Toronto Magazine - Premier 2008 - (Page 59) Yonge-Dundas Square This urban venue features 22 fountains, an open stage — and a surprising calm, especially considering the great number of people who gather here each day. www.ydsquare.ca Elgin & Royal Winter Garden The last surviving Edwardian stacked theatres in the world. Built in 1913. Features royal boxes and gilded plaster detailing in the Elgin, while upstairs, the Winter Garden is famed for the trompe l’oeil paintings of vines and pastoral scenes, and the simulated garden of beech boughs hanging from the roof. www.heritagefdn.on.ca Canon Theatre The theatre the Phantom of the Opera built, this 2,200-seat Mirvish building has hosted many memorable productions, among these We Will Rock You, Wicked and the return of the Phantom himself. www.mirvish.com Massey Hall Built in 1894. Many a famous figure has graced the broad stage of this stately hall, including Eric Clapton, Frank Zappa, Bob Marley, Oscar Peterson and Winston Churchill. www.masseyhall.com Hockey Hall of Fame Here’s where hockey stars have been immortalized since 1943. Chronicle the evolution of the sport, test your hockey knowledge and check your skills against the pros. www.hhof.com Sony Centre for the Performing Arts The red-carpet opening of the O’Keefe Centre was held on October 1, 1960, with the preBroadway premiere of Alexander H. Cohen’s production of Camelot with Richard Burton, Julie Andrews, and Robert Goulet. King Arthur returned last year to celebrate the renaming of this performance venue to the Sony Centre. www.sonycentre.ca Eaton Centre A spectacular two full city blocks with 285+ stores and a glassdomed atrium over the pedestrian throughway, this retail icon is the region’s most-visited tourist attraction. www.torontoeatoncentre.com The Bay Canada’s first retailer and modern descendant of the 338-year-old Hudson’s Bay Company connects to the Eaton Centre by skywalk. Its renowned seasonal window displays grace Queen Street below during the holiday season. www.hbc.com toronto | 2008 59 http://www.ydsquare.ca http://www.masseyhall.com http://www.mirvish.com http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca http://www.hhof.com http://www.sonycentre.ca http://www.torontoeatoncentre.com http://www.hbc.com
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