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Casa Loma: Repurposing History
According to the CBC, the Casa Loma is the only historical attraction in Canada that actually makes money – approximately $1 million per year, which its caretakers, the Kiwanis Club, hand over to the city for exterior renovations. But a great grand-niece of the builder of Casa Loma thinks that the Kiwanis Club has been doing a poor job of maintaining the crumbly castle, and wants a review of the TO attraction’s management. Trelawny Howell, among others, thinks the building is undergoing an identity crisis. TOist can’t offer an opinion, but we like the personification of the epic building – an identity crisis! We thought those were reserved for teenagers. It would be nice to see the historic building move beyond hosting school field trips and weddings, and we can think of a few uses for the vacant hunting lodge next door. There will be periodic public consultations throughout the rest of the year, where citizens can give their input on the future of the castle.