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The
King Edward Hotel |
Located on King Street
east of Yonge, the "King Eddie" was built at the turn of the last century and
opened in 1903. It was built at a cost of 6 million dollars by George Gooderham, of
Gooderham & Worts Distillery, who was at that time the richest man in Toronto. The
building's architect was E.J. Lennox, the man responsible for many of Toronto's most
magnificent edifices, including Casa Loma and Old City Hall. Over the years the King
Edward's guests have included royalty, world leaders and pop musicians, including the
Beatles who stayed there in the mid-1960's. In 1975 it was designated an historical site,
and the building underwent a 25 million dollar facelift and restoration in 1979. Today the
hotel is still considered one of Toronto's grandest and most luxurious places to stay.
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