 Zeidler Partnership and Eb Zeidler were the architects for the restoration of the hotel.The hotel was built in 1889, across Queen Street from the then-existing Parkdale railroad station which serviced the Grand Trunk, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), and the Canadian National Railway (CNR) companies.In addition to serving the three major railway companies, it also provided visitors attending the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) a place to stay.