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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

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

Date3/25/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0110391F
      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.
      Unknown
      1971
      Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard W
      Palais Royale Ballroom, Lake Shore Boulevard W
      Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
      11/25/1955
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Palais Royale
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Palais Royale
      Bull, Ron
      3/25/1986
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Palais Royale
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Buildings - Palais Royale
      Barkley, Harold
      4/26/1978
      Palais Royale dancing pavilion, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto
      Palais Royale dancing pavilion, Sunnyside Beach, Toronto
      Approximately 1925
      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(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/8/1946
      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 (...)
      Niosi, Bert
      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(...)
      Niosi, Bert
      9/20/1982
      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(...)
      Davidson, Trump
      1/27/1971
      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
      Herman, Woody, 1913-1987
      5/16/1986
      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
      Goode, Jeff
      12/28/1967
      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
      Combs, Erin
      9/11/1988