Huge Abandoned 1970s Hotel!! Exploring the Holiday Inn Yorkdale!

Holiday Inn Yorkdale

The Holiday Inn at Yorkdale hotel was built in 1970 and was in operation for 50 years before it closed on November 30th, 2020. It was located across the street from Yorkdale Mall which is one of Canada's busiest and largest malls today. The hotel standing at 12 storeys had both an east and west tower with 370 guest rooms and boasting 11,000 sq. ft. of meeting spaces. It had a large atrium with some rooms overlooking the salt water pool, sauna, whirlpool, bar, coffee shop, restaurant and gym.

Exploring this abandoned hotel was a real treat for me as I have never even been to an active hotel of this style let alone seen an abandoned one. The atrium was incredible, towering at least five storeys high and containing all the amenities you could possibly want in a hotel. Looking over this common area from the hotel rooms was quite inspiring and otherworldly. I had seen photos of other abandoned hotels like this and finally got the opportunity to explore one of them myself. The bonus is that the power was still on, so the areas without windows that would normally be pitch black were brightly lit with the warm glow of the artificial light.

Today the hotel is completely leveled and the construction has begun on the next phase of life for this prime parcel of land. The current proposal mentions that three towers will rise above the landscape at 24, 30 and 28 storeys tall providing 766 total units.

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