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Dinner hosted by Sir John Eaton, King Edward Hotel, 1907. Photographer unknown. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1568, Item 478.


Photograph of John A. Cooper, actors Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, and Dr. George E. Smith, in front of the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, 1924. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1266, Item 2235.


  • The pinnacle of luxury at the turn of the century

    Over the last century, it has welcomed international celebrities, including Toronto’s own Mary Pickford. The Beatles stayed here in 1964, during their first tour to Toronto, and were welcomed by over 3,000 fans who packed the streets and crowded the lobby. Five years later, John Lennon and Yoko Ono stayed in the same royal suite to begin their “bed-in for peace.”

    The hotel’s fashionable Crystal Ballroom reopened in 2017, following significant restoration.


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