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From: Sidney Allinson <>
Subject: Re: Grand Hotel name in 1901?
Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2000 10:40:17 -0800


Thank you, Anne, for your kind and speedy response.
Best wishes - Sidney Allinson,
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

At 10:26 AM 2/3/00 -0800, you wrote:
>At 03-02-00 Thursday 10:12 AM, you wrote:
>>Could anyone tell me what was the name of Capetown's "Grand Hotel" in 1901 ?
>>I understand that the Grand still stands there, but did it once have a
>>different, and longer, name at the turn of the 20th Century?. Any info
>>about the Grand in that era will
>>be most appreciated.
>>Thank you - Sidney Allinson.
>
>Hi there
>A Grand Hotel was pulled down in 1950. It stood at the corner of
>Heerengracht and Strand street. It was built on the site of the Pakes'
>Hotel (which in turn was built prior to 1800). Parkes' Hotel was pulled
>down in the 1890s and the 4-storey Grand Hotel was built. When the Grand
>was pulled down, a 10-storey hotel was built on the site.
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>Anne Lehmkuhl - Professional genealogist specialising in South African
research
>Member of: Genealogical Society of South Africa; Association of
>Professional Genealogists (USA)
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