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Commercid Hotel has & colourful history
Minstrels" performers custom 's office, telegraph
_ were served a comphmen- and express office and ,1
tary dinner which included barbershop. in September
such delicacies as Raw 1965 it became a part of
Oysters. Pickled Walnuts. the Ladies and Escorts_
Ox Tongue. and Beverage Room.
Maraschino Trifle lee Sharp had a triune build -
Cream ing added onto the back
Knox had a built-in vault which became known as
placed in the northpart of Sharp's Hall. In 1876
the hoteland Se aforth's Alex Davidson installed
first bank, The Royal showers and baths for
Canadian. was in busi : guests and boarders in the
mass. Over the ynarsthis buikhng,.with a billiard
was also used as a room opening in 1877.
NOTE: Historical
information provided by
Commercial Hotel
alployee Dorothy Butt.
The Commercial Hotel
at.84Main Street S..
Seaforlh, has been provid-
-and the sur -
"ng community with
es, good food and
quality entertainment tor
over l30 years now.
Thomas Knox built the
first brick hotel at its cur-
rent -location back in 1866,
he .sold it to Thomas
Sharp. Sharp hold it to
Alex Davidson-who•was-
the owner when it burned
• down on April 17, 1895.
• .in a mere six months he
had rebuilt the present
cement block hotel for a
cosi of $7, 450. reopening
to -the -public on October,
1895. -Hotel rates during
this.penod were:
'Overnight with -supper,
• bed and breakfast and hay .
for the horses $1.00; sin-
gle meals $.25: Iaruters
•: with two. horses, hay and
dinner, $.35. A 1905
menu shows that the
"Beaver Lactusse Club
Hildebrand Paint & Paper is located -at 15 Main St. South in Saaforth.
'Know your customers'
"Know your customers. -
understand what they are
trying to achieve when
they come into your store:
give them the knowledge -
they need to succeed in
their projects." This is
how Benjaman Moore
dealers are encouraged to
treat their customers, and
what.Hazel Hildebrand.
manager of Hildebrand
Paint & Paper at 15 Main
Street, Seaforih tries to do.
Hildebrand's carries
paint, wallc:overing, win-
dowshades and decorating
supplies. There arc over
250 wallpaper and border
patterns in stock to chose
from, as well as over
1.680 colors of Benjamin]
Moore paint. Owner
Hazel Hildebrand is glad
to be able to assist you
with your decorating deci-
sions, as are full-time
employees, t1ecorating •
contractor Doug
Hildebrand and decorator
Bev Coleman, and part-
time store clerks Jill Wood
and Angie Hildebrand.
The store has come a
long way from its humble
beginnings out of the
home of Barney
Hildebrand in 1953.
Thirteen years later
Barney and his son George
moved the growing busi-
ness to its present location.
Hazel joined her husband
George at the store and
continues to.manage it
.today.
"Even in today's unsta-
ble economy we have no
problem selling our quali-
ty products,,,. Hazel states.
"Being in a:srnall wwn.
,we have the opportunity to
. relate to our customers, to
give them helpful tips and
personalized service that- .
they wouldn't be able to
receive in larger centers."
Hildebrand Paint &
Paper continues to uphold
high standards of quality
workmanship and cus-
tomer service. •
The Cammemial Livery. 1%7. Joe and Mary ran
Stable and stage (Mice the hotel -until January
east of the hotel lune- 1976. at'which time they
Atoned until it. was tom sold it to the Dupuis tams
down in the 192Q's. In ly. 'Rene and Nicole
1921 Charles ihutgey. and Dupuis operated.the
family owned the hotel Commercial until
and trade many renova- September 1988 when
ufore selling it to ' Maurice Hamouth became
Johrt�s of Preston in the owner. Bnan Coombs
1964. managed the establishment
Joe and Man' until Jason Wheatley took
Czerwinski,.in partnership over management in 1993
with Leon and Anna On June 13. 1995 Jason
Choma,-puchased the -purchased the Commercial
Commercial in June of motel.
Wheatley employs
Dorothy Buu, Trevor Price
and Jim Sallows to assist
him to operating the hotel.
Customers enjoy excellent
meals ma sate, comfort -
.able atmosphere.
Providing a wide variety
of entertainment is how
Jason hopes to survive in
today's tough economy.
in this manner Jason.and
- his staff hope The
Commercial Hotel . will
remain Seatorth's enter-
tainment -location.
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