F. W. Woolworth Building (Toronto)

[1][2] The north-west corner of Queen and Yonge Streets was once occupied by Elliot Thomas' Sun Tavern (1830-1850) then by Agricultural Hall (1850-1890),[3] after which Philip Jamieson, a clothier and outfitter, opened a store on the site.

[4] Jamieson commisssioned architects Samuel Curry and Francis Baker to construct the current building in 1895.

[4] After Woolworth took over the building, it covered the Philip Jamieson Clothing Company name which was etched in the brick façade.

The joint owners commissioned architects Alter & Ireland to do a partial restoration of the façade[9] where the white cladding from the 1960s was removed and partially replaced by gray panels leaving some of the original brickwork exposed.

[10] In 2018, ERA Architects started work to restore the building to its late Victorian appearance.

A gilded signage band just above the ground floor windows once again shows "P JAMIESON CLOTHIER OUTFITTER".

The seventh level is proposed to be restaurant space with a terrace overlooking the Yonge and Queen intersection.