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On this resplendent isle, we wish all our guests a long life. And even though some have called it paradise, we call it home.

Company Mission

The mission of our Astoria hotel is to provide outstanding lodging facilities and services to our guests.

Hotel & Suites

To generate the highest return on investment of any hotel franchise.

The Story Of Who We Are

The Astoria was originally named for its developer, R A Wallace, and concurrently known as the Toronto House Apartments. In contrast, the Patricia across the street was constructed as a hotel and remained in that function. From the 1920s until 1949, a building on Hastings Street bore the Astoria name. The $53,000 building permission was granted in June 1912. Allen & Jones served as the contractors, and Braunton & Leibert designed it. The building's initial owner, Robert A. Wallace, was an Ontario-born real estate agent who resided in Peter and Bella Duffey's home when he developed it at the age of 37. They were residing on Charles Street in 1911, and Peter's occupation was listed as builder. The Astoria was originally named for its developer, R A Wallace, and concurrently known as the Toronto House Apartments. In contrast, the Patricia across the street was constructed as a hotel

The Story Of Who We Are

From the 1920s until 1949, a building on Hastings Street bore the Astoria name. The $53,000 building permission was granted in June 1912. Allen & Jones served as the contractors, and Braunton & Leibert designed it. The building’s initial owner, Robert A. Wallace, was an Ontario-born real estate agent who resided in Peter and Bella Duffey’s home when he developed it at the age of 37. They were residing on Charles Street in 1911, and Peter’s occupation was listed as builder.

The year he got married, he moved into his new investment, which he also managed. The building’s first occupants included a police officer named Malcolm Morrison, another police officer named P H Thompson, a printer named G W Daligher, a grocer named C Edward, a Central High School teacher named D R Fraser, and a “timber” businessman named C W Erickson. Mrs. Etta Chatwin served as the building’s housekeeper.

When Stuart Thomson took this photo in 1923 (it is in the collection of the Vancouver Public Library), Robert had returned to Charles Street (albeit to a different home than before) and continued to work in real estate out of an office on Seymour Street. The owner of the Toronto Apartments was Chris Owens, and among the many other occupants were two engineers, numerous loggers, two longshoremen, three salesman, a City meter man, Mrs. Lilly Rollings, a B C Phones phone operator, and Mrs. Agnes Fraser.

In 1950, the year the apartments became the Astoria Hotel, 75-year-old Robert Aubrey Wallace passed away. By then, he and Lillian were residing on West 10th Avenue. In 1949, C and B Y Chan managed the Toronto Apartments. William and James Wallace operated Neon’s production plant at 717 E. Hastings, on the same block. There appears to be no relationship between the two companies, as far as we can discover.

When Alex Bayer and William Sawchuk originally began operating this property as a hotel in 1950, it was given the Astoria name. When Mr. Sawchuk relocated his business from West Hastings to East Hastings, he kept his position as president of Astoria Hotels at both locations. After a span of five years, Mr. Bayer and Ludwig Radymski remained the owners. The hotel has 85 rooms available for single occupancy as of right now, along with a recently renovated bar. The 1950s neon signs, which had gradually lost their brightness over the years, have been restored and provide a striking visual element to the otherwise calm section of the street. The balconies have been removed.

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