Inn on the Park
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Inn on the Park was a luxury hotel that once graced the hill overlooking Leslie Street and Eglinton Avenue in North York, Ontario. Surrounded by 600 acres (2.4 km2) of parkland, the hotel had a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) convention area and two restaurants (Harvest Restaurant and The Terrace Lounge). Built by Four Seasons Hotels, the hotel was converted to a Holiday Inn and later to an independent hotel.
The hotel's lower building, built in 1963 by architect Peter Dickinson, became the Don Valley Hotel before closing in 2005. The taller tower, at 23 storeys and having 269 rooms, was built in 1971. It suffered a fire involving loss of six lives in January 1981, including Canadian television producer and director Cecil "Cy" True. There are plans to redevelop it into a seniors' residence. The smaller tower was demolished in 2006.
Four Seasons Hotel operates another luxury hotel in downtown Toronto and will open another in 2009. Their head office is a few minutes north of their former hotel.
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Coordinates: 43°43′10″N 79°20′57″W / 43.719528°N 79.349248°W
