Opened 1948 | ||
Similar Grand Forks Hotel, Empress Hotel, Chateau Aeroport‑Mirabel, Ford Hotel, Rossin House Hotel | ||
The Warwick Hotel Toronto was a hotel located at the corner of Dundas Street East and Jarvis Street, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was notable as being the site of significant dance band performances until the mid-1960s, after which it became notable as a location for burlesque entertainment.
History
The hotel was initially a higher end hotel in downtown Toronto, featuring many of the dance bands of the 1940s and 1950s. Author Hugh Garner made his home there for a period, and referenced the hotel in his pseudonym, Jarvis Warwick, when writing pulp fiction.
In the 1960s, the hotel changed its focus to burlesque entertainment, and was notable as having one of Toronto's earlier crossdressing personalities, Allan Maloney, hosting the evening in his alter ego as Brandee.