Fonds F1516 - Queen's Hotel fonds

Simon John Clarke demolished the Castle Mountain Billiard Hall and Saloon which he had co-owned with M. Beaudoin in the 1880s to make way for his Queen's Hotel, built in 1892-1893. The new hotel at 802-2nd Street SE, Calgary, Alberta, was three storeys, and after an addition was built in 1902, it had about 85 rooms. Simon owned it until his death in 1918, and it remained part of his estate until it was sold to Calgary Hotels Ltd. in 1932. It was then sold to the City of Calgary in 1980 to make way for the new Civic Centre. The hotel was demolished ca. 1982. The hotel's managers included Edward Mayhew, 1929-1940, and Harold J. Scott, 1940-1960. Businesses at the street level included a barber shop, dry cleaners, tobacconist and cafe.