Ophelia (242-262 Queen St S) | 11 fl | U/C

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See here what the York was all about:
https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/oha/d...le?id=5012

An interesting backstory for sure. A Toronto realty firm proposes a building, a prominent Kitchener builder begins construction, local insurance firms step in to save the construction, more Toronto money comes in to save the project, and there is a big grand opening party. There are a handful of buildings that were built in that period that were the first wave of upscale densifying (build up, not out isn't such a new thing after all!). I wonder what Kitchener's urban landscape would have looked like if more buildings like the York apartments had been built before the Depression and World War II arrived to slow down construction.