Clifton Hotel (Canada)
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The Clifton Hotel was the site of the 1914 Niagara Falls peace conference
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, a mining millionaire bought the property and presented it to the Niagara Parks Commission
. Oakes Garden Theater was built on the site and opened in September 1937, as part of a plan to beautify the entrance into Canada at the Upper Steel Arch Bridge.
Niagara Falls peace conference
The Niagara Falls peace conference started on May 20, 1914, when the ABC Powers met in Niagara Falls, Canada, for diplomatic negotiations in order to avoid war between the United States and Mexico. There was increasing tensions between the two over the Tampico Affair of April 9, 1914 and the...
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History
The original Clifton Hotel was lost to fire in 1898. Its replacement was destroyed by fire on December 31, 1932. Harry OakesHarry Oakes
Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet was an American-born British Canadian gold-mine owner, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. He earned his fortune in Canada and moved to the Bahamas in the 1930s for tax purposes. He was murdered in 1943 under notorious circumstances in the Bahamas...
, a mining millionaire bought the property and presented it to the Niagara Parks Commission
Niagara Parks Commission
The Niagara Parks Commission, or Niagara Parks for short, is an agency of government of Ontario which maintains the Ontario shoreline of the Niagara River.- History :...
. Oakes Garden Theater was built on the site and opened in September 1937, as part of a plan to beautify the entrance into Canada at the Upper Steel Arch Bridge.