Workmen's Compensation Board Building

90 Harbour Street, main entrance.

The Workmen's Compensation Board Building (later known as 90 Harbour St), was a five-storey building that was originally home to the Workers Compensation Board of Ontario from 1953 to 1973. It was designed by the province's master architect George N. William.

It was also known as the Old Ontario Provincial Police Headquarters, with the province's police force using the building from 1973 to 1995.

The building was later sold to film production company Juxtaproduction and targeted for use in film shoots. It was used in films such as Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Exit Wounds and Ararat.

The building was sold to private developers and was then demolished in the summer of 2011.[1] The City of Toronto endeavoured to preserve the building as a prime example of this mid-20th century style, but ultimately rescinded its application on the grounds that it had no authority to impose a historical designation on provincial government property.[2] It has been redeveloped as a mixed-use development consisting of a 37-storey office building fronting on York Street (1 York) and two seventy-story residential buildings with retail at the base.

Near this building are:

References

  1. ↑ "Demolition activity at 90 Harbour Street on July 17, 2011 IMG_2126". Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  2. ↑ http://thetorontoblog.com/2011/07/17/ripe-for-redevelopment-will-offices-or-condos-rise-from-the-demolition-dust-at-90-harbour-street/

Coordinates: 43°38′30″N 79°22′47″W / 43.641666°N 79.3797°W / 43.641666; -79.3797


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