Allan Gardens Conservatory

This guide to the Allan Gardens Conservatory in Toronto begins on June 6, 1902, when Toronto's grandest indoor stage, a hall where Oscar Wilde once lectured, burned to the ground overnight. Eight years later the city raised a sixteen-sided glass dome engineered by Robert McCallum in its place, standing watch over this corner for over a century. You'll hear what forced the city to close the Palm House again in 2022. Look closely at the panes overhead; no two are exactly alike.