The St. Louis Hotel was built in 1914 by Colonel James Walker, an entrepreneur and civic leader who was posthumously voted Calgary’s “Citizen of the Century.”
Along with its original 60 rooms, the neo-classically-inspired hotel contained a bar, café, barbershop, and cigar stand. Proximity to City Hall made it popular with city mayors, particularly Ralph Klein (1980-89), who made the working-class watering hole famous...and infamous. CMLC is currently restoring the St. Louis to make it ‘usable space’ and bring it up to Simmon’s Building standards in preparation for a future developer partner or tenant. #Building #Calgary #East #Heritage #Hotel #Louis #St #Village
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