After 77 years in operation, Beach Motel was closed in 2009 when the City of Toronto decided to increase their land taxes from $80 000 to $380 000 per year. This motel is but one of several that once made up "the vacation strip" on the shores of Lake Ontario. In mid-February 2012 it was boarded up and will soon be demolished to allow for the construction of a high-rise condominium building similar to the others populating the length of Toronto's waterfront. These photographs document the 10 months before the motel was finally made inaccessible.

Model: Sally Hood Ranscombe