Macdonald Hotel and Garden - Edmonton Alberta - CLC Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Macdonald Hotel and Garden in Edmonton, Alberta — a landmark château-style railway hotel built by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, opened in 1915
• Pale yellow limestone facade with steeply pitched dark green copper roofs and multiple pointed turrets
• Curved arched loggia at ground level with decorative stonework above
• Formal garden in the foreground featuring manicured shrubs, flowering beds with yellow and pink blooms, and a neatly trimmed green lawn
• Multi-storey wings visible at left and right, showing the hotel's substantial size
• Blue sky with large billowing white clouds
• Caption printed on front: "Macdonald Hotel and Garden, Edmonton, Alta., C.N.R. Photo"
• Tinted/colourized print, Canadian National Railway official photograph, 1940s

Back Details:

• Divided back postcard — used
• Handwritten message dated Edmonton, Alberta, Sept. 27/45: "We had over a week in Vegreville, came there on Friday for a week or more. Will try and visit Oh, this address — I have aunts post — Mrs. Holten for you, please —"
• Addressed to: Mrs. D. McNeal, 432 Garden City Rd., Lulu Island, Vancouver, B.C.
• Publisher: Canadian Art Deeptone Series, C.L.C. — Made in Canada

Postal Markings:

• Circular date stamp: Edmonton Alta, Sep 27, 8 PM, 1941, Canada
• 3-cent purple stamp — King George VI war issue reign

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D