Neighbourhood |
UofT St. George Campus area, just south of the Annex |
Location |
401 Huron St on bpNichol Lane, South of Bloor St., East of Spadina Ave, behind the infamous Rochdale College |
Phone |
416-979-2217 |
Website |
http://www.chbooks.com/ |
Founder |
Stan Bevington |
Established |
1965 |
Coach House has become and remained a hub of cultural and technological activity in this country. From its early days of printing draft-dodger pamphlets and commemorative flags to nurturing the literary careers of Ondaatje, Bowering, Anne Michaels and bpNichol to being the birthplace of current electronic publishing technology, Coach House has been the headquarters and meeting place for creative figures of every stripe. Located in the heart of the University of Toronto campus, Coach House was intimately involved with Rochdale College, the university’s first co-op residence and free university. It has also employed dozens of students over the years, offered regular tours to students and professors and printed books, catalogues, Christmas cards and letterhead for university clients such as the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Hart House, the Art Centre, the History of the Book in Canada and many others. Coach House, over the years, printed the literary journals of every single college on campus.