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The Chelsea Inn: Bill Pattison (left) and his Delta Hotels group was hired to turn a bankrupt development into an economy hotel
The Chelsea Inn: Bill Pattison (left) and his Delta Hotels group was hired to turn a bankrupt development into an economy hotel

The Chelsea Inn: Bill Pattison (left) and his Delta Hotels group was hired to turn a bankrupt development into an economy hotel

Date10/29/1985
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0131906F
Sweet victory: Hotel pastry chefs, from left, Sunil Seneviratne of Royal York, Nicolette Thomas of The Sutton Place and Wai-Man chan of Delta Chelsea Inn decorated Hotelympiad cakes
Sweet victory: Hotel pastry chefs, from left, Sunil Seneviratne of Royal York, Nicolette Thomas of The Sutton Place and Wai-Man chan of Delta Chelsea Inn decorated Hotelympiad cakes
7/16/1996
While downtown inns suffer through a drastic slump, hotels on Airport and Dixon Rds. are still mostly making money. Dennis Buchanan manages the Hilton, one of 13 hotels along the so-called strip.
While downtown inns suffer through a drastic slump, hotels on Airport and Dixon Rds. are still mostly making money. Dennis Buchanan manages the Hilton, one of 13 hotels along the so-called strip.
3/19/1976
Renovator: Juergen Bartels, president of the Ramada Hotel Group, told franchise hotel operators there was no room at his Inn if they didn't renovate. As a result, $350 million (U.S.) has been spent on refurbishing rooms at Ramada Inns across North America, he says.
Renovator: Juergen Bartels, president of the Ramada Hotel Group, told franchise hotel operators there was no room at his Inn if they didn't renovate. As a result, $350 million (U.S.) has been spent on refurbishing rooms at Ramada Inns across North America, he says.
10/4/1982
Dominic Zoffranieri: Delta Chelsea Inn's executive chef offers Star readers recipes that give new appeal to cheaper cuts such as stewing beef, wieners, sausages and pot roast
Dominic Zoffranieri: Delta Chelsea Inn's executive chef offers Star readers recipes that give new appeal to cheaper cuts such as stewing beef, wieners, sausages and pot roast
10/7/1983
The chief engineer of the Toronto Airport Hilton Hotel, Dennis Potter, shows his bed-making skill on a weekend when about 40 of the hotel's 225 jobs were unfilled and a convention was blooked in
The chief engineer of the Toronto Airport Hilton Hotel, Dennis Potter, shows his bed-making skill on a weekend when about 40 of the hotel's 225 jobs were unfilled and a convention was blooked in
10/21/1974
New look: Robert Sage, President of Sage Hotel Corp., is sprucing up his Howard Johnson hotels in Ontario.
New look: Robert Sage, President of Sage Hotel Corp., is sprucing up his Howard Johnson hotels in Ontario.
2/14/1990
Progress check: Two of the partners in Telfer's Tower Club (Hotels) Ltd., Kerry Baskey, left, and Robert Hanson, inspect the work being done on their luxury hotel on the 28th and 29th floor of the 69-storey Scotia Plaza, being built at King and Bay Sts.
Progress check: Two of the partners in Telfer's Tower Club (Hotels) Ltd., Kerry Baskey, left, and Robert Hanson, inspect the work being done on their luxury hotel on the 28th and 29th floor of the 69-storey Scotia Plaza, being built at King and Bay Sts.
8/23/1988
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
12/29/1977
His british factory, just outside London, turns out 60,000 of those Garrard automatic record changers every week. Eighty per cent go for export. Garrard president William Fleming, has hired a train for his latest selling trip in Canada.
His british factory, just outside London, turns out 60,000 of those Garrard automatic record changers every week. Eighty per cent go for export. Garrard president William Fleming, has hired a train for his latest selling trip in Canada.
9/8/1969
Breaking ground: Japanese businessman C. L. Sun, left, and Jonas Prince of Realstar Hotels get ready to dig.
Breaking ground: Japanese businessman C. L. Sun, left, and Jonas Prince of Realstar Hotels get ready to dig.
6/15/1988
Cleaning up: Gary Rochon wears a white laboratory coat and white gloves to clean the chandelier in the Royal York Hotel's concert hall
Cleaning up: Gary Rochon wears a white laboratory coat and white gloves to clean the chandelier in the Royal York Hotel's concert hall
9/2/1988
Super salesman: John Morand, 44, just hired permanently as economic development commissioner for Scarborough, looks over a model of Scarborough City Centre Some alderman opposed the move
Super salesman: John Morand, 44, just hired permanently as economic development commissioner for Scarborough, looks over a model of Scarborough City Centre Some alderman opposed the move
4/22/1986