Overview
Address
159 E Hastings St, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Downtown
type
Commercial
Description
The Balmoral Hotel has been in continuous use as a hotel since 1912. In a September 1912 announcement of the official opening of the Balmoral Hotel, the journal Architect, Builder, and Engineer noted that construction of this first-class hotel “…will relieve some of the former congestion in hotel circles of the day.”
This type of high-class establishment would have accommodated commercial businessmen and wealthy travellers to the area, rather than the seasonal workers who lived in less elaborate hotels and lodgings.
The Balmoral Hotel, like many other buildings in and around Gastown, served a combined function of providing commercial space on the ground floor and accommodation and lodging on the upper floors, contributing to the bustling street-level retail activity in the area.
Source
Canada's Historic Places, The Visible City website
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