Canada Life Building - 330 University Avenue | Built 1931 | Beaux-Arts Style | Weather Beacon Completed 1951

Canada Life Building - 330 University Avenue

 Canada Life Building - 330 University Ave

The Canada Life Building was built in 1931, or at least it was completed at that time. The building is in the Beaux-Arts style. Its most unique feature is the weather beacon on its roof that flashes the weather conditions to the passersby walking on the street below. The beacon was completed in 1951, which is a full 20 years after the building was completed. The structure was the first of a planned series of buildings in the Beaux Arts style to be built along University Avenue. The Great Depression, ended most of those plans. When it was completed it was among the tallest buildings in Toronto.

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University Avenue is a grand boulevard of Toronto. It is a wide promenade with tree lined median and sidewalks. For sure this is not a retail street like Yonge, or Commercial street like Bay south of Queen. It is very institutional street, with Hospitals, Research Centres, and Insurance Companies.

In 2005, a new building was added to the Canada Life grounds. The building is located a bit further west along Queen Street backing into the Original Canada Life Tower. It is connected through an elevated walkway.