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Мстительный гороскоп via Настра LJ
Интересное: Планета Больших Котиков , далее Флешмоб-субботник

Пофиг на контекст, НО!!! Л И О Н Е Л Ь!!!
Если я правильно помню, любителей Этерны среди моих ПЧенек нет, но все-таки! Эльфийка Лионель - и маршал Лионель Савиньяк!!! Какая-то муза однозначно халтурит, раскидывая по головам авторов одинаковые мысли!
И, еще слово об Этерне... Мне одной кажется, что Эстебан Колиньяр и коллинеарные векторы имеют что-то общее? Это меня на геометрии просветление настигло, так что не удивляйтесь...
Созвучно, понимаешь, умонастроению))
Три для эльфов-разгильдяев,
шибко благородных.
Семь для гномов-скупердяев
в погребах холодных.
Девять - жмурикам отдам
для житья за гробом.
И одно надену сам -
просто так, для стеба.

Мной уже давно замечено, что если меня штырит, то бороться с этим бесполезно, можно только

А потому - картинкофлуд с российским Гербертом из мюзикла "Бала вампиров".
Себе - для медитации

Для Prydderi и Ниамару - в качестве дразнилочки

Герберт - Кирилл Гордеев, Альфред - Георгий Новицкий (а у нас другой Альфред был, но фотографий с ним я не нашла








Если кто-то спросит, что у него на лбу


(с) Фотографии из официальной группы проекта Вконтакте - vkontakte.ru/ballofvampires
Меня продолжает глючить на бал вампиров))) таким образом, сборная соляночка из всего, что нашлось на дайри)
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Плюс тестик) почему я не сомневался, что у меня все будет именно так?!
На шум прибежала Магда. |
«Кто же тебя так, бедная ты моя...» — ласково прошептала она, склонившись над вами. — «Не бойся, я не дам тебе умереть». Уже через мгновение в ваше горло вонзились два острых клыка. Когда вы снова открыли глаза, то поняли, что стали вампиром. Магда порывисто обняла вас. Та ночь стала началом любви, такой чистой и возвышенной, что даже царство вечной ночи, что отныне принадлежало вам, наполнилось теплом и светом. Что самое удивительное, Альфред вскоре тоже ответил Герберту взаимностью… ![]() |
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Дело в том, что я... Только что вернулась из театра! И угадайте, что я смотрел? БАЛ ВАМПИРОВ!!! И это... Это описанию не поддается. Как бы я не фанател от немецкого, его я видел только на записи, а вживую... Вот представьте - сидишь ты в зале в темноте, поет граф Кролок, и тут справа от тебя встает в первого взгляда мирный парень, распахивает бархатный плащ и тоже начинает петь!!! А уж когда я пересел к проходу, и мимо меня трижды прошел граф, дважды пробежали Альфред с профессором и один раз, но все равно убойный, провилял задницей Герберт! Да, я не шучу, виляя задницей. Ибо СЛЭШ!!! Там! Был! Слэш! Реальный! Герберт, сын Кролока, нечто среднее между Люцем и Беллой - платиново-блондинистое, в лиловом плаще и с чисто беллочкиной улыбкой, так вот, он клеился к Альфреду! И валял по сцене!!! И... и... И за задницу лапал! Короче, я в экстазе.... Я хочу еще. Во-первых, сейчас поищу фоток либо фиков, как повезет, во-вторых, представьте ситуацию: Вы кассир в круглосуточном магазине. Вдруг в ваш магазин заходит девушка - в черном платье без рукава, воротник под горло, с винтажной бронзовой подвеской и сережками, на шпильках, но летящей походкой. Глаза в небо, периодически стонет или хихикает. Вы провожаете ее недоуменным взглядом, и она скрывается за полками. Вы уже почти о ней забыли, но тут она подходит к кассе, сладостно выдыхает и... Выкладывает на прилавок а) двухкиллограмовый брикет мороженого б) литр кефира в) четыре рулона туалетной бумаги. Ваша реакция? Девочка в моем магазине уронила на ногу эту фигню, которая считывает ценники.... А, еще у девушки на плечи такой... типа плащик накинут. Шерстяная фигня, похожая на крылья или плащ в виде крыльев. Оценили? Заэль штурмует гастрономы с воплями: ЗА ГЕРБЕРТА!!!
а еще у него охренительный голос....
Спасибо СНЕЙПУ, он научил меня издеваться над людьми!
Спасибо Бэлле, она научила меня экономить время на сборы, не расчёсывая волосы.
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Тыц-тыц-тыц =Ь
А вообще, все хорошо, да. Ну, почти, ибо Иву затащить к мне домой пока не получилось, но вот Рай уже мой)) С потрохами)) В моих коварных планах - усадить Рая на Гинчика и по попе обоих, обоих^^
Правда, Рай после этого, наверное, меня бояться будет><
А мы идем на Хелавису)) *ее заклинило, ага*
А еще мы с Ивой вместе писать начали... Трава старая, наркоманы новые, ага) И она заставляет меня тренироваться в отыгрыше животных! Да-да! Я долго пытался привыкнуть, что вместо "Он раздраженно дернул плечом" надо писать "Он раздраженно махнул хвостом"... Но мне нравится, да)
А еще я пароль от школьного вай-фая накопала и в данный конкретный момент у меня литерату-у-ура! И мы читаем Мольера!!! И я - Николь!!! Я!!! Веселая горничная! Во... Во... Вопиющая безнравственность! (с) "Ты - дура"!

Это цитата из интервью Джеймса для Hero Complex., датированное 23 февраля 2011 года.
Я не уверена, но, мне кажется, что его еще не разбирали на цитаты))))
Люди Икс: Первый класс: Джеймс МакЭвой называет это "историей любви" в стиле Бутч и Санденс.
GB: Несколько месяцев назад Брайан Сингер (продюсер) сказал, что в его голове история дружбы Чарльза и Эрика занимает центральное место в приквеле. Не могли бы вы рассказать о "физике" этой дружбы в фильме?
МакЭвой: Это своего рода история любви, как "Бутч Кэссиди и Санденс Кид", которая, на самом деле, была историей любви между двумя мужчинами.
Впервые в своей жизни они встретили кого-то своего уровня, кого-то, кто понимает их, заставляет двигаться вперед, поддерживает, с кем есть связь.
Чарльз очарован Эриком и его потенциалом. Для Эрика же Чарльз стал первым человеком, кому он смог довериться и рассказать о прошлом, первым человеком, кто смог понять все те ужасы, через которые ему [Эрику] пришлось пройти.
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Целиком оригинал тут:
herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/02/23/x-men-first-...
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интервью MTV at the MOVIES: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
Дата: Ориентировочно, интервью было в конце мая, а показали его 5 июня.
movies.mtv.pt/videos/playlist/xmen-atm-playlist
на 04:30
Интервьюер: Мак - и - Фасс , как мы любим называть тебя на МТВ
Фассбендер: О, правда? Это... *начинает смеяться*
И: можем ли мы сделать так, чтобы люди использовали это как-то? Можем ли написать об этом в Твиттере? Давайте сделаем это феноменом!
Далее показывают Джеймса МакЭвоя.
МакЭвой: МакАБэндер
И: это хорошо!
МакЭвой: это как Бранджелина Людей Икс!
И: мы будем вас называть...
МакЭвой: ФассЭвой??
И: ФассЭвой? Это хорошо!
МакЭвой: БойВендер
И: БойВендер? Это звучит как "торговый автомат"
МакЭвой: с чем? Что он продает?
И: Я не хочу знать! Что-то, что я не хочу покупать!
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Источник: ieatsleepdrinktea.tumblr.com/
Сначала о хорошем: Это! Было! Охрененно!!! Вообще класс, я даже не знаю, как это описать! Я хоть еще мелкий для прав, учиться мне можно, и мы решили по спецпредложению походить в школу раннего вождения БМВ. Занятия там проводятся на мини куперах, примерно таких:

Я, честно говоря, думала что первые штук пять занятий я буду сидеть, учить знаки, принципы работы двигателя и всякую другую лабуду, а на деле ровно через семь минут я поехал. Правда, чо! Меня пинком выкинули с пассажирского и посадили за руль. В итоге, за полтора часа, я с первого раза двинулся с места, спокойно выписывал диагонали через поле и повороты, поехал задом, проехал в обе стороны змейку из пяти фишек и научился ехать на полусцеплении и стартовать с газом. Ага, только в самом конце - все остальное время чудо-машинка катала меня на отдной тяге от цепления!!! Это ж вообще что-то, на ручнике, да без газа! Я ж не на автомате, я решил сначала ручную коробку освоить! Мать вообще в шоке была, что она пять-десять км дает без газа. Кстати, мой скоростной рекорд - двадцатка, больше я не рискнул_)) И заглохли мы всего три раза, и один я не заметила - ибо это была последняя остановка, и инструктор уже махал мне, что занятия закончились) Эта гениальная зараза еще и из машины выходил, чтобы я вообще сама ездила! Но понравилось мне безумно, это однозначно) за руль нашей миньки я пока не садилась, ибо поздно было, но то, что я хочу себе такую машину - сто процентов уверена)) Кста, у нас машина новая., мини, естественно, вот такая:


Теперь о плохом. Это о планировании. Мало того, что этот план - бред сивой кобылы, так меня еще и сегодня на встрече Актива района раскатали по асфальту как малолетку, и план у меня дурацкий, и в отсутствии людей я виновата, и тд и тп. Я в итоге ушла, отмазалась тем, что в художку пора, а кабинет-то и закрыт! Я звоню и выясняю, что все в Союзе. Ибо выставка. Я спросила, сложно ли было сказать, что нет занятий или позвать со всеми, и узнаю, что меня банально забыли, и Танька, которая обзванивала всех, посчтитала меня человеком разумным (Хаха), которому звонить надо в последнюю очередь, и в итоге не позвонила. Обидно, дес. Зато хоть чаю щас попью в кафе... А, еще я, походу, зарегистрировался на самиздате и мужественно редактируюсь. Ибо ошибок наляпано столько, что выкладывать стыдно... В общем, все как всегда) Ив, зараза, пиши уже пост про Порвоо наконец!









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- И тебя вылечим, и тебя вылечим,- приговаривал Снейп, когда Дамблдор и Волдеморт опять пришли к нему в больничное крыло со стаканом...
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З.Ы. Сини, спасибо, что объяснила, как пользоваться этой хренью!
Even as a young man, Henry Pellatt embraced the spirit of the family motto "Devant Si Je Puis" - "Foremost if I can." When he met his bride-to-be, Sir Henry had already achieved local renown in 1879 for beating the U. S. amateur champion in the running of the mile. Travels in Europe gave him the love for fine art and architecture which would spur his vision of Casa Loma, his "house on the hill." This romantic side was uniquely juxtaposed by his other lifelong passion: his involvement with the military, specifically the Queen's Own Rifles.
As a partner in Pellatt and Pellatt, Sir Henry was a business visionary. In the same year that Thomas Edison developed steam-generated electricity, Sir Henry realized that supplying electricity could be extremely profitable. He founded the Toronto Electric Light Company in 1883. By the time he was thirty, the Toronto Electric Light Company enjoyed a monopoly on the supply of street lighting to the city.
In 1892 his father retired, enabling Sir Henry to invest with more risk. Despite vigorous discouragement from his friends he purchased stock in the Canadian Pacific Railroad and in the North West Land Company. As with steam-generated electricity, his intuition was right on target. A liberal immigration policy led to opening of the Canadian west which led to healthy profits from his investments in both the Canadian Pacific Railroad and in the North West Land Company.
By 1901, Sir Henry was chairman of 21 companies with interests in mining, insurance, land and electricity. In 1902, he and his partners won the rights to build the first Canadian hydro-generating plant at Niagara Falls. He was knighted in 1905 for his military service with the Queen's Own Rifles.
Pellatt's Midas touch continued through most of his business life. In 1911, armed with a fortune of $17 million, Pellatt drew up plans to build his dream castle with Canadian architect E. J. Lennox. The land on which he planned to build had been given a name by its previous owner: "house on the hill" or Casa Loma.
Casa Loma took three years and $3.5 million to build. Sir Henry filled Casa Loma with artwork from Canada and around the world. Casa Loma stood as a monument to its creator - it surpassed any other private home in North America. With its soaring battlements and secret passageways, it paid homage to the castles and knights of days gone by.
Sir Henry's numerous business and military connections demanded entertaining on a large scale. Casa Loma's romantic borrowing from the past, tempered by necessary modern day conveniences, provided the perfect setting. In the height of their years at the Castle, the planning of such a busy social calendar consumed much of Lady Pellatt's time.
In addition to hosting grand social events, the Pellatts were involved in a number of philanthropic projects. Sir Henry was a trustee and benefactor of Trinity College and a strong supporter of Grace Hospital. The organization of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade in Canada is due largely to his efforts. Lady Pellatt, in spite of her frequent confinement to a wheelchair, played an active role in the promotion of Girl Guides in Canada. She was appointed the first Commissioner of the Girl Guides of Canada and in 1919 was honoured with the Girl Guides' highest award, the Silver Fish.
Camelot crumbles
Unfortunately, Sir Henry's fortunes could not sustain the magic that was Casa Loma. To finance expansion, Pellatt and Pellatt went further and further into debt. The one sure source of income from the monopoly of electrical power vanished when political decisions allowed for public ownership of electricity. In a futile attempt to restore his wealth, Sir Henry turned to land speculation. He was convinced that well-to-do Torontonians would rush to build homes around his castle.
However, in this case his entrepreneurial sense did not take into account the effects of World War I; during the war Canadians put their money into war bonds, not homes. After the war the economy slumped, tilting Pellatt and Pellatt into bankruptcy. The company owed the Home Bank of Canada $1.7 million - or in today's terms $20 million. With his stock worthless and his business debts out of control, Sir Henry was faced with a heartbreaking decision - a decision which he would always claim was made for him by the City's immovable tax assessors. Faced with an extraordinary tax bill, Sir Henry had no choice but to auction off his prized possessions for a fraction of their worth and to abandon his dream of a noble castle.
The Pellatts moved to their farm in King township in 1924. Lady Pellatt, weakened by the strain of the move and the financial difficulties, passed away later that year at the age of sixty-seven.
Though he lost a great fortune, Sir Henry never lost his spirit of philanthropy, a character trait for which he was honoured late in life. His service of fifty years with the Queen's Own Rifles was celebrated on
The years in between
After Sir Henry Pellatt left Casa Loma, it sat vacant while proposals were considered for its future use. In 1925, one year after Sir Henry retired to his farm in King, the architect William Sparling put forward a proposal to convert the house to a luxury hotel.
William Sparling was granted a long-term lease, and began the process of completing the Great Hall and the Billiard Room, areas that Sir Henry had never himself finished. He also had plans to add two large wings to the east and west sections of the main building that would each contain 96 full suites and 56 rooms. These wings, costing approximately $1 million, were never built. A New York syndicate offered to purchase the Castle in 1928, but the deal was never completed and the hotel failed in 1929.
During the late 1920's, Casa Loma was also a popular nightspot. The Orange Blossoms, later known as Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, were booked to play for eight months at Casa Loma in
With the onset of the Depression, Casa Loma sat vacant until 1933, when the City took the property for $ 27,303.45 in back taxes. Suggestions for possible uses of the building included a high school, a museum, an art gallery, a war veteran's convalescence home and later, a permanent residence for the Dionne quintuplets. None of the projects proved feasible and the City considered demolishing the castle. In 1936, The Kiwanis Club of West Toronto proposed that they operate the Castle as a tourist attraction. The City of Toronto agreed and in 1937 Casa Loma opened to the public after extensive refurbishment by The Kiwanis Club.
Today
Casa Loma, one of Toronto's premier tourist attractions, is visited by tourists, year-round
An unabashed romantic, Sir Henry engaged the noted architect E.J. Lennox to help him realize a life-long dream - the creation of a 'medieval' castle on the brow of a hill overlooking Toronto. Begun in 1911, it took 300 men nearly 3 years to complete and cost $ 3,500,000 at that time.
Sir Henry enjoyed Casa Loma for less than ten years before financial misfortune forced him to abandon his castle home. Today this unique piece of Canadian history is open daily as a tourist attraction and hospitality venue. Casa Loma is owned by the City of Toronto and has been developed and operated by the Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma since 1937. Casa Loma is financially self-sufficient and contributes close to
Under the careful stewardship of the Club and its professional staff, the Castle remains one of Toronto's top ten tourist attractions and hospitality venues. In 1998, 375,000 visitors toured the Castle and gardens. A perfect backdrop for special occasions, the castle played host to over 200 functions with almost 30,000 guests attending during the year. Casa Loma's unique architecture has also made it a highly desirable location for film, television and photography shoots.
The tour of the castle is self-guided. Visitors can experience the castle at their leisure with the aid of an audio cassette and floor plan brochure. Casa Loma provides audio cassettes and tour brochures in the following eight languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Italian and Spanish.
The enchanting Casa Loma Gardens are open May through October and provide visitors with an opportunity to stroll through five acres of formal and informal specialty areas alive with colour and fragrance.
Gardens
The Gardens of Casa Loma portray a wide variety of specialty garden areas in a unique and balanced setting. The formality and elegance of the perennial borders provide a distinct contrast to the vibrant show of spring wildflowers. Artistic displays of annuals find strength in their colour schemes while the many flowering shrubs and trees provide an impressive array of foliage, texture and form. The ever-changing colours of this brilliant floral mosaic allow visitors to enjoy the beauty of the Casa Loma Gardens all season long.
The original Gardens of Casa Loma once occupied a portion of land located on the north side of Austin Terrace. The gardens were modeled after an English Gentlemen's Garden containing a series of parterres with gravel paths, vegetable gardens, flowers and fruit trees. A greenhouse complex featuring a potting shed and conservatory served as a work area for a staff of three gardeners who tended to the magnificent grounds.
Unfortunately, with the demise of Sir Henry's financial resources much of the original land had to be sold and eventually he was forced to leave his dream castle. With the passing of time, the original gardens succumbed to the forces of nature.
Nature Revived!
In 1987, the Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma approached The Garden Club of Toronto with the interesting prospect of renovating the existing grounds of Casa Loma. An agreement was reached between the Kiwanis Club, The Garden Club and the City of Toronto that would provide the massive renovation of five acres of Casa Loma property.
The project was not intended to be a historical restoration of the gardens as natural changes in the vegetation of the area made this impossible.
The new garden was designed as a series of specialty garden areas, taking into account specific site conditions. In an effort to retain as much historical significance as possible, certain elements of the original gardens have been incorporated into the new design. For example,
The renovation of the Gardens at Toronto's historic Casa Loma, undertaken by The Garden Club of Toronto, was a five year project begun in 1987 at a cost of $1.5 million dollars. Funding from The Garden Club of Toronto, The Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma, corporations, foundations, individuals and government created a setting fit for a castle. In 1990, the Gardens were officially opened. Today, the Gardens are operated and maintained by the Casa Loma gardening staff.
Interesting:
The stained glass dome, which cost $12,000, as well as the marble on the Conservatory floors are from Italy.
The Pellatt family crest reads: “Devant Si Je Puis”, which means “Foremost if I can”.
The staff of over 40 people, which was required to maintain the castle, was paid a sum of $22,000 a year.
The stables were built in 1906, four years before the construction of the castle, and cost $250,000 to build.
The castle has two towers. The West Tower is of Norman design and the East Tower is of Scottish design.
Casa Loma was designed by Canadian architect, E.J. Lennox, who also designed Toronto’s Old City Hall.
King George V offered to purchase Sir Henry’s favourite horse, Prince, but Sir Henry refused to part with him.
Casa Loma was built between the years 1911 and 1914 and it took 300 men and approximately $3.5 million to complete.
Sir Henry was born in Kingston, Ontario on January 6, 1859.
Lady Mary’s 3,000 square foot suite is decorated in her favourite colour scheme: Wedgewood blue and white
Sir Henry and Lady Mary Pellatt had an extensive collection of Elizabethan, Chippendale and Louis XIV furniture.
The castle has a total of 22 fireplaces.
The Castle foundations are set 45 feet deep and, at points of stress, they measure 15 to 24 feet wide.
Sir Henry died at the age of 80 on March 8, 1939, and rests at the Forest Lawn Mausoleum in Toronto.
Casa Loma
Casa Loma | |
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Established | Built 1911–1914; Established as museum 1937 |
Location | 1 Austin Terrace, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 1X8, Canada |
Type | Historic house museum |
Director | Virginia Cooper |
Curator | Joan Crosbie |
Public transit access | Dupont Station, TTC |
Website | casaloma.org |
Casa Loma (Spanish for Hill House) is a Gothic Revival style house in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is now a museum and landmark. It was originally a residence for financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Casa Loma was constructed over a three-year period from 1911–1914. The architect of the mansion was E. J. Lennox,[1] who was responsible for the designs of several other city landmarks.
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History
In 1903 Sir Henry Pellatt purchased 25 lots from developers Kertland and Rolf. Sir Henry commissioned Canadian architect E.J. Lennox to design Casa Loma with construction beginning in 1911, starting with the massive stables, potting shed and Hunting Lodge (a.k.a. coach-house) a few hundred feet north of the main building. The Hunting Lodge is a two storey 4,380-square-foot (407 m2) house with servant's quarters. As soon as the stable complex was completed, Sir Henry sold his summer house in Scarborough to his son and moved to the Hunting Lodge. The stables were used as a construction site for the castle (also served as the quarters for the men servants), with some of the machinery still remaining in the rooms under the stables. The house cost approximately $3.5 million and took a team of 300 workers three years to build from start to finish. Unfortunately, due to the start of World War I, construction on the house was halted. At 98 rooms, it was the largest private residence in Canada. Notable amenities included an elevator, an oven large enough to cook an ox, two vertical passages for pipe organs, central vacuum, two secret passages in Sir Henry's ground-floor office and three bowling alleys (never completed).
Most of the third floor was left unfinished, and today serves as the Regimental Museum for The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Pellatt joined the Regiment as a Rifleman and rose through the ranks, eventually becoming the Commanding Officer. He was knighted for his dedication to the Regiment. Later, Pellatt served as the Honorary Colonel and was promoted to Major-General upon retirement.
During the depression that followed World War One, the City of Toronto increased Casa Loma's annual property taxes from $600 per year to $1,000 a month, and Pellatt, already experiencing financial difficulties, was forced to auction off $1.5 million in art and furnishings for only $250,000. Sir Henry was able to enjoy life in the house for less than ten years, leaving in 1923. It was later operated for a short time as a luxury hotel. During the late 1920s Casa Loma was also a popular nightspot. The Orange Blossoms, later known as Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, played there for eight months in 1927–1928. Shortly thereafter, they went on tour of North America and became a major swing era dance band.
The city seized Casa Loma in 1933 for $27,303 in back taxes.
The castle was extremely run down and the city was motioning for the castle to be demolished. In 1937, however, it was leased by the Kiwanis Club of Toronto (currently known as the Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma). Today, Casa Loma is undergoing a 15 year exterior restoration.
During World War II, Casa Loma was used to conceal research on sonar, and for construction of sonar devices (known as ASDIC) for U-boat detection.
Contrary to popular belief, Casa Loma has never been an official residence of either the city of Toronto or the Province of Ontario. In 1937 it was opened to the public for the first time as a tourist attraction operated by the Kiwanis Club of Toronto. Coincidentally, this is the same year that Chorley Park, the Government House of Ontario, was closed by the provincial government. The house is still operated by the Kiwanis Club. Today it is one of Toronto's most popular tourist attractions. In May 2011 the City of Toronto announced plans to resume management of Casa Loma after reaching a financial settlement with the Kiwanis Club.[2]
Layout
Casa Loma has five acres of gardens. An underground tunnel connects Casa Loma to the Hunting Lodge and to The Stables (Garage, Potting Shed, Stalls, Carriage Room and Tack Rooms).
Main floor
- Great Hall
- Library
- Dining Room
- The Conservatory
- Serving Room
- Peacock Alley
- Sir Henry's Study
- Smoking Room
- Billiards Room
- Oak Room
Second floor
- Sir Henry's Suite
- Sir Henry's Bathroom
- Lady Pellatt's Suite
- Lady Pellatt's Bathroom
- Girl Guides Exhibit
- Guest Suite
- Windsor Room
- Round Room
Third floor
- The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum
- Stairs to Towers
- The Kiwanis Room
- The Garden Room
- Servant's Room
- The Austin Room
Basement
- Gift Shop (Bowling lanes and shooting range - never completed)
- Castle Café (Gymnasium - never completed)
- Swimming Pool (Never completed)
- Wine Cellar
- Tunnel to Hunting Lodge and Stables
Stables
- Garage
- Potting Shed
- Stalls
- Carriage Room
- Tack Rooms
- Hunting Lodge
During World War 2, the stables of Casa Loma served as the site for the development of ASDIC, which stands for Anti-Submarine Detection investigation Committee, an early sonar apparatus.
Exterior
- Gardens
- Parking lots
Appointments
Sir Henry imported artisans from Europe to design much of the furniture and other features of the castle, a few of which can be seen in the images below.
Location
Casa Loma is on Austin Terrace, at the north end of Spadina Road on an escarpment (Davenport Hill) above Davenport Road. Davenport runs along the bottom of the escarpment which was the shoreline of Lake Iroquois, the predecessor of Lake Ontario (coordinates 43°40′41″N 79°24′33″W / 43.678°N 79.4093°W). Casa Loma affords views down the escarpment and Spadina Avenue into the heart of Toronto.
The stables are located at 330 Walmer Road and the Hunting Lodge at 328 Walmer Road.
Casa Loma is served by St. Clair West Station on the TTC's Yonge-University-Spadina line.
Casa Loma in popular culture
Due to its unique architectural character in Toronto, Casa Loma has been a popular location for movies and TV. For example, it has served as a location for movies such as X-Men, Strange Brew, Chicago, The Tuxedo, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and The Pacifier. Comic books and children's novels that have used it include the Scott Pilgrim series and Eric Wilson's murder mystery, The Lost Treasure of Casa Loma. It was also temporarily transformed into Hogwarts for the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In the CBC Television show Being Erica, the episode "Mi Casa, Su Casa Loma" features Casa Loma prominently as the place where main character Erica Strange works.[3] Casa Loma is also mentioned in Canadian poet Dennis Lee's 1970 children's poem "Wiggle to the Laundromat", in the collection Alligator Pie: “Wiggle to the laundromat,/Waggle to the sea;/ Skip to Casa Loma/ And you can't catch me!”.[4] It also served in the movie adaption of R.L. Stine's novel A Night In Terror Tower. Casa Loma also features prominently in the biography-documentary of Sir Henry Pellatt, The Pellatt Newsreel: the Man who Built Casa Loma which appeared on the Biography Channel and was nominated for a 2009 Gemini for Best Biography Documentary.
Girl Guiding at Casa Loma
Lady Pellatt frequently invited the Girl Guides to her home. Their first visit was in 1913 when 250 girls and their leaders toured the conservatories, the stables, climbed the circular staircase to the top turret and then were served tea in the Palm Room. In March 1914, Lady Pellatt watched the Guides annual fête from her bedroom window as she was too ill to leave her room.[5] Rallies became an annual event at the house. Guides also skated on the house's curling rink in winter.