Material Type

Artifact

Date

1950

Materials

GLASS, PLASTIC, LIQUID

No. Pieces

2

Length

16.7

Width

7.3

Description

CLEAR GLASS, PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE LIQUID 1/4 FULL. LABEL ADDRESSED TO MRS. C. HANSEN. PLASTIC LID, THREADED. PRESCRIPTION DATED 1950. HIGHLY DISCOLOURED LABEL MARKED "DR.BIGELOW", "DATE 11.7.50". "SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING" TYPED ON SECOND LABEL. "MEDICAL DENTAL DISPENSARY, A.C. ANDERSON PHM.C.434 - 7 STREET LETHBRIDGE, ALTA."

Subjects

MEDICAL & DENTAL T&E

Historical Association

HEALTH SERVICES

History

OBTAINED FROM CASTLE APARTMENTS, FORMERLY BYNG HOTEL PRIOR TO REDEVELOPMENT. *UPDATE* IN 2015 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, INCLUDING A VIOLIN (P19880028030-GA) REMOVED FROM THE CASTLE APARTMENTS PRIOR TO THE BUILDING'S 1988 RENOVATION. THE FOLLOWING BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CASTLE APARTMENTS WAS DEVELOPED WITH INFORMATON FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ONLINE ARTICLE ABOUT THE APARTMENTS, AN ARTICLE FROM THE JUNE 10, 1988 ISSUE OF THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD, AND THE 2009 CITY OF LETHBRIDGE HERITAGE INVENTORY. THE CASTLE HOTEL WAS BUILT IN 1909 BY ENTREPRENEUR AND LANDOWNER CHARLES HANSON SR. AT THE CORNER OF 2ND AVENUE AND 2ND STREET SOUTH. THE HOTEL WAS MARKETED TO A HIGH-END CLIENTELE, PROVIDING BUGGY SERVICE TO THE RAILWAY STATION, MAHOGANY AND STAINED GLASS FINISHES, FRESH FLOWERS, AND A DINING ROOM AND BAR. AFTER A NAME CHANGE TO THE BYNG HOTEL IN THE EARLY 1920S, THE BUILDING WAS CONVERTED INTO APARTMENTS IN 1925 IN RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC RECESSION AND THE SINGLE VETERANS OF WWI THAT REQUIRED AFFORDABLE LODGING. IN THE 1930S THE BUILDING WAS RENAMED THE CASTLE APARTMENTS, AND RENTED INEXPENSIVELY TO "MEN ONLY - NO WOMEN ALLOWED". THE PROPERTY REMAINED UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE HANSON FAMILY UNTIL 1988, WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED BY LOCAL LANDOWNERS JACK MOLCAK, HONG WONG, AND RON HALL. THEY HIRED ARCHITECT STUART JOHNSTONE TO DESIGN A PLAN THAT WOULD PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE STRUCTURE'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE. THE APARTMENTS WERE THOROUGHLY RENOVATED AND AN ADJACENT ADDITION WAS ADDED. AT THE TIME OF THIS SURVEY, THE CASTLE APARTMENTS ARE MANAGED AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY THE LETHBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE MATERIALS.

Catalogue Number

P19880028020

Acquisition Date

1988-05

Collection

Museum

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