The red brick Gooderham Building, commonly referred to as the "Flatiron Building" is at 49 Wellington Street East in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the eastern edge of the city's financial district (east of Yonge Street), on the north side of the Front Street, in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood wedged between Front Street and Wellington Street, where they join up to form a triangular intersection.  Although a prominet landmark both for its colour and shape, it is only five storeys high. Completedin 1892, it was an early example of a prominent "Flatiron building". Other "Flatiron" examples are the English-AmericainBuilding in Atlanta, completed in 1897,and  the Fuller Building in New York City,completed in 1902.The previous building was shorter but in the same shape and was called the Coffin Block.The  current building was built by   architect David Roberts, Jr and originally cost $18,000 to construct for distiller George Gooderham, son of the founder William Gooderham. It was the office of the Gooderham and Worts distillery unti1952 and sold by the Gooderham Estate in 1957. It is well known both for its narrow wedge shape, and for the mural on its back wall,which uses a trompe l'oeil effect to not only make the wall appear to have more windows than it does, but to also give it a more mobile effect byhaving its edges 'fluttering' away where they are not 'tacked' down.The mural, called Trompe.d'oille, was created by renowned Canadian artist. The mural is a picture of the Perkins Building, which is located directly across the street. Saved by David and Thomas Walsh,restoration took place in 1998 by the owners Michael and Anne Tippin.The building was declared a historic site in1975 and is now managed and owned by Woodcliffe Corporation.