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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Mount Royal Hotel / Wellington Hotel / Garrick Hotel (287 Garry Street, Winnipeg)The five-storey Mount Royal Hotel was designed by local architects Daniel Smith and William Bruce and built in 1906-1907 for businessman Olivio Biollo at a cost of over $60,000. There were twelve guest suites each comprising a bedroom, bathroom, and sitting room; and 35 single rooms. On the main floor was a guest parlor and dining hall. An electric elevator provided access to the upper levels and each floor had a bathroom and lavatory. Unable to obtain a liquor permit, Biollo leased the building to the proprietors of the neighbouring, and dry, Wellington Hotel. The two buildings operated under that name until 1922 when the building was sold and the name changed to the Garrick Hotel. The iconic neon was erected in the mid 1940s when Shea’s Brewery owned the hotel. In April 2017, it became a municipally-designated historic site.
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Sources:“Apartment buildings and hotels,” Manitoba Free Press, 21 November 1907, page 28. Garrick Hotel, Historical Buildings Inventory, City of Winnipeg, 2004. We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here. This page was prepared by Christian Cassidy and Gordon Goldsborough. Page revised: 30 September 2022
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