Comments on: Swastikas and the Traveller’s Hotel

By: Eric Allen Malmberg Kingsley

Eric Allen Malmberg Kingsley — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:21:20 +0000

It’s a symbol of the caus caus, the only way a person could travel in good health between Asia and Europe, before trains and long long tunnels. Istanbul before it was constantinople ….you see Xerxes was the first Nazi, look that up… Now his syllables … they’re reversed. Some godfather’s hijack cigarette trucks others hijack greek religions twice! He killed ptolome (Solomon). Aegi(pt) Aegi(s)
I can see this and what Caesars didn’t….

Caesars was from Caus Caus went to Greece and took it over and couldn’t understand it. Cleopatra is Alexander.
jandro
ɑιΞφaðrɵ
φaðre sounds like father looks like padre….
All father

Slain by Xer xesxer
Reason: Too many snsar

That’s a different story…

By: Rob johnsin

Rob johnsin — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:18:05 +0000

As I understand it the Nazi swastika was on a 45 degree angle. The ones one the building are up right 90 degrees

By: Vaughn Smith

Vaughn Smith — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:43:24 +0000

Google Street view has sanitized the building and blurred out the offending symbols.
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.9929989,-123.8169502,3a,37.5y,228.7h,113.59t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1spVt12cBmyxsNrvbNNxs9Hg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-23.589510544459273%26panoid%3DpVt12cBmyxsNrvbNNxs9Hg%26yaw%3D228.7027097892057!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTExOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

By: Patti

Patti — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:33:59 +0000

My parents owned and operated this building as a working pub, restaurant and hotel/hostel/monthly rental apartments from 1981 to around 1999.

It was a busy bustling family run operation for those years and we loved the history and all that we found in our time there. Through renovations bringing to light more history, learning about some of the original fixtures in people’s homes around town, and my dads additions to the fixtures, original glassware returned to us to display, and all… the following number of years found this building deteriorating, and for the first few years the use became very questionable. Our family was saddened at the state of the building. We are extremely excited to hear of the possibility of someone restoring it.

Removing the decorative front would be a tragedy. Over our period of ownership we did have people ask about the patterning on the front and it’s origins need to be preserved and remembered. Indeed, no one wants a repeat of the history of the Nazi’s, and having these reminders keeps us on our toes.

All respect intended.

By: Donna West

Donna West — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:49:47 +0000

In reply to Brian Wolfgang Becker.

When we erase the past we don’t learn from it…this building is a beautiful piece of history…we have enough visitors that ask the right questions and just enjoy the beauty of our little town…I’m sorry it offends you…if anyone has got in their vehicle and driven away that is sad…The world will become a better place when we all understand where we come from…and can work on changing the things that need changing….Peace!

By: Brian Wolfgang Becker

Brian Wolfgang Becker — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:07:30 +0000

I visited Ladysmith for the first time yesterday and the heritage preservation and repurposing or renovation of these period structures reminds me of Nelson, BC. They have done a great job of preservation and creating a eclectic mix of old and new since the 1980’s.

I was stunned and horrified to see Swastikas on the building. I am of German heritage and that symbol has nothing good associated with it, regardless of its prior history to Natzi Germany. Altering them or removing them would most likely benefit your community. Anyone of Jewish heritage would most likely be very offended to see these displayed on the front of the hotel. They are a conversation piece only because of Nazi Germany and otherwise would probably go unnoticed. It’s your town but a global perspective I am offering. I wonder how many people actually climbed back into their vehicles and just left town after seeing those over the many years?

By: Wes

Wes — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 15:39:26 +0000

This hotel has been sold and renovations will start in the fall.

By: Brent Browning

Brent Browning — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:44:13 +0000

I am one person who likes the building with all the designs attached from the past. 1912 is a long time ago, and keeping our past educated me, and hopefully will educat more people as they learn the truth.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 18:41:11 +0000

For what it’s worth, the hotel is still closed, and there’s no restaurant on the first. I’ve been eyeing the second floor, as potential open-concept office space. But I first need to figure out who owns the place.

Of course, something would have to be done about the decorations.

By: John Christiensen

John Christiensen — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 20:21:06 +0000

NOBODY LOOKS AT A SWASTIKA AND THINKS OF ASIAN CULTURE!
even European travelers are in shock from the site of this Hotel – I have seen their reactions many times.
If Germany does not allow any swastika symbols and takes it down from buildings, It is not right to keep these Swastika symbols in a country that fought Nazism. The Original owner of the hotel was not Asian nor Aboriginal. These symbols should come off that building immediately.

The decision to keep Nazi Swastika on the building is very suspicious. I wonder what is the feeling Jews get when they visit the town and are struck with the site of this awful sign.

By: Lynda Pitt-Brooke

Lynda Pitt-Brooke — Tue, 22 May 2018 06:36:45 +0000

I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. I LIVE IN LADYSMITH AND, HAD I KNOWN YOU WERE VISITING, WOULD HAVE TAKEN YOU TO OUR LOCAL AND MARVELOUS COFFEE SHOP. AT THE MOMENT I’M RESEARCHING LYNN VALLEY HISTORY. A FRIEND WITH WHOM I AM NO LONGER IN TOUCH HAS TOLD ME THAT HIS MOM TURNED TO THE SEX TRADE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT HIM. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN CIRCA 1945. THEY LIVED IN A MOST RUDIMENTARY WOOD STRUCTURE, SOMEWHERE ON THE LOWER SLOPE OF FROMME(?) MOUNTAIN. EVE, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING OF THE HISTORY OF PROSTITUTION IN LYNN VALLEY, OR WHERE I COULD FIND RELEVANT INFORMATION? WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND PUBLICATIONS, LYNDA.

By: Grant Maltman

Grant Maltman — Tue, 08 May 2018 17:49:05 +0000

There is a commercial building here in London Ontario that has 2 of them – inlaid brick – on their facade, but they have been painted over.

By: PeterB

PeterB — Mon, 07 May 2018 20:21:01 +0000

Seems more just a design feature, since they are using them forward and backward.

By: Elizabeth Bass

Elizabeth Bass — Sun, 06 May 2018 18:04:28 +0000

I don’t know about the night life, but there are two good bakeries in Ladysmith!

By: Skip Savage

Skip Savage — Sun, 06 May 2018 15:35:42 +0000

We have drive by and often through Ladysmith several times a year. Indeed it has the best-preserved main street I know. And the Old Town Bakery has the best cinnamon buns on Vancouver Island. As for the decorative brickwork, security through obscurity is my advice – lest the Department of Offence Prevention hears about them.

By: Doug Parks

Doug Parks — Sun, 06 May 2018 04:18:16 +0000

Very interesting but in this day and age of pc agendas I would not be a bit surprised to see a movement to erase another bit of our history. Sir John A MacDonald comes to mind.

By: Maurice Guibord

Maurice Guibord — Sun, 06 May 2018 00:50:53 +0000

The swastika was a prevalent symbol in European-based cultures. Among others, it was the logo of the Rudyard Kipling Boys and Girls Club. It was the Thanks Badge of the Boy Scouts of Canada. It was used on numerous items for babies and toddlers. It was also found in the symbology of numerous North American native groups. There was also a village in Alberta called Swastika. Then of course, it remains the heart of Buddha in Buddhism.
There are many buildings in Canada that still bear the symbol. When the swastikas are linked, then that architectural design is termed the Devil’s Claw. Given its last usage, that really fits.

By: Traveller Bob

Traveller Bob — Sat, 05 May 2018 15:17:10 +0000

Then you might be equally surprised to learn about Swastika, the town.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika,_Ontario