Westminster Hotel

Westminster Hotel in 2019

Westminster Hotel colloquially known as The Pit was a tavern and hotel in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada.

The hotel was a Klondike Gold Rush era building built in 1898.

The building was closed in January 2026 after a water main broke during a deep freeze causing a flood. On May 17, 2026, a fire destroyed the building and razed it to the ground.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ MacIntyre, Chris (17 May 2026). "Devastation in Dawson City, Yukon, as iconic hotel is razed by fire". CBC. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Gold-rush era Westminster Hotel lost to fire in Dawson City". City News. Canadian Press. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

64°03′41″N 139°26′01″W / 64.0614°N 139.43362°W / 64.0614; -139.43362

This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.