C. Davis Goodman
Charles Davis Goodman (1894 – 28 April 1962) was a Jewish-Canadian architect based in Montreal, known for prominent Streamline Moderne (style paquebot) buildings including the Jewish General Hospital, the Hotel Laurentien, and Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant.
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- Name
- Charles Davis Goodman
- Born
- 1894
- Birthplace
- London, England
- Died
- 28 April 1962
- Education
- McGill University (architecture degree, 1922)
- Awards
- Fellow, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (elected 1955)
- Nationality
- Canada · England
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Laurentien Hotel · Jewish General Hospital
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Charles Davis Goodman (1894 – 28 April 1962) was a Jewish-Canadian architect based in Montreal, known for prominent Streamline Moderne (style paquebot) buildings including the Jewish General Hospital, the Hotel Laurentien, and Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant.
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C. Davis Goodman was an architect, of Canadian and English nationality. The architect was born in London. C. Davis Goodman was educated at McGill University. Among the works are Jewish General Hospital and Laurentien Hotel.
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• Name — Charles Davis Goodman • Born — 1894 • Birthplace — London, England • Died — 28 April 1962 • Education — McGill University (architecture degree, 1922) • Significant Buildings — * Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant • Jewish General Hospital (with J. Cecil McDougall) • Hotel Laurentien • Édifice Pascal • Shaare Zion Congregation (synagogue building) • Awards — Fellow, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (elected 1955)
Biography
Biography
Goodman was born in London in 1894. He emigrated to Canada with his family when he was a child. In 1922, he graduated from McGill University with a degree in architecture, having studied in Toronto and Montreal. In the 20th century, he designed a range of commercial and institutional buildings in and around Montreal, including the Lord Beaverbrook Hotel and Laurentian Hotel, the Jewish Public Library (Montreal), and Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant. He collaborated with J. Cecil McDougall on the Jewish General Hospital. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 1955.
Notable works
Notable works
• Bens De Luxe Delicatessen & Restaurant (Montreal) • Jewish General Hospital (Montreal) • Hotel Laurentien (Montreal) • Édifice Pascal (Montreal) • Shaare Zion Congregation (Montreal) • Mount Sinai Sanatorium (Quebec)
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• Illustration — Hotel Laurentien (Montreal) • Illustration — Jewish General Hospital (Montreal)
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Davis Goodman is recorded with the occupation architect. It is also recorded that c. Institutional cataloguing adds that c. Davis Goodman is recorded as a citizen of England. Davis Goodman is recorded with the gender male. The same evidence establishes that c. Institutional cataloguing adds that handbook of mindfulness: theory, research, and practice / edited by Kirk Warren Brown, J. David Creswell, Richard M. It is also recorded that c. Davis Goodman died on 28 April 1962. Davis Goodman was born in London. The record continues: c.

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C. Davis Goodman was born at London.
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- “Charles Davis Goodman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Elliott, Bridget. The Routledge Companion to Art Deco. Routledge. 2019-06-25. 978-0-429-62740-8.
- 2.Cartier, François. Le projet de sauvegarde de la collection Bens Delicatessen. Bien plus que les archives du smoked meat !. Archives. Association des archivistes du Québec.
- 3.Shaare Zion Congregation (Montreal). Synagogues360 / ANU – Museum of the Jewish People.
- 4.Advitam - Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. advitam.banq.qc.ca.
- 5.Cartier, Francois. Le projet de sauvegarde de la collection Bens Delicatessen. Bien plus que les archives du smoked meat !.
- 6.Demonstration to save the BENS Restaurant building Art Deco Montreal.
- 7.Goodman, Charles Davis Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada. dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org.
- 8.Des monuments et des hommes. Continuité. 1989.
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