The Winchester Hotel is a historic hotel in the Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 neighbourhood known as Cabbagetown

Cabbagetown, Toronto

Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood located on the east side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It comprises "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America", according to the Cabbagetown Preservation Association....

 at 531 Parliament Street.

Originally the Lakeview Hotel, it was built in 1888 by Thomas Kennedy

Thomas Laird Kennedy

Thomas Laird Kennedy was a politician in Ontario, Canada and served briefly as the 15th Premier of Ontario. He was first elected as the Conservative member for Peel in the 1919 provincial election...

. Since the 1960s, the once proud hotel was pretty much abandoned despite a re-birth of neighbourhood. Located on Parliament Street north of Carlton Street, the hotel has been renovated with a Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...

located on the ground floor. A new Laurentian Room has been added to attract upscale clientel.