reports, articles, books, letters, and other textual records related to the history of the Distillery District
Distiller and financier George Gooderham joined a group of wealthy friends to build a first-class hotel in 1903. As Sally Gibson’s An Illustrated History of the King Edward Hotel demonstrates, the King Eddy has had a long and distinguished history on King Street East and a strong link to Gooderham’s other enterprises.
ROBERTSON'S Landmarks of Toronto
Incorporation Agreement Gooderham & Worts (excerpts)
August 1, 1882
Appraisal of Gooderham & Worts, Ltd.
February 1. 1924
• Title page and foreword
• Chapter 1. An Old Landmark Restored
• Chapter 2. In the Days of Muddy York
• Chapter 3. A Ramble in the City in 1834
• Chapter 4. In the Days of the Distillery
E. B. Shuttleworth, The Windmill and Its Times, 1924
Col. A. E. Gooderham, et al, Report of the British Acetones Toronto, Ltd. 1919 (excerpts)
• Title page, cover letter, contents
• General Report on British Acetones, E.Metcalfe Shaw (July 1917)
• Report on Alteration and Erection of Buildings,
E. Metcalfe Shaw and W. Charles Collett (January 1919)
• General Review of Operations, Expenditure and Results,
E. Metcalfe Shaw (February 1919)
• All excerpts
• See also British Acetones photographs
Gooderham & Worts heritage reports, 1990s