This two-storey brick building, on Main Street in Winnipeg, was designed and built in 1901 by owner John Rickard Clements. Known originally as the Ontario Hotel, subsequent operators/managers/proprietors included F. W. Handel (1907), John Judge (1911), and J. Pomes (1930). It was eventually renamed the Yale Hotel in the 1940s. During the 1950s, it was owned and operated by the Drewrys Brewery. The exterior facade of the building has been extensively renovated from its original appearance.
Formerly a municipally-designated historic building, it was de-designated in 2010.
Yale Hotel (March 2022)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Yale Hotel (October 2023)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90915, W97.13368
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Rickard Clements (1838-1926)
Manitoba Business: Drewrys Limited / Drewry’s Brewery
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #215 March 1963, City of Winnipeg Archives.
860 Main Street, Ontario (Yale) Hotel by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2009.
The Year Past 2010: Annual Report of the City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, page 16.
We thank Jordan Makichuk for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner.
Page revised: 16 February 2024
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