FW: (rshsdepot) Toronto Doors Open

["Paul Luchter" <luckyshow_@_mindspring.com>]

> [Original Message]
> From: Derek Boles <derekboles_@_rogers.com>
> To: <rshsdepot_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Date: 5/23/2007 11:59:01 AM
> Subject: (rshsdepot) Toronto Doors Open
>
> This weekend is the seventh annual Doors Open, an 
> event sponsored by the City of Toronto's Culture 
> Division. 150 buildings or parts of buildings 
> that are not normally open to the public will 
> throw open their doors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. 
> on Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27. Toronto 
> was the first city in North America to sponsor 
> this event and it has since been duplicated in 
> cities throughout Ontario. As usual, the Toronto 
> Railway Historical Association will be actively 
> interpreting two of the sites.
>
> 1. The Canadian Pacific Railway John Street 
> Roundhouse will have three bays open, with 
> visitors permitted inside to view some of the 
> railway equipment. There will be a live steam 
> miniature railway operating in Roundhouse Park, 
> along with other exhibits. There will also be a 
> train show inside Steam Whistle Brewing, with 
> historical displays, model railroads and a 
> demonstration of a computer simulation of the 
> Toronto railway lands in 1954.
>
> 2. Union Station will have hourly 45-minute tours 
> on both days starting at 10:15. There will also 
> be a historical display of archival photographs 
> in the centre of the Great Hall.
>
> There are also other venues of railway interest 
> that will be open during the weekend:
>
> 3. There are guided tours of the former CPR North 
> Toronto Station/Summerhill LCBO. If you haven't 
> visited this wonderful restoration, be sure to do 
> so. Check out the 360° Quick Time panorama of the 
> old waiting room on the Doors Open website.
>
> 4. The former CP Royal York Hotel is also having 
> guided tours on Sunday of some of the ground 
> floor facilities, including the Imperial Room. 
> The groups are limited to 10-15 people and, if 
> past experience is any guide, I expect that there 
> will be line-ups. There is a very interesting 
> archival display on the 2nd floor mezzanine 
> surrounding the hotel lobby that you can visit at 
> any time.
>
> For additional information on Doors Open and a 
> complete list of buildings, go to:
>
> http://www.toronto.ca/doorsopen/index.htm
>
> Derek Boles
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