{"id":4305,"date":"2019-09-24T10:56:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/?p=4305"},"modified":"2019-09-24T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T14:56:51","slug":"our-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/2019\/09\/24\/our-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Home!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1919-f1231_it03371.jpg\" alt=\"1919-f1231_it03371\" width=\"855\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1919-f1231_it03371.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1919-f1231_it03371-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1919-f1231_it03371-768x690.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In our latest blog posting, we take a look at the historic building that we call home.\u00a0 The Ryrie building, located at Yonge and Shuter Streets, was designed by Langley &amp; Burke Architects and built in 1891 and is listed on the City of Toronto&#8217;s inventory of heritage properties.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/yongeandshuter1922-1024x851.jpg\" alt=\"yongeandshuter1922\" width=\"1000\" height=\"831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/yongeandshuter1922-1024x851.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/yongeandshuter1922-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/yongeandshuter1922-768x638.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/yongeandshuter1922.jpg 1420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/733px-yonge_street_east_side_looking_north_near_shuter_street-1.jpg\" alt=\"733px-yonge_street_east_side_looking_north_near_shuter_street\" width=\"733\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/733px-yonge_street_east_side_looking_north_near_shuter_street-1.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/733px-yonge_street_east_side_looking_north_near_shuter_street-1-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The building was first altered in 1913 and has received several renovations\/alterations in its lifetime.\u00a0 In 1947, The Silver Rail, Toronto&#8217;s first cocktail bar opened on the corner with what would be the first LCBO license in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ont-archives-silver_rail_tavern_21.jpg\" alt=\"ont-archives-silver_rail_tavern_21\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ont-archives-silver_rail_tavern_21.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/ont-archives-silver_rail_tavern_21-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/f1257_s1057_it0738-1024x745.jpg\" alt=\"f1257_s1057_it0738\" width=\"1000\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/f1257_s1057_it0738-1024x745.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/f1257_s1057_it0738-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/f1257_s1057_it0738-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/f1257_s1057_it0738.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today the building is home to many offices which feature the brick and beam construction, as well as Urban Outfitters on the Yonge Street facade.\u00a0 Soon to open in the corner space that once was home to The Silver Rail,\u00a0 is Sweat and Tonic &#8211; a comprehensive group fitness facility, bar and event space which promises to offer premium cocktails which originally made the Silver Rail famous!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image.jpg\" alt=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.context.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/image-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And in closing, here is the beautiful Ryrie building today.\u00a0 If you asked us, bring back the awnings!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our latest blog posting, we take a look at the historic building that we call home.\u00a0 The Ryrie building, located at Yonge and Shuter Streets, was designed by Langley &amp; Burke Architects and built in 1891 and is listed on the City of Toronto&#8217;s inventory of heritage properties. 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