Grand Union Hotel - Athabasca, Alberta
Posted by: 
wildwoodke
N 54° 43.270 W 113° 17.145
12U E 352784 N 6066161
The original Union Hotel was a wood framed structure that burned to the ground in 1913. The current hotel which was rebuilt between fall 1913 and early 1914. It re-opened in February 1914 in Athabasca, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WMFYYD
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 12/19/2012
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One of the local websites that discusses historical buildings in the Athabasca area describes the hotel as:
"Grand Union Hotel – Standing in the heart of the downtown, the current brick structure was completed in 1914 and was once one of the finest hotels north of Edmonton."
See: http://athabascacountry.com/heritage/heritage
The Grand Union Hotel is found at: 4924 - 50 Street, Athabasca
As you scan the archives today's modern street scape presents a different picture of yesteryear when the streets were dirt or mud, horses were present and more people were found walking than driving.