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Dominion Square

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted July, 2009

Here at 468-496 Queen Street East, on the white brick at the front of the building, is a plaque about a brewery that says:

Coordinates: 43.656700 -79.360398

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In 1873, Robert Davies, the third son of one of the most prominent families in the history of Toronto brewing, established the Dominion Brewery and built on this site in 1878. At its peak in the late 1880's, the Dominion Brewery comprised a vast array of buildings, courtyards and stables in the heart of Toronto's brewing and distilling district known as "Corktown". The brewery gained international acclaim for its lagers and ales and continued production for over 60 years until 1936, when its doors were closed. The entire complex was carefully renovated between 1987 and 1990 by The Sorbara Group, in association with Easton/Phillips Development Corporation.

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