Hotels

Though the Canadian government wrested control (and hence profits) of the hot springs from private interests, Canadian Pacific Rail saw the potential of providing accommodation to the many tourists they would draw to Banff. Their first attempt at a hotel wasn't nearly big enough, and they were caught having to put up tourists in rail cars for the first few years. Since then, the hotel industry has been the backbone of the tourist industry.

But hotels can burn, as one hotel did a couple of years ago. And they get old, needing complete renovations, as a couple of hotels are undergoing presently. And the industry, which seemed to be bulletproof, is affected by things like pandemics. This demonstrates the fragility of man's best attempt at maintaining his presence in Banff. Hotels have only been in Banff for just under 140 years, a mere blip in the history of Banff. What is their future?

The first hotel in Banff, OM-2n, Arista edu 400, L76 1:1 If you build a hotel, you're going to want a parkade to go along with it, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 The backside of a hotel doesn't look as good as the front, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 Orderliness is the signature of design, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 Natural gas is essential to heating a hotel, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 Sprinkler connections for the fire department, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 An aging hotel, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 A lifespan of a building is merely a blip in time, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 Why would you want to escape Banff?, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 And old sign, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 Hotels need places to put cars, which brought the tourist to the hotel, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 Ventilation, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 Banff firmly supports the oil and gas industry, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 Redoing a worn out hotel, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1 Storing extra chairs, OM-2n, Fomapan 400, A76 1:1