The Infamous Drake Hotel

The Drake Hotel is a small hotel located in Toronto, Ontario. The hotel was first opened in 1890 on Queen Street West. The hotel has gone through numerous changes in the past 60 years; in 2001, it was recently renovated once new owners acquired it. The Drake Hotel has turned into a cultural experience now, often hosting art venues and many other events. Gentrification has pushed the creative-class away, who was once populated in the historically low cost downtown neighborhood. In the past decade, the revival of art and music within the area has brought the art culture back to what it once was.