CHARLES PACHTER

This abandoned garage at the front of 22 Grange Avenue was removed to access the warehouse at the rear.

The existing rear warehouse in 1996 before Charles transformed it into the Moose Factory galleriy and event centre.

Rebuilt and opened up to Grange Ave in 1998, Moose Factory was described by architecture critic Garrison Taddle as "the most innovative private showspace to appear in Toronto in ages. Semiotically speaking, it’s an oasis of optical bliss in a desert of deconstructed dross. "

In 2005 the new Pachter Hall rose dramatically in the empty parking lot in front of the Moose Factory. A benchmark of urban renewal, it contains additional galleries, studio and a residential loft. Click to view some Events that have taken place here. To visit, email Moose Factory or call 416 260 1600.