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Old Posted Apr 4, 2007, 7:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Only The Lonely.. View Post
I always wondered what this hotel would be like if it still stood today.

Would it have become a dodgy welfare den like the McLaren, Empire, and Leland, or would it be a premier place to stay like the Hotel Ft.Garry.


That would have certainly been the city's tallest in its time. If it did not burn down in 1899, I suspect that, given its size and close proximity to Portage and Main, that it would not have survived the Juba years.
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