Clifton Hotel (Canada)

The Clifton Hotel was a historic hotel, and site of the 1914 Niagara Falls Peace Conference, that burned down on December 31, 1932.

Clifton Hotel in 1914

History

The Clifton Hotel was last owned by "Clifton Hotel Company, Ltd.", a subsidiary of Niagara Falls businessman Frank A. Dudley's United Hotels Company of America[1] until it was destroyed by fire on December 31, 1932.[2] At the time of the fire, the site had been home to hotels for more than a century,[3] including a previous Clifton Hotel that was also lost to a fire in 1898. The loss in 1933 was estimated at $1 million (equivalent to $19,751,000 in 2019).[3]

Harry Oakes, a mining millionaire bought the property and presented it to the Niagara Parks Commission. Oakes Garden Theater was built on the site and opened in September 1937, as part of a plan to beautify the entrance into Canada at the Upper Steel Arch Bridge.

Significance

The hotel was the site of the 1914 Niagara Falls Peace Conference. In addition, the hotel hosted the King George V and Queen Mary of England in 1901, when he was the Prince of Wales, as well as King Albert and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium.[3]

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References
  1. "Receivers Name for Hotel Firm" (PDF). The New York Times. November 18, 1933. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  2. "Clifton Hotel Burns at Niagara Falls; Sheltered Kings as Well as Honeymooners". New York Times. January 1, 1933. Retrieved 2011-01-23. Fire today practically destroyed the Clifton Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ont., one of the oldest and most notable stopping places in this vicinity. The Clifton occupied a site which for more than a century had been used for hotel purposes.
  3. "Clifton Hotel Burns at Niagara Falls". The New York Times. January 1, 1933. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

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