Grand Trunk Pacific Hotel - Edmonton Alberta - H. Enida Olive Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Grand Trunk Pacific Hotel (later known as the Macdonald Hotel) in Edmonton, Alberta
• Multi-storey stone building with Gothic Revival-style architecture featuring steep pointed gabled dormers and decorative stonework
• Busy street scene below with horse-drawn carriages and early automobiles
• Mature trees lining the street to the left of the hotel
• Prominent arched entrance on the ground floor with pedestrians gathered outside
• Light blue sky with scattered clouds
• Tinted/colourized print typical of the 1910s era
• Caption printed on front: "Grand Trunk Pacific Hotel, Edmonton, Alta."

Back Details:

• Divided back postcard — unused
• Handwritten message spanning both sides describing the hotel as the "McDonald Hotel," finest in the city, 500 rooms, very elaborate inside, situated atop the river bank with a great view of the city
• Described as a grey stone building with a burnished copper roof that shines like gold and is visible from across the bridge; "at night it was beautiful"
• Publisher: H. Enida Olive Co'y Ltd, Calgary, Canada — Series No. 1004, No. b 62

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