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| Archive Doors Open Toronto 2007 |
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| Horse Palace: Riding Academy |  |
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| 15 Nova Scotia Ave., Toronto, ON M6K 3C3 |
| Telephone: 416-599-4044 |
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| District: South (former City of Toronto and East York) |
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| Architect and year: |
| J.J. Woolnough, 1931 |
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| Open: |
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm
Last admittance to building: 4 pm |
Sunday: 10 am to 4 pm
Last admittance to building: 4 pm |
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| The Horse Palace has been described as one of the finest Art Deco Buildings in the City of Toronto and possibly in the province or nation. Art Deco elements of the Horse Palace include a hard-edged angular composition, cubist forms and strong horizontal and vertical planes. The low relief sculptured friezes of horses located on the exterior of the building are also indicative of the Art Deco style of design. In addition, details such as lanterns, skilfully executed in coloured glass, accentuate the overall architectural design of the building. When constructed in 1931, the Horse Palace was billed as one of the finest equestrian facilities in Canada and continues to fulfil its traditional role during the annual Canadian National Exhibition and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. One "non-traditional" use of the Horse Palace occurred between 1942 and 1946 when the CNE grounds were occupied by the Canadian military. During this era, the Horse Palace was used as a barracks for soldiers waiting to be sent overseas. Since 1931, the Toronto Police have had a Mounted Unit temporarily stationed in the Horse Palace during the CNE and Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. In 1968, however, a Mounted Unit took up residence in the Horse Palace on a year-round basis, while other Mounted Units were stationed in various other stables across the city. In the late 1990s, however, Toronto Police decided to bring all the mounted units together in one place and to this end the stables at Exhibition Place underwent major renovations. On July 25th, 2000, the Mounted Unit of the Toronto Police moved into its new home in the Horse Palace. This brought all of the Mounted Unit’s personnel together in one facility for the first time in 100 years. |
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| Event information: |
| The Riding Academy at the Horse Palace invites you to come and meet our school horses and miniature farm animals! There will also be tours of our facilities and riding demonstrations. Equestrian Demonstration at the top of each hour. |
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| Photography permitted: | Filming permitted: |
| Interior | Yes tripod: Yes | Interior | Yes tripod: Yes |
| Exterior | Yes tripod: Yes | Exterior | Yes tripod: Yes |
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| Getting there: Click here for map. |
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| TTC (nearest station) Bathurst Station, Union Station Bus/streetcar: 511 Bathurst Streetcar, 509 Union Streetcar |
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| Visit their web site: http://www.horsepalace.ca |
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