favour. Château Margaux was entirely negociant bottled in 1847 - and B & G has been confirmed by the Château as being one such agent for the 1847 vintage: "Regarding your question, in 1847 the Château Margaux wines were not bottled at the estate, the wines were indeed sold in barrels to our several French wine merchants. They were responsible for bottling the wines and then selling and distributing them throughout the world. At that time, Chateau Margaux was confiding one part of its production to Barton and Guestier among other negociants"Marie Guillard - Chateau Margaux, December 2008. 4. ^http://www.bankofcanada.ca/en/dollar_book/appendixa.pdf 5. ^Toronto Reference Library Exhibit "Local Flavour" 2008 6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=8v8XAAAAYAAJ The Perfect Gentleman, Or, Etiquette and Eloquence 1860 ] 7. ^Toronto Archives 8 : Hotel buildings completed in 1856|Hotel buildings completed in 1863|Hotels in Toronto|Defunct hotels in Canada|Demolished buildings and structures in Toronto|Burned buildings and structures in Canada|Rebuilt buildings and structures in Canada|Buildings and structures demolished in 1969 |
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