James Keith & Associates (mechanical engineering firm)
Canadian Pacific Railway Company (client)
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Title
Royal York Hotel Addition
Dates of creation
1956-1959, 1961-1962
Level of archival description
Project
Extent and Medium
1041 drawings including reprographic copies
7 photographic materials
0.01 l. m. of textual records
Scope and Content
File documents an executed project for a railway hotel addition in Toronto, Ontario. Material in this file was produced between 1956 and 1959, and between 1961 and 1962.
James Keith & Associates acted as Associated Mechanical Engineering Firm on this project.
File contains index cards, survey drawings, preliminary drawings, preliminary and design development drawings, miscellaneous drawings, working drawings, working and detail drawings, detail drawings, revision drawings, structural drawings, mechanical drawings, electrical drawings, photographs, textual documents, and diazotypes.
cocktail lounge, center stair, pipe ducts, beauty salon, bathroom layout, grade elevations, fresh air supply to laundry and lounge, convention hall wall, banquet hall ceiling plan and sections, elevation, main lobby ceiling plan
Quantity / Object type:
15 File
Stage and Purpose:
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
15 drawings
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Main lobby, plot plan and existing building, plot plan, elevator shaft and stairs, convention hall, ticket offices
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
main lobby, plot plan and existing building, plot plan, elevator shaft and stairs, convention hall, ticket offices, banquet hall, elevator lobby, stand-up bar, assembly hall, lobby and main floor level, decorative bracket, new main entrance, laundry mezzanine, private dining rooms, cascade room, bathroom layout, closet, showers, garage site
Quantity / Object type:
25 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
25 drawings
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Closet, banquet hall wall, stairs, panelling in convention hall, suite, dry cleaning area
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
closet, banquet hall wall, stairs, panelling in convention hall, suite, dry cleaning area, washroom counter, towel dispenser and waste receptacle, lighting fixtures for Ontario room and main lobby, lighting fixtures for banquet hall foyer
Quantity / Object type:
15 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
14 graphite on tracing paper, 1 sepia
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Decorative panels for banquet hall foyer, lighting system for mural, centre decoration for Cascade room, decorative panels for Ontario room, lighting fixtures and brackets
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
15 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
12 graphite on tracing paper, 3 sepias
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Plan and elevations of private dining rooms, perspectives of Nova Scotia room and North-West Territories room
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
plan and elevations of private dining rooms, perspectives of Nova Scotia room and North-West Territories room, perspectives of beauty salon and Newfoundland room, banquettes and chair for Cascade room
Quantity / Object type:
13 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
10 sepias, 3 diazotypes
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Bank ceiling, perspectives of private dining rooms, elevations of British Columbia room
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
bank ceiling, perspectives of private dining rooms, elevations of British Columbia room, channel frame opening, T.C.A. office, plans and elevations of Saskatchewan room, perspectives of Manitoba dining room, main mezzanine and floor corners, entrance stonework, private dining rooms and service kitchen vestibules, bed-sitting rooms
Quantity / Object type:
20 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
19 graphite on tracing paper, 1 sepia
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Bank vault, ventilation tower openings, elevator cabs, partial mezzanine plans, elevator equipment room, Manitoba room
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
bank vault, ventilation tower openings, elevator cabs, partial mezzanine plans, elevator equipment room, Manitoba room, freight elevator exhaust, bank plan and vault, lighting in private dining rooms, P.E.I. room, entrance door monograms, main lobby offices, entrance vestibule
Quantity / Object type:
17 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
17 drawings
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Mirror panel, suites, cow brands for Alberta room, elevator cab ceiling, layout of laundry equipment
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
mirror panel, suites, cow brands for Alberta room, elevator cab ceiling, layout of laundry equipment, fire damper, bedroom closet, kleenex dispenser, room detail, mouldings for private dining rooms, Alberta room perspective, scene for panels over escalators, food service elevator, perspectives of Yukon room
Quantity / Object type:
18 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
17 graphite on tracing paper, 1 sepia
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Shop for Holt Renfrew, lighting for mural, Canadian Armoral Bearings, panels for elevator lobby
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
shop for Holt Renfrew, lighting for mural, Canadian Armoral Bearings, panels for elevator lobby, plaster panels for main lobby, entrance and fire escape exits, banquet hall doors, vestibule changes, perspective of Newfoundland room, floor tile pattern, fire damper
Quantity / Object type:
18 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
18 drawings
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Front office desk, changes to bedroom floors, basement arcade, main lobby, toilet
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
front office desk, changes to bedroom floors, basement arcade, main lobby, toilet, speaker and microphone layout, electrical for offices, heating for entrance, plumbing layout for toilets, air pipes, Ontario room, Quebec room, piping revision, New Brunswick room, telecommunication and projection rooms, banquet hall foyer, plaster reliefs for main lobby
Quantity / Object type:
18 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
18 drawings
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
incised mirror panel, sub-basement details, mechanical floor opening, miscellaneous details, panelling in N-W Territories room, plaster reliefs for main lobby, temporary offices for main lobby, office partition, bevelled flange, bathroom perspectives, sign, proposed kitchen layout by CPR Hotel department
Quantity / Object type:
14 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
14 drawings
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Partial plan of basement, waiter's office and washroom, main mezzanine floor
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
partial plan of basement, waiter's office and washroom, main mezzanine floor, location of etched mirrors, Confederation room, Ontario room panel, locker base, lighting fixtures
Quantity / Object type:
11 File
Stage and Purpose:
design development drawing
preliminary drawing
Extent and Medium:
11 drawings
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Elevations, roof plan, building sections, wall sections, ventilation tower, bedroom and bathroom details, finish and door schedules, window and stair schedules
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
21 File
Stage and Purpose:
working drawing
Extent and Medium:
18 ink on linen, 3 sepias
Method of Projection:
detail drawings (drawings)
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Exit doors, windows, banquet hall plan and elevations, banquet hall ceiling and floor plan
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
exit doors, windows, banquet hall plan and elevations, banquet hall ceiling and floor plan, convention hall balcony, convention hall wall and ceiling, sound-proof doors, main lobby doors, layout of lobby, elevator lobby layout and ceiling, new lobby ceiling plan, washrooms, Cascade room plans and elevations, display cases, toilets
Quantity / Object type:
24 File
Extent and Medium:
23 graphite on tracing paper, 1 sepia
Method of Projection:
detail drawings (drawings)
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
toilets, check room door, laundry counter, wine cooler room, east entrance, glazed partitions, alterations to first floor and mezzanine of existing building, expansion joints, curved partitions in lobby, pillars and check counters, Toronto room, Saskatchewan room, Nova Scotia room, New Brunswick room, P.E.I. room, Newfoundland room, Manitoba room, Alberta room, Quebec room, British Columbia room, North-West Territories room
Quantity / Object type:
24 File
Extent and Medium:
24 drawings
Method of Projection:
detail drawings (drawings)
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Curved wood panels to elevator lobby, expansion joint, alterations to existing mezzanine
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
curved wood panels to elevator lobby, expansion joint, alterations to existing mezzanine, wickets, trap door, arcade doors, ceiling layout for Bank of Montreal, arcade showcase, stairs, main lobby telephone booths, alterations to existing basements, dry cleaning area and valet shop, operating room area, special doors, provincial crests
Quantity / Object type:
21 File
Extent and Medium:
21 drawings
Method of Projection:
detail drawings (drawings)
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Revision drawings including new entrance canopy, main floor elevator lobby, new lobby
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
revision drawings including new entrance canopy, main floor elevator lobby, new lobby, mezzanine lobby, Prince Edward Island room, New Brunswick room, Nova Scotia room, Saskatchewan room, Newfoundland room, banquet hall foyer, Toronto room, Canadian room, Ontario room
Quantity / Object type:
13 File
Extent and Medium:
13 drawings
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Concrete alterations to existing building, structural concrete floor plans, ventilation tower, footing schedules and foundation details, transformer vault and elevator machinery room
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Quantity / Object type:
15 File
Stage and Purpose:
structural drawing
Extent and Medium:
15 drawings
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Title: Preliminary sketches and drawings for steel structure, consultant drawings
Form: drawings
Catalogued items within this file 0
People:
Ross & Macdonald (archive creator)
Description:
preliminary sketches and drawings for steel structure, consultant drawings by Dominion Bridge Co. Limited and by H.K. Ferguson Company of Canada Ltd., cooling tower foundation by Ajax Engineering Ltd., Toronto
Quantity / Object type:
24 File
Stage and Purpose:
structural drawing
Extent and Medium:
11 graphite on tracing paper, 8 diazotypes, 5 blueprints
Credit line:
Ross & Macdonald fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
