The Duke of York is a restaurant/pub that was a 19th Century inn in Toronto, Ontario located at 1225 Queen Street East. The first Duke of York was an inn with a restaurant/pub on the main floor. The inn no longer operates, but the restaurant and bar is still in business. For many years a mural of John Wayne was painted on the wall of the first floor of the building's exterior. The name of this first location is likely for the Duke of York at the time, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany.
It is also a name of an English pub at 39 Prince Arthur Avenue and Bedford Road (northwest of Avenue Road and Bloor Street West) near the trendy area of Yorkville. The second Duke of York began as a watering hole in the basement and has since occupied all three floors.
Famous quotes containing the words duke of, duke, york and/or inn:
“The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.”
—Edward, Duke of Windsor (1894–1972)
“One of the things I’ve discovered in general about raising kids is that they really don’t give a damn if you walked five miles to school. They want to deal with what’s happening now.”
—Patty Duke (20th century)
“You have a lifetime to work, but children are only young once.”
—Polish Proverb. New York Times Magazine (February 20, 1994)
“The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows.”
—Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962)