The Arcadian Court is an Art Deco restaurant and banquet hall on the the 8th floor of the Canadian department store The Bay's downtown Toronto, Ontario store, whose wrought iron railings, arched windows and huge chandeliers made it one of Toronto's most exclusive dining spots for many years. Three skylights allow light to enter the white wash hall interior. Asheville City Hall. ... Toms Diner, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ... A JC Penney department store. ... La Baie on Montreals rue Sainte-Catherine, with skyscraper in the background The Bay is a chain of 100 fashion department stores that operate across Canada. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ...

First opened in 1929, when the store was part of the Simpson's chain, the Arcadian Court was intended to compete with the Royal York Hotel's Imperial Room and the College Street Eaton's store's Eaton Auditorium (now called The Carlu (Toronto)) for downtown lunch business. The restaurant had both a main floor and a mezzanine (called the The Men's Grill from 1968-1969), which was men-only for many years. 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the London restaurant called Simpsons, see Simpsons-in-the-Strand. ... The Royal York surrounded by Toronto’s modern towers. ... The 500 seat Imperial Room is a major events venue at the Royal York Hotel. ... Eatons was once Canadas largest department store retailer. ... The Carlu is a historic event space in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Carlu is a historic event space in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... A mezzanine is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building; it is often low-ceilinged, and often projects in the form of a balcony. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

The restaurant hosted many of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's first radio broadcasts, and in 1967 it hosted the first auction ever held outside Britain by Sotheby's. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is a leading Canadian orchestra. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The boss is a trained space monkey. ...

In 1971, the store was acquired by the Hudson's Bay Company, and became downtown Toronto's flagship Bay store. From 1988 to 1989, some of the mezzanine space was converted to gallery space, which displays the Canadian art collection of Kenneth Thomson. Much of the second floor of the Arcadian Court is closed off or used for storage of chairs. A small pictorial display and a cast iron fountain is located outside the hall. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC) TSX: HBC is the oldest corporation in Canada (and North America) and is one of the oldest in the world still in existence. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenneth Roy Thomson, born September 1, 1923 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is the 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet and a businessman and art collector. ...

In 2004, this gallery space will be closed, and the Thomson collection will be transferred to the Art Gallery of Ontario. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The main entrance to the AGO The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an art museum on the eastern edge of Torontos downtown Chinatown district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. ...

The Arcadian Court also figures prominently in Margaret Atwood's novel The Blind Assassin, as the centre of Toronto's high society to which Iris Chase Griffen is introduced. Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Peggy Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a novelist, poet, literary critic, and a pioneer of Canadian womens writing. ... The Blind Assassin The Blind Assassin is a novel published in 2000 by the Canadian author Margaret Atwood, set in Canada. ...

The Arcadian Court brand name has been carried on into other restaurants operated in Bay stores, though none are as opulent or exclusive as the Toronto original.

See also

• City View Cafe located at the Simpson Tower and on the same floor as the Arcadian Court.

External link

• Arcadian Court