Subject: Royal - Byng

L.B. VanDecar

L.B. VanDecar was a pioneer hotelman. He built and operated the Royal (now called the Byng) hotel for several years.

Internal ID:	0008.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

The Royal Hotel

The Royal Hotel at its best, before being taken over by the Great War Veteran's Association.

Internal ID:	0032.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

The Royal Hotel

The Royal Hotel at its best, before being taken over by the Great War Veteran's Association.

Internal ID:	0032.0004
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

The Byng Hotel, Cranbrook, B.C.

A very good early view of the Royal (now Byng) Hotel in Cranbrook.

Internal ID:	0032.0007
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

The Byng Hotel, Cranbrook, B.C.

A very good early view of the Royal (now Byng) Hotel in Cranbrook.

Internal ID:	0032.0008
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1905

Hotel Byng Opens Today

The Hotel Byngs opening day. Details on the Luxury rooms,furnishings and prices.

Internal ID:	0042.0070
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 2nd 1926

GWVA Sells Building

GWVA Sells Building, speakers who attended the meeting,and transfer of property

Internal ID:	0042.0082
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 10th 1926

GWVA Smoker ad

Internal ID:	0042.0140
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 3rd 1926

Council Takes Up Routine Work

The highlights and stats of a meeting of the Cranbrook City Council.

Internal ID:	0042.0155
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 17th 1926

Byng Hotel ad

Internal ID:	0042.0173
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 9th 1926

Skookumchuck River

Fishing Skookumchuck River

Internal ID:	0042.0822
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 17th 1930

Cranbrook Cash Meat Market

Kimberley man opens cash only meat market in Cranbrook.

Internal ID:	0050.0124
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	February 5th 1931

Royal Hotel Bar

Cranbrook resident who had been in charge of Royal Hotel bar for few months leaves to head north.

Internal ID:	0050.0789
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	July 29th 1909

G.W.V.A. Smoker Ad

Cranbrook branch of G.W.V.A. holding smoker in their club rooms.

Internal ID:	0050.0793
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 3rd 1926

G.W.V.A. Sells Building

Cranbrook branch G.W.V.A. successful smoker held to thank everyone who helped with Empire Day celebrations.

Internal ID:	0050.0795
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	June 10th 1926

Byng Hotel

Byng Hotel open to the public after being renovated and refurbished from G.W.V.A. moved their association out.

Internal ID:	0050.0810
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 9th 1926

Byng Hotel

Fire damages west wing of Byng Hotel, almost costing the life of female occupant.

Internal ID:	0051.0730
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 28th 1939

Women's Institute Link

Monthly meeting of Women's Institute to be held at G.W.V.A. hall, making final arrangements for upcoming Flower Show.

Internal ID:	0051.0926
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	August 3rd 1923

Nurses Graduate

St. Eugene Hospital held dance for graduating class for nurses.

Internal ID:	0051.0938
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 7th 1923

Christmas At Imperial Hotel

Hotels of Cranbrook celebrated Christmas with their boarders and guests with magnificent decorations, meals and music.

Internal ID:	0052.0228
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 26th 1907

Cenotaph

Cranbrook City Council and G.W.V.A have a special meeting and finally decide to have monument built on G.W.V.A. grounds as it was taking the city so long to decide on a monument by themselves.

Internal ID:	0052.0314
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 8th 1921

City Council

Detailing regular monthly meeting of Cranbrook's City Council dealing with things from war memorial plot to utilities.

Internal ID:	0052.0319
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	September 15th 1921

Returned Men's Issues

Cranbrook G.W.V.A. asking all returned soldiers, no citizens allowed, to attend an upcoming meeting to discuss returned men's problems and possible solutions.

Internal ID:	0052.0342
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	November 17th 1921

GWVA Hall

Cranbrooks' G.W.V.A. offers their hall for rent, suitable for dances, meetings, social gatherings and bazaars, etc.

Internal ID:	0052.0546
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 13th 1922

First War Monument

The old monument that served Cranbrook as a war memorial until the new cenotaph was erected was removed and the captured German gun will move to the G.W.V.A. grounds.

Internal ID:	0052.0551
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 13th 1922

G.W.V.A. Hall Use

Cranbrook Ladies' Progressive Association held a successfull whist drive and dance at G.W.V.A. hall.

Internal ID:	0052.0553
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 13th 1922

Byng Hotel Trout

35 1/2 lbs Kamloops Trout caught in Premier Lake now artistically mounted in glass case and on display at Hotel Byng.

Internal ID:	0052.0784
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 23rd 1930

Hotel Byng

Cranbrook's Hotel Byng is a house that appreciates your patronage.

Internal ID:	0052.0842
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	March 6th 1930

Trophy Kamloops

Cranbrook resident lands forty pound monster at opening of fishing season on Premier Lake.

Internal ID:	0052.0871
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 17th 1930

Renovations

Proprietors of Cranbrooks' Hotel Byng completely renovated the hostelry and it is now more homey and comfortable.

Internal ID:	0052.0878
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 17th 1930

Byng Specimen

Well known railwayman from Spokane visits Cranbrook with intentions of spending time fishing on Skookumchuck river, is much impressed with mounted fish on display at Hotel Byng.

Internal ID:	0052.0879
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	April 17th 1930

Trophy Kamloops

Seattle resident who caught the heaviest Kamloops trout from Premier Lake informs friends he will be back in Cranbrook area during summer to do more fishing.

Internal ID:	0052.0898
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 1st 1930

Byng Hotel

Byng Hotel urges visiting baseball teams to stay there in the upcoming season.

Internal ID:	0052.0925
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 22nd 1930

Hotel Byng Lawn

Cranbrooks' Hotel Byng did some serious housecleaning, now comes beautifying the lawn.

Internal ID:	0052.0934
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	May 22nd 1930

Byng Hotel in Cranbrook, BC c.1940

Byng Hotel (formerly called the Royal Hotel) in Cranbrook, BC located at 21 - Cranbrook Street

Internal ID:	0140.0020
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1940

Cranbrook Street Looking East

Looking east on Cranbrook Street with the Imperial Bank building on the left (replaced by the Royal Bank building) and the Byng Hotel midway on the left.

Internal ID:	0215.0007
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1925

Cranbrook Street Looking East

Looking east on Cranbrook Street with the Imperial Bank building on the left (replaced by the Royal Bank building) and the Byng Hotel midway on the left.

Internal ID:	0215.0008
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1925

The Cranbrook Cenotaph

This is a view of the unveiling ceremony of Cranbrook's new WW I cenotaph commemorating the sacrifices made in World War I by Cranbrook's fighting men. To the right is the G.W.V.A. building, formerly the Royal Hotel and later the Byng Hotel.

Internal ID:	0470.0006
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1922

Byng Hotel Ad

An advertisement indicating that the very early Royal Hotel, later the GWVA club rooms, was about to open as the newly renovated Byng Hotel under the proprietorship of George Tater.

Internal ID:	0472.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1926

Hotel Byng Ad

This ad indicated that the old Royal Hotel, home of the Great War Veterans' Association from 1918 to 1926, is to open as the Byng Hotel under George Tater's ownership.

Internal ID:	0472.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1926

Cranbrook Residents c.1945

Couple standing on the corner of Baker Street and Cranbrook Street in front of the Royal Bank with the Byng Hotel in the background c.1945 Can anyone identify the couple?