New Broadview House Hotel
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The New Broadview House Hotel is a four story hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

 at Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East in Toronto, Ontario.

Built in 1893, the Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...

 style hotel was built for Archibald Dingham and located in the historic neighbourhood of Riverdale
Riverdale, Toronto
Riverdale is a large neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by the Don River Valley to the west, Danforth Avenue and Greektown to the north, Jones Avenue, the CN/GO tracks, and Leslieville to the east, and Lake Shore Boulevard to the south....

.

Since at least 2004, rumours have circulated that the building will be bought and renovated to become a version of the Drake
Drake Hotel (Toronto)
The Drake Hotel on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario, Canada near Parkdale, was opened in 1890 as "Small's Hotel". At the time, the area was a major Canadian Pacific Railway hub near what was then one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the city....

 or the Gladstone
Gladstone Hotel, Toronto
The Gladstone Hotel was built in 1889 and named after Gladstone Avenue, next to the hotel. The Parkdale area hotel is a west Toronto landmark designed by local architect G.M. Miller in the Romanesque Revival style.-History:...

, boutique hotel/bar/performance art venues on Queen St. W. So far, however, there are no signs of this actually happening.

Still operating as a hotel, the lower floor is Jilly's, a rough & tumble strip club. The operation was the scene of a barmaid stabbing in the early 1990s.

Nearby are:
  • Toronto East Chinatown
  • Broadview subway station
  • The Danforth - Greektown
  • New Edwin Hotel
    New Edwin Hotel
    The New Edwin Hotel was a three storey hotel in Toronto. It was built in 1905 to serve railway passengers coming from a now closed station. The once dignified hotel for several decades was a seedy home for rent with daily and weekly rates...

    on Queen Street East
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