http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/3369830465e347378f94ccf0fd05cb6e.pdf 0753cd226513cb66d7e0a6a1023542f4 PDF Text Text f~~.'l~.~~~r·"<" ... r:.~:iir:-©~:1• -:.;,-: . :r-~ : · ·"' · ....~­ ! '1·-~;f,,:'- .;( ·~· . ,fl ! . . -~,· , J~/ ·. '· ··:-_·,,· ·:··... ~~ .. ':,,.. . . :1 Due to & recent fi:re in its prope rty on Nl$.\EJiti<t".. ::)tre.e t, . I an Grey lteal :Es t, fl te is :1~1 v5.ne, thi:- bni J.d i.nc, demcli:3hed . l I, J ~ . i : I I. u It WAS in 1904 when t he s~mth end w91s 1')o•Hning with fi ctiv:t ty, t ha.t c0n:-5 tructior, wrri.:-:> crnm:::il e ted. Along with it , the· little Cbtti.:.g e Ho tel ~cross the Jt:reet , wes being replac ed .bu P. l'T'.U~h la:re,er estt''tbl ishrneni to be called the Kine Edwfim •. This . was th e site of t he:Ferry l~ndlne,, •? nd r. J.sl'.!> the s.t a rtine; point fo·r the Fort Erie Snci_ 1<:e Rill ::i. nd Paoifie Rsilwr"1;y· th11. "t :ran to 'E rie Bea.ah. Here also during the summer mm1 ths the hacks lined' up tq t 1.'!ke custome:rs of t .h P l!,e rr?.1 to t 11e Rir.~e r :r~ c k. Fereuson's Gen erR l .:. rtore stood ju >t 9 c:r0 s s ti1e 'lll1e.y , e, nd a l ittJe t l n:trtr1 ~ r El long the st, -reet W!!' 9 the L iqurJ !' of W1mci0 Cai< :rey, both :ropulo :r est bl_i sbments. Ol02H? b~,r , t h e Jill:e wkins sist ers o:riera t e d ~ newsr9.per st~· .rJ.d, enn it w1..1s f:rcirr he:re t ha t Chief Richn. .:ra Gri f1"in o;iPrii.ted out of a srnall bi l ilc1 ing by t he :roa<l ·v~.y . . As s0on e e the b u i la ine, w~. s litV'.:; ilil. hle , t, 11e f rr:mt section WFiS t~ken over by Albert Elliott, the town Druggist. RA came to Fort E'rie in 1 898 a nd O}J e:rA.ted ia drug store f:r«>m H sec t ion o f -t; he old Fo,9,l ITRll. From th r. sta rt the :rcia r secti<:m housed t l1e Canadia.nc Customs cff'i0>es until the e&trl~r 40's when they b;uil t their own pl a ce j1ist to the no:rth by, the Fe :rr-;y l @:r..d i:ng. B1ind George Ha:rris took over the vacf.lted premises .f'1. nc'l orie,...~ted P confectioners r?.nd newsp6l per store from t h is J_ o c ~ tion f() r mRny yett1rs. A Barbers.hop oc cu.pied the s-outh sec ti on C?f this p:rope :rty, ::i nd mn.ny a n cldtime r will :remembe r P!i\r:r.""IJ w~:r.dell, who &lwlil.ys found time to we.ve a: \ ! fyiendly hAllow to eveY'y passerby. , '---"' After th~ de ~ th of M~. Elliott Nov. 13~h. 1 947 the busine ss W9S t aken ove r by Joe L1vine s ton, who ha~ been an employee b f the store since the age of sevent een. 1!e operated the Drug s+,ore tt l l . his de A+,h in Aue.• of 1961 .The busines·s then went to Me rve eamm who al:re&dv ope:rliited a :P:M.lg storP. in the South end. Me continued to :run both: but a ll p:ree:ription drugs had to be boueht f '.r om Mr. Camm himse lf a t the first loc ~ tion. Merve re ·tired in 1972 lll?'ld the busines'3 wB s nu:rchaSP,d: by Mr. W.G. Kas~ boy, who ope_rtilt;ed the s tore till 1975 when Ia~ Gl"ay · Reial Es;t a tes took ov e r the property. · Fer the first time. in its lone flit story the build i ne. no longer housed a Drug s tore. On Dec. th e 22nd. , 1977 t h e 11p:!')er floor: of the bui lding c ~uEht fire from n n d e te rminea· cw.uses; snd a fter three tion rs du:rine the evening hou:rs· the fi:r.ern8n we:re ~ble to brine, the fire undP.r contrml fhe d~ m~ee from fi:re ~ na wa ter was suc h t hnt a deeisi on w~s m~de to demolish the build inc , a nd work got underwa~r by the middle of Jan • 7c3 .. 1 .. r. I I l n t ~ e sp...n of '1 fe'N sho:rt months Fort Erie h~r~ lost three of its Llilndma :rks, The Bell~ rd Thea 't 'Y'e: ihe Fo::rt E:rj_e P~o t el: and the ELLIOTT DRUG :lTORE; however f o:r- many of t he old.tim ers in town , their memo:ri~Si cf these est~, blishm e nts, still lnve on. ( I ' N.: r. 1.0 1 is Mc . De nnot t J a n. 22nd . 1978. '0 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fort Erie Loses Another Landmark Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document describing the fire that destroyed the historic Little Cottage Hotel. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1900s Fort Erie hotels and taverns Louis Mcdermott Collection