In 1910, brothers Archibald and Alexander McLaren completed a grand new, 165-room hotel at the corner of Main Street and Rupert Avenue in Winnipeg, built by the construction firm of Smith & Sharp. Its rotunda featured a ceramic mosaic tile floor. On the ground floor was a writing room, bar, dining room, and kitchen. As was common at the time, bedrooms on the upper floors generally lacked washroom facilities.
Among the proprietors of the McLaren Hotel was the Dangerfield Hotel Company (1936-1960s).
The building became a municipally-designated heritage site (2020).
Postcard view of the McLaren Hotel (1930s)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2013-0168
McLaren Hotel (June 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
McLaren Hotel (February 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90069, W97.13775
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Archibald McLaren (1856-1918)
Memorable Manitobans: Alexander Stewart “Ike” McLaren (1866-1921)
Reginald Buller: The Poet-Scientist of Mushroom City by Gordon Goldsborough
Manitoba History, Number 47, Spring/Summer 2004
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 October 2023
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