Russell Hotel - Record Detail
Russell Hotel. - 1912.
| Part Of: | NWPL heritage collection - Photos [Description]
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| Description Level |
Item |
| Item No. |
3168 |
| Date Range |
1912 |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph |
| Scope & Content |
Photograph shows the Russell Hotel, New Westminster, B.C. 740 Carnarvon Street.
This photograph was made from an original postcard which was sent to Miss Edith Innes at 514 Main St., Vancouver by Ida Chalk. The postmark is 1912. The postcard was published by Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd. Montreal and Toronto. The postcard was color tinted.
Built as the Russell Hotel for Elijah J. Fader, in 1908. Fader was a businessman whose enterprises included the Pitt Lake Brick and Cement Company. The building was designated in Beaux Arts classical style by the Vancouver firm of Dalton and Eveleigh. Architectural features include: upper bay windows, rose windows, a wide parapet, and a pediment at the roof line marking the building's main entrance. Upon its opening, the building had 80 rooms plus a restaurant and became the preferred venue for social activities. It is built of brick and stone and has 3 storeys and a basement. In later years became the College Place Hotel known as a nightclub spot. See R720.9711 Sc84o B.C. "Once in the Royal City" by Jack Scott. Also: N.W. - Hotels (clipping file). |
| Subject Access |
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels |
| Geographic Location |
New Westminster (B.C.) |
| Record ID |
96540 |
| Comment on this record |
museum@newwestcity.ca |