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Queenstown Hotel series
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4.5 cm of textual records
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The Queenstown Hotel was situated on Railway Avenue, between a butcher shop and a billiard hall. According to Snake Valley II: a history of Lake McGregor and area, the Queenstown Hotel was first owned by Art Bremner, “... followed by Harry White, Wally McLean, Jack Harley, Mr. Spence and George Long.” The lobby was lushly carpeted, and the main floor had a dining area with nicer tables as well as a lunch counter. A barber chair, manned during the 1950’s by part-time Queenstown resident Ken McLean, served both locals and hotel guests, and the barroom was an adjunct on the south side of the building. A stairway beside the registration desk led upstairs to the 8 rooms, which through the late 1940s went for $1.25 a night, $2.00 for double occupancy. While the majority of guests were from southern Alberta, the registry pages have entries from as far away as Fort Nelson, BC, and San Francisco, California.
The hotel ceased operations sometime around 1960, and the building was demolished in 1971.
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The series consists of hotel register pages.
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Gift of William Lahd