A vanished landmark
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In June 1912, the Prince Edward Hotel opened its doors in Brandon. For decades, it was the high-end cultural heart of the city. After it closed in the 1970s, it was allowed to decay, and finally demolished in 1980. This series examines the history of the hotel on what would have been its centennial.
Part 1: The railway builds in Brandon
It is hard, now, to imagine the booming optimism of Brandon in the early 1900s.
The city was in the midst of a population explosion, as immigrants flooded through on their way to the west. Buildings were being erected at near-record pace every year.
Railway companies were laying tracks from coast-to-coast. Brandon ...
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Part 2: Heyday of the hotel
As the social, cultural and physical heart of the city, Brandon’s Prince Edward Hotel was, quite literally, a place where people came together.
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Part 3: Decline of a giant
When the Prince Edward Hotel shut its doors for the last time, on Jan. 29, 1975, it came as a nasty surprise for Brandon senior Roxy Cosgrove. A permanent resident of the hotel, who had lived there for five winters, she had just learned that she would be homeless.
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Part 4: Vacancy, debate and demolition
Former city alderman Ron Cayer says he is haunted by the city’s decision to turn off the heat to the historic Prince Edward Hotel.
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Part 5: Scars left on a city
At the time it happened, it was perhaps reasonable to assume that knocking down the Prince Edward Hotel was just the first step on the way to something bigger and better.
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FULL VERSION: The Prince Edward Hotel at 100
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IN PICTURES: Portions of the Prince Edward Hotel around the city
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IN PICTURES: Skateboarders at the former hotel site
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ARCHIVES: Articles from after the hotel's demolition
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INDEX TO THIS SPECIAL SECTION
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What do skaters say?
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Other buildings at risk
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Where is the Prince Edward now?
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IN PICTURES: Photos of the demolition of the Prince Edward Hotel
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IN PICTURES: The Prince Edward Hotel
The Prince Edward Hotel, built in in Brandon to great fanfare in 1912, was demolished in 1980. Here are some photographic memories of the landmark building.
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