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Once known as the Myrtle House, a summer hotel, now an apartment building. The original building was more than twice its present size. It boasted a spectacular view from the fourth floor, as well as from the very large veranda. Stained glass diamond carvings were a feature of the building prior to the fire in 1979.15
Lour Lodge, past1900
Montague Row, Digby, Nova Scotia
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Lour Lodge, past1900
Montague Row, Digby, Nova Scotia
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Lour Lodge, Marla, present9 September 2004
Montague Row, Digby, Nova Scotia
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On the south end of Digby the Lour Lodge, now known as the Marla apartments, could accommodate 150 guests at the main hotel, annex, and eight water-front cottages. Opened year round the lodge charged $2.00 - $5.00 per night, $10.00 for a week, during the off season and $12.00 for July and August. Three tennis courts and a large lawn space was at the disposal of guests.During the war years the lodge was known as the Navy Hostel.
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Wohneda Lodge1908
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia
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Smith's Cove dates back to the 1750's. Eventually the property was owned by a Joseph Potter who was the first British subject to settle there in 1763. The grant was changed in 1783 to Joseph Smith and this is who the community was later named after. The community was known for farming, fishing, and trade but with the 20th century Smith's Cove developed a new industry in tourism. The town grew with many new Hotels and Inns. The first hotel was Presto and was opened in circa 1880 by Benjamin Hunt. It was also called the Imperial House at one time. In 1908 it was changed to the Wohneda Lodge and in April of 1929 the house burned to the ground.21
Harbour View Hotel1930
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia
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Harbour View, established some thirty-five years ago by the late William Cossaboom, has for years enjoyed the reputation of being one of the finest and best known resorts in the Maritime Provinces. Harbour View was known to many from all over the continent.A. D. Cossaboom succeeded his late father as proprietor of the hotel.
The Harbour View Hotel burned to the ground, September 1939!
Not to be mixed up with the Harbourview Inn which is still in operation today!
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The Grand Hotel1920
Bear River, Digby County, Nova Scotia
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A store on the corner, owned by Mr. Edward Rice, was sold to Wilfred Chute. When remodelling was done and an addition built on, it was named the Grand Central Hotel. Sample rooms provided travelling salemen places to show their wares. Mrs. Chute's father, Captain Joseph Rawding, a former sea captain, made his home at the hotel for twelve years.At ten minutes to twelve, the lights dimmed a warning, as at midnight Derby Jack and later Levi Peck turned lights off at the Power House. In the winter they were turned on at 5:00am. It was necessary to use kerosene lamps at times.
Above information taken from Digby Courier - December 10, 1981
The Grand Hotel, located in Bear River, still stands today as a link to Bear River's booming past, more than a half a century ago. Travellers often filled the Grand's twenty bedrooms when the town buzzed with activities from the wharves. By 1923, the Grand Central Hotel was turned into three apartments, with several businesses operating on the ground floor. Today the Grand stands unoccupied and insignificant in today's quite little community.
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