In 1939, Sir Henry Pellatt, the millionaire who built Casa Loma in Toronto, died. He was 80 years old. Pellatt had the castle built between 1911-14 at a cost of $2 million. Based on European designs, it had about 50 rooms and was lavishly decorated. Pellatt suffered financial losses in the 1930’s and lost Casa Loma, which is now a tourist attraction.
Today is March 8 and on this date in Canadian construction history:
In 1939, Sir Henry Pellatt, the millionaire who built Casa Loma in Toronto, died. He was 80 years old. Pellatt had the castle built between 1911-14 at a cost of $2 million. Based on European designs, it had about 50 rooms and was lavishly decorated. Pellatt suffered financial losses in the 1930’s and lost Casa Loma, which is now a tourist attraction.
In 1976, four workers were killed and four others injured when a concrete slab fell from the top of Montreal’s Olympic stadium.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
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