| The Lodge Hotel has been an Edmonton landmark for a century and is designated as a historical municipal resource. The building has undergone a number of alterations and renovations during its lifetime all of which have contributed to the character and quality of the existing structure. Unfortunately the existing building is not suited for its intended revitalization into the UCAMA facility and major interventions are required to transform the building and create a facility that will last UCAMA another hundred years. We have analyzed the ‘value’ of the existing building from its historical significance, its structural capability, its technical and spatial characteristics and the economic viability of re-use and identified the elements of the existing structure that will be retained as a collective memory of the evolution of the building. HISTORICAL PHOTOS The historic Pendennis Hotel is the site of the current Lodge Hotel. Prior to 1911, the wood-framed hotel was located in the west half of the site of the current hotel. An adjacent wood-framed building was located east of the hotel and was torn down to make way for the 1911 hotel. The original wood- framed hotel was incorporated into the new structure and remains embedded behind the brick facade. Several historical photos of the Pendennis Hotel available here, courtesy of the Provincial Archives of Alberta and the Edmonton Archives. |