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Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard W
Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard W

Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard W

Date11/25/1955
Names
Format
Notes
Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard W., south side, east of Marine Drive
Medium
Dimensions65 x 62 mm
Language
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberPICTURES-R-568
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Sunnyside
Province or state:Ontario
Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard West, south side, east of Marine Drive, Toronto, Ontario.
Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard West, south side, east of Marine Drive, Toronto, Ontario.
1971
The present: The Palais Royale ballroom's main doors are closed today, but a Toronto redevelopment plan could restore the building and surrounding area to their former grandeur
The present: The Palais Royale ballroom's main doors are closed today, but a Toronto redevelopment plan could restore the building and surrounding area to their former grandeur
3/25/1986
One of the few authentic jazz musicians Canada has ever produced, Trump Davidson will return to the bandstand at the old Palais Royale tonight after a(...)
One of the few authentic jazz musicians Canada has ever produced, Trump Davidson will return to the bandstand at the old Palais Royale tonight after a(...)
1/27/1971
Image shows a gentleman in the centre with two ladies on both sides posing for a photo.
Palais Royale's Matt Craven with sis Kelly Embleton (left) and mom Joanne Chandler
9/11/1988
At the Palais Royale last year: Bandleader and clarinettist Woody Herman played at a bash for donations to help pay his back taxes and the rent for a house he once owned
At the Palais Royale last year: Bandleader and clarinettist Woody Herman played at a bash for donations to help pay his back taxes and the rent for a house he once owned
5/16/1986
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Palais Royale
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Palais Royale
4/26/1978
Heading for a dance, the five prisoners had stopped their car in front of the Palais Royale when spotted by the ex-sailor. He notified police and pris(...)
Heading for a dance, the five prisoners had stopped their car in front of the Palais Royale when spotted by the ex-sailor. He notified police and pris(...)
3/8/1946
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Palais Royale
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Palais Royale
3/25/1986
Still in shape, Bert Niosi, known to thousands of old Palais Royale regulars as Canada's King of Swing form the '30 to the '40, still likes to blow a (...)
Still in shape, Bert Niosi, known to thousands of old Palais Royale regulars as Canada's King of Swing form the '30 to the '40, still likes to blow a (...)
6/12/1981
Fond memories, Bert Niosi, once Canada's King of Swing, recalls the days when he was a headliner at the Palais Royale, as shown on a 1946 marquee (ins(...)
Fond memories, Bert Niosi, once Canada's King of Swing, recalls the days when he was a headliner at the Palais Royale, as shown on a 1946 marquee (ins(...)
9/20/1982
Palais Royale dancing pavilion, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto
Palais Royale dancing pavilion, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto
Approximately 1925
Jackie Shane belts it out at the Palais Royale - and a member of the audience asks
Jackie Shane belts it out at the Palais Royale - and a member of the audience asks
12/28/1967