Letters from the Heart - Karl Chronicles - Post 198

Karl wrote four letters to his sister, Mattie, during his stay, using the hotel’s stationery, which proudly advertised itself as "The Most Central and Oldest Established Hotel in the City," located directly across from the Hudson’s Bay Outfitting Stores. At the time, the Oriental was owned by John Meikeljohn and managed by Harry Edwards, a fellow Nova Scotian from Halifax.

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