The John Street roundhouse before and after.

22 September 2011

Nominees for the 2011 Heritage Toronto Awards

Toronto Ontario - Heritage Toronto is pleased to announce the nominees for the 37th Annual Heritage Toronto Awards including:
 
255 Bremner Boulevard
Commissioned by:  City of Toronto
Architect:  IBI Group Architects
Crafts Persons/Contractors: John Street Roundhouse Development Corporation
 
The John Street Roundhouse was in continuous service as a Canadian Pacific Railway engine house from 1929 until the last engine left in 1988.
 
The roundhouse had 32 repair bays and a turntable to move the engines in and out of the building.
 
This project involved redeveloping Bays 15 to 32 and the turntable courtyard, as well as the adjacent park, as home for the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre and a Leon's furniture store.
 
The building's character-defining elements, such as the extensive windows and the train bay doors, were restored, the unheated roundhouse was refurbished with modern services for new tenants, and additional railway buildings were brought to the park.