Was Guelph a Drinkin’ Town?? Shawn Day
“ Guelph had more taverns than any other town of its size in Upper Canada ” McBurney and Byers, The Tavern in the Town
Chronology Guelph is Wet Guelph is Dry
“Was Guelph a Drinkin’ Town during the late Nineteenth-Century?”
Hotels
Guelph Hotels 1869
Macdonnell St. Whiskey Avenue?
Carden Street
Red Lion / Fountain House -1841
Royal Hotel
Royal Hotel
Albion Hotel
Albion Hotel
Victoria Hotel
Victoria Hotel
Central Hotel
Central Hotel
Queen’s Hotel
Wellington and American Hotels
New Wellington Hotel -1876
Wellington Hotel
Western Hotel, 1881
Ambassador Hotel
Diplomat Hotel
Union Hotel
Commercial Hotel
Union Hotel
King Edward Hotel -1905
King Edward Hotel
“Was Guelph a Drinkin’ Town during the late Nineteenth-Century?”
Guelph Licensed Hotels
perCapita Liquor Consumption
Alcohol Preference
Sleeman’s Silvercreek
Holliday’s Guelph Brewery
Allan’s Distillery
Drink in Politics
Guelph Licensed Hotels
Chronology
Prohibition at Western Hotel December 1896
Drink Varieties Whiskey Whiskey Rye Rye Brandy Brandy Bitters Bitters Claret Claret Gin Gin Imperial Malt Port Appolonaris
Food Varieties Oranges, Lemons, Valencias Oranges, Lemons, Valencias Bananas Bananas Coconuts! Coconuts! Salmon, Haddock, Sole, Cod Salmon, Haddock, Sole, Cod Lobsters! Lobsters! Veal, Beef, Pork, Ham Veal, Beef, Pork, Ham Oysters, Oysters, Oysters! Oysters, Oysters, Oysters!
Dry Goods Fruits & Veg Meats Hotel Web of Commerce
“Was Guelph a Drinkin’ Town during the late Nineteenth-Century?”
1881 Albion Hotel 1886 Western Hotel 1902 Victoria Hotel 1909 American Hotel
“Was Guelph a Drinkin’ Town during the late Nineteenth- Century?” Guelph Didn’t Consume More of Less Than Provincial Average Guelph Didn’t Consume More of Less Than Provincial Average Changing Tastes Reduced Absolute Alcohol Intake Changing Tastes Reduced Absolute Alcohol Intake Miscount of Bars Miscount of Bars Province Consumed A Lot of Alcohol Guelph was a Temperance Flashpoint due to Producers, Retailers and Temperance Groups Drink in the News
Was Guelph a Drinkin’ Town?? Shawn Day