ARCHIVES: Articles from after the hotel’s demolition

The Prince Edward Hotel at 100

By: Grant Hamilton Posted: 2:36 PM CDT Monday, Jul. 2, 2012 Last Modified: 2:51 PM CDT Friday, Jul. 13, 2012

Within weeks of the demolition of the Prince Edward Hotel, the lot had been graded, cement barriers had been placed in neat rows, and a ticket-dispenser had been installed, charging motorists 25 cents for two hours parking where the hotel had once stood.

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This article was published 02/07/2012 (3982 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

It was an inglorious end for a one-time jewel in Brandon’s downtown skyline. But the city didn’t expect it to stay that way for long.

Many plans for the lot would be debated over the coming weeks and months, but eventually it fell off the development radar — until a group of skateboarding fans headed by Steve Malkowich and Jordan Ross approached city council with a plan for a skateboarding plaza.

Here are selected news articles telling those stories: