User:Geo Swan/Athenaeum Club, Toronto

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The clubhouse of Toronto's Athenaeum Club was built as a private gentleman's club, in 1891. It was the site of Toronto's first set of 5 pin bowling alleys.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "5 pin bowling in Canada". 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2015-08-01. In April of 1892, the Athenaeum Club was opened at 167 Church Street (the front of this property is still there as part a newly-developed condo project) and it was the replacement site for the Toronto Athletic Club. It had 8 lanes for bowling, and this site, along with the 6 lanes installed at the Liederkranz German Club, built in 1894 at 255 Richmond Street West (the Scotia Bank Theatre is now there) were the first 2 bowling 'clubs' that existed in the city.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5pin-1] "5 pin bowling in Canada". 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2015-08-01. In April of 1892, the Athenaeum Club was opened at 167 Church Street (the front of this property is still there as part a newly-developed condo project) and it was the replacement site for the Toronto Athletic Club. It had 8 lanes for bowling, and this site, along with the 6 lanes installed at the Liederkranz German Club, built in 1894 at 255 Richmond Street West (the Scotia Bank Theatre is now there) were the first 2 bowling 'clubs' that existed in the city.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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