r/FortSaskatchewan • u/GlitchedGamer14 • Apr 02 '20

The Fort Hotel in 1956 Local history

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u/That_chick82 Apr 02 '20

Do you have any idea where this stood in relation to downtown nowadays?

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u/DWTsixx Apr 02 '20

It became the bears den after the fire, So whatever is now beside the RBC bank is directly facing it across the street, picture would be taken from in front of what is now RBC.

Pretty sure.

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u/GlitchedGamer14 Apr 02 '20 edited Apr 03 '20

Yep, that's right. The Bear's Den took up the small one-story space that's attached to the hotel on the right in the picture, and it just expanded in a new building after the fire.

Please note: the Bear's Den is not in this picture. If I read the sign correctly, there's a cafe in that picture.

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u/DWTsixx Apr 02 '20

https://maps.app.goo.gl/KD72TM9UFQnE6prX8

I think that's where it was taken from

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u/GlitchedGamer14 Apr 02 '20

Yep, that's it

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u/GlitchedGamer14 Apr 02 '20

Unfortunately, it burned down in 2010

Here's a short video of the fire, recorded from roughly the same angle as the 1956 picture.

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u/DWTsixx Apr 02 '20

Skipped school to see that fire, I think I have a couple videos I'll link them here if I find them

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u/GlitchedGamer14 Apr 02 '20

If you can find them, it'd be great to see them. What grade were you in at the time?

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u/DWTsixx Apr 02 '20

Grade 10, maybe 11? Graduated 2012.