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OLD LANDMARK GONE
Welland’s Oldest Hostelry Being Removed
[Welland Telegraph, 3 February 1911]
The removing of the Whalley House from East Main Street this week removes one of the landmarks of early Welland.
This hotel is one on the oldest, if not the oldest, in the city. It is believed to have stood on the present site for nearly sixty years.
In the early days it was known as the City Hotel, and was at that time the leading hotel in Welland. The building was erected when the Welland of today was little thought of. At that time the town was but a sleepy, muddy little village. The City Hotel has seen this town grow from one of the poorest towns in the Province to the best.
The building is to be replaced by a modern three-storey store.
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