Corona Hotel and Theatre Rise in Medicine Hat Rail District
A 1911 Corona Hotel opened near Medicine Hat’s railway district as railway travel boomed. Designed by William T. Williams and built by Morton Fulton for W.R. Penland and W.H. Babb, it housed 51 rooms and a grand mahogany bar. A theatre followed in 1913, seating 700, with vaudeville and cinema, later becoming a bowling alley and demolished in 1990.
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Queen Elizabeth II Marks 90th Birthday Again in London
Britain honors Queen Elizabeth II with a three day celebration beginning at St Pauls Cathedral. A 41 gun salute salutes Prince Philip as Attenborough and others join in the jubilee. The Archbishop praises the queen for 90 years of service and the sovereign smiles to awaiting crowds.
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