Lol Solman

Lol Solman

Lawrence "Lol" Solman (1863 – March 24 1931) was a prominent businessman in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He began business in a mail-order operation in Detroit; operated a restaurant at Hanlan's Point; married Emily Hanlan, sister of noted rower Ned Hanlan; established Toronto Ferry Company, which held a monopoly on traffic to the Toronto Islands; owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball club; co-founder of the Tecumseh Lacrosse Club; managing director of the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Sunnyside Amusement Park, Hanlan's Hotel, the Hanlan's Point Amusement Park and Mutual Street Arena in Toronto; vice-president of Loews Canadian theatres.

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* Bossin, Hy. "Stars of David: Toronto, 1856-1965". Canadian Jewish Congress, 1957
* "Lawrence Solman is dead following long illness," "Toronto Star", March 24 1931, p. 1.


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