Photo showing The Kitimat Hotel, now the Kitimat-Gordon Hotel, boasted the largest beer parlor in Western Canada in the early 1950s. Part of the big tap room is shown in a picture taken from the historical files of the Northern Sentinel.
Photo showing The Kitimat Hotel, now the Kitimat-Gordon Hotel, boasted the largest beer parlor in Western Canada in the early 1950s. Part of the big tap room is shown in a picture taken from the historical files of the Northern Sentinel.
1950s Coffee Table designed by Robin Bush and Earle Morrison
Public Description
Vancouver-based designer Robin Bush created this laminate coffee table with iron frame, “worker” furniture, for Kitimat. Bush was contracted by Alcan to furnish Nechako Lodge, Alcan's guesthouse and workers' accommodations. Laminate was one of the new innovative materials of the 1950s. Donated by Christ Church Anglican of Kitimat.