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Casa Loma is a Gothic style house that was built as a residence in the early 1900s and was converted into a museum in 1937. It is just outside the city and offers an escape from city life with a bit of history thrown in.==Information==Opening...
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From journal Places To Visit In Toronto
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Prior to this visit, I had never heard of Casa Loma and even if I had, I don’t think I would have expected it to be in Toronto, given its Spanish name. I very fortuitously came across this tourist site via WHERE magazine and immediately was...
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From journal Early Spring in Toronto
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Casa Loma is one of Toronto’s more incongruous sights, a Gothic Revival castle topping Davenport Hill in the north of the city. When first built, the property was illuminated by more than 5,000 lights, and its switchboard operator handled more calls...
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From journal Down All The Days
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Both around a century old and located within streets of each other, their history could barely be more different.
Spadina - in 1866, James Austin, Irish-immigrant-turned-businessman, began renovating an 1836 summerhouse into a home. The...
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From journal Cool top 10 Toronto sights
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Casa Loma is an actual Castle in the middle of the city. It was built by a man to fulfill his childhood wish for a castle.
It has secret passageways, towers, sweeping staircases, an 800-foot tunnel, stables, and five acre gardens - everything...
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From journal North of the Border
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Although "tourist attraction" is a phrase that usually causes me to look elsewhere, this tourist attraction is not to be missed on a visit to Toronto. Casa Loma (House on the Hill) is one of many castles built by industrialists in North America in...
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From journal Springtime in Toronto
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A visit to Toronto would not be complete without visiting their Castle.
Casa Loma was built by Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt between 1911 and 1914. It sits in the heart of Toronto and when you make the climb up the towers you are given...
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From journal Ontario's Capital