Although I was never inside the old Walker House on Front Street, I remember it quite well. In the 1950s, when I first received a driving license, ...
Although I was never inside the old Walker House on Front Street, I remember it quite well.
I remember being shown the bar. It was about 30 feet long, built of dark-stained wood. It possessed a rich mahogany-like sheen, but it was likely crafted from native wood such as oak or cherry. It would have been impressive in its original location.opened its station on the Esplanade, between York and Simcoe Streets., created by dumping soil and rubble into the harbour south of Front Street.
The four-story Walker House was rectangular in shape, its northeast corner angled so that its entrance faced both Front and York Streets. In 1892, the doorway was relocated to the north side, at 121 Front Street East. The simple rectangular shape of the building allowed corridors on the floors to be straight, with exit stairways at each end. This lessened the possibility of guests being trapped, if a fire occurred.
The establishment was immensely popular, since not only was it near the train station, it was close to the luxury shops on King Street, and the provincial legislative buildings at Front and Simcoe Streets.
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