The Victoria Skating Club sold the site in 1905 to J. William Shaw, a piano merchant, who planned to build a concert hall on the site, but he deferred his plans due to the high cost of construction and a low expectation of profits.
The Victoria Skating Club sold the site in 1906 to J. William Shaw, a piano merchant, who planned to build a concert hall on the site. Shaw deferred his plans due to the high cost of construction and a low expectation of profits.