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Postcard 1081 MacFarlane W. G., Rotunda, Royal Alexandra Hotel
The Royal Alexandra, a rare example of Edwardian architecture amongst the CP hotels, was considered the social centerpiece of Winnipeg for nearly sixty years before its closure in 1967. Four years later it was demolished with only the Grand Cafe of the hotel, carefully disassembled into hundreds of pieces and stored in a semi-trailer, surviving.
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Postcard 1051 Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd, "Royal Alexandra
The old Royal Alexandra Hotel, a CPR hotel, is at top left. (City of Winnipeg Archives) The idea was to ease congestion on Main Street while also creating a route unimpeded by the rail.
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Postcard 1071 Warwick Bro's & Rutter, Grill Room, Royal Alexandra
The "Royal Alexandra" C.P.R. Hotel Winnipeg, Man. Description: The luxurious Royal Alexandra Hotel, built for the Canadian Pacific Railway, stands on the northeast corner of Higgins Avenue and Main Street. There appear to be small piles of building materials around the base of the hotel. Part of the C.P.R. Station is seen in the background to.
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Postcard 1072 Clubb W. J., Grill Room, Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg
history alive! On a spring evening in the late 1950s, a little girl, peered curiously into the ornate dining room of Winnipeg's Royal Alexandra Hotel. Her astonished gaze took in a high paneled ceiling, a glittering chandelier, but most of all, a series of immense paintings on the wall. The paintings were her introduction to two areas of.
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Postcard 1077 Clubb W. J., Rotunda, Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific opened the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg in 1906 and expanded it in 1914. Despite not following the chateau style of other CP hotels, the railway proudly proclaimed the Alexandra to be the most luxurious CP hotel yet. That title would last only a couple of years until CP opened the Empress Hotel in Victoria, but the Royal.
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Rotunda, Royal Alexandra Hotel Winnipeg C1 PM1905 Royal Al… Flickr
Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg: Description: The luxurious Royal Alexandra Hotel, built for the Canadian Pacific Railway, stands on the northeast corner of Higgins Avenue and Main Street. The C.P.R. Station is barely visible at right, attached to the Royal Alexandra. There are passenger cars on the bridge over the Main Street Subway (railway.
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The Common The rise and fall of the Royal Alexandra Hotel, in pictures
Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg: Description: The luxurious Royal Alexandra Hotel, built for the Canadian Pacific Railway, stands on the northeast corner of Higgins Avenue and Main Street. Part of the C.P.R. Station is seen in the background at far right but the part right of the utility pole has been added for effect. At far left part of the.
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The Common The rise and fall of the Royal Alexandra Hotel, in pictures
Architect: E. & W.S. Maxwell The 18th and most luxurious of the Canadian Pacific Railway's hotels, the Royal Alex closed in 1967 and was demolished in 1971. For many years, its ornate interior were the social hub of Winnipeg. However like many large hotels, it was unable to adapt to changing fashions in travel and
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Postcard 13364 Clubb W.J, Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg, Can (c1914)
Winnipeg in Focus is a database for archival descriptions and digital collections at the City of Winnipeg Archives. Quick search Item i01706 - Royal Alexandra Hotel
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"The Royal Alexandra," Canadian Pacific Railway's Hotel, Winnipeg
The Royal Alexandra Hotel was built in 1906, as part of Canadian Pacific's cross-country chain of railway hotels. The Royal Alex Cafe as it was known by Winnipeggers was noted for its style and.
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C.P.R. Depot and Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba… Flickr
Winnipeg in Focus is a database for archival descriptions and digital collections at the City of Winnipeg Archives. Quick search Item i02002 - The Royal Alexandra Hotel, Popular Canadian Pacific Railway Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Postcard 1047 C.S.Co. Ltd, Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg. ([after 1910])
Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg: Description: The luxurious Royal Alexandra Hotel, built for the Canadian Pacific Railway, stands on the northeast corner of Higgins Avenue and Main Street. Part of the C.P.R. Station is seen in the background to the right. Pedestrians come and go on the streets and sidewalks. Street View
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Winnipeg’s Royal Alexandra HotelPreserved in a BC Museum Ravenscraig
The Royal Alexandra Hotel was designed for the Canadian Pacific Railway by Montreal architects Edward and William Maxwell and built by contractor Alexander A. Woodward at the north-east corner of Higgins Avenue and Main Street in Winnipeg.
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Royal Alexandra Hotel. Winnipeg. 1910 Stock Photo Alamy
The Royal Alex under construction, beginning to dwarf the small hotels across Main St. (Peel) "The matter of the building of. hotel by the C.P.R. has engaged the attention of the people of Winnipeg for some years. Proposal after proposal has been considered, only to be rejected on some ground or other.
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Postcard 1061 Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., Ltd, Dining room. Royal
The Royal Alexandra stood for only 65 years. Much of its furnishing went to other CP hotels, or were sold off at public auctions. Exterior ornamentations, such as the lion's heads that lorded over the second floor windows, were also salvaged.
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Postcard 13466 Valentine Edy Company, Royal Alexandra Hotel, Winnipeg
Royal Alexandra Hotel Winnipeg. Description: The luxurious Royal Alexandra Hotel, built for the Canadian Pacific Railway, viewed from the corner of Higgins Avenue and Main Street. Pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons come and go and early automobiles park before the hotel. A drugstore stands in the bottom right corner and the C.P.R. Station.