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The Prince Edward Hotel at 100

By: Grant Hamilton

Saturday, Jun. 23, 2012 at 12:03 PM | Comments: 0

Once it was closed, boarded-up and vacant, speculation over the fate of the Prince Edward Hotel ran rampant.

Fights over the cost of renovation, possible future uses for the building -- and then over whether to knock it all down -- dominated the headlines.

Here is a selection of articles from the late 1970s, the last few years of the Prince Edward's life.

Above from the Brandon Sun,April 15, 1975

Above from the Brandon Sun, June 10, 1977

Above from the Brandon Sun on Aug. 25, 1977

Above from the Brandon Sun on Aug. 26, 1977

Above from the Brandon Sun Nov. 15, 1977

Above from the Brandon Sun on Oct. 13, 1978

Above from the Brandon Sun on March 14, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Aug. 21, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Aug. 27, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Oct. 11, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Oct. 12, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Oct. 16, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Oct. 19, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Oct. 27, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Oct. 29, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Oct. 30, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Nov. 14, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Nov. 15, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Nov. 17, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Nov. 19, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun Nov. 21, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Nov. 22, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Nov. 23, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Nov. 24, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Dec. 7, 1979

Above from the Brandon Sun on Jan. 16, 1980

Above from the Brandon Sun on Jan. 19, 1980

Above from the Brandon Sun on Jan. 29, 1980

Above from the Brandon Sun on Feb. 9, 1980

Above from the Brandon Sun on Feb. 15, 1980

Above from the Brandon Sun on Feb. 18, 1980

Above from the Brandon Sun on Feb. 22, 1980

Above from the Brandon Sun on Feb. 25, 1980

Above from the Brandon Sun on March 15, 1980

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