NY Times review
http://www.nytimes.com/books/00/05/14/specials/ondaatje-lion.html
An insightful review of the novel from the NY Times.
Toronto archives
http://www.toronto.ca/archives/skin_of_a_lion2.htm
Information about tours and resources from the City of Toronto archives that focus on the public works projects featured in the novel.
The real Ambrose Small
http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?BioId=41831
Ambrose Small was a real theater magnate who disappeared famously. This link contains a biography of the historical Small.