Massey Hall

Did you know that Winston Churchill, George Gershwin, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Alice Cooper, Brian Wilson, Jerry Seinfeld and many more have performed here over the years? You didn't? Now you know. An Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque attached to the building gives us this information:

Since its opening in 1894, Massey Hall has served as one of Canada's most important cultural institutions. A gift to Toronto from wealthy industrialist Hart Massey, it provided the city with professional concert facilities. Its presence gave a new impetus to the city's budding music community which led to the founding of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Although criticized for its plain exterior, the concert hall has earned widespread renown for its outstanding acoustics. Over the years it has attracted orchestras, soloists and speakers from around the world.

Location Co-ordinates: 43.654180 -79.379155

Photo by Alan L Brown - July 2007

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