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    A Magnificent Failure: The Story of the King’s Royal Hotel and the Balmy Beach Dance Pavilion banner. Background image from book cover of watercolour painting depiction of the hotel, a grand Victorian building in the midst of nature. Solid dark pink section to centre-left with text and Open Book logo overlaid, and image of full book cover to centre right of banner.
    January 16, 2025

    Owen Sound Author Richard J. Thomas Tells the Fascinating Story of the King's Royal Hotel and the Balmy Beach Pavilion

    Just north of Owen Sound, and shortly after the turn of the 20th Century, the mighty King's Royal Hotel was built. It had been intended to rival the finest resorts in the world, but by 1914 this once ...

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