{{Short description|Building in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Use Canadian English|date=June 2024}}
thumb|The Rotary Admiral Beatty Complex in 2023, as viewed from King's Square
The '''Admiral Beatty Hotel''', now called the '''Rotary Admiral Beatty Complex''', is a former luxury hotel located at King's Square in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Built in 1925, the establishment was designed by Ross and Macdonald and featured eight stories. Following its permanent closure in 1982, the Admiral Beatty Hotel was converted into a senior citizen apartment building in 1986.
== Description ==
thumb|The Admiral Beatty Hotel in a 1925 tourism video, standing next to the Imperial Theatre The Admiral Beatty Hotel stands at the intersection of King Square South and Charlotte Street,<ref name="SaintJohnPostcardMemories">{{cite book |last1=Keleher |first1=Terry R. J. |last2=Collins |first2=Donald P. |title=Saint John: More Postcard Memories |date=October 1998 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-7271-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y52HkfcqtfoC&dq=the+admiral+beatty+hotel&pg=PA39 |language=en |access-date=2023-09-21 |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921090118/https://books.google.com/books?id=y52HkfcqtfoC&dq=the+admiral+beatty+hotel&pg=PA39 |url-status=live }}</ref> adjacent to the Imperial Theatre.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wright |first1=James K. |title=They Shot, He Scored: The Life and Music of Eldon Rathburn |date=30 April 2019 |publisher=McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |isbn=978-0-7735-5847-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhKSDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Admiral+Beatty%22+%22beside%22+%22Imperial+Theatre%22&pg=PT33 |language=en |access-date=21 September 2023 |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921090119/https://books.google.com/books?id=jhKSDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Admiral+Beatty%22+%22beside%22+%22Imperial+Theatre%22&pg=PT33 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to a 1925 measurement, the building reaches a height of {{convert|148|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Description of the New Hotel By the Builder: Technical Description |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-journal/156373927/ |access-date=October 1, 2024 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=June 22, 1925 |page=23}}</ref> It features eight stories and, during its time as a hotel, 250 rooms.<ref name="AtlanticBusiness">{{cite news |last1=Chafe |first1=Alexander |title=Living the suite life at 97-year-old Admiral Beatty Hotel |url=https://atlanticbusinessmagazine.ca/web-exclusives/living-the-suite-life-at-97-year-old-admiral-beatty-hotel/ |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=Atlantic Business Magazine |date=August 12, 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818171625/https://atlanticbusinessmagazine.ca/web-exclusives/living-the-suite-life-at-97-year-old-admiral-beatty-hotel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Designed by architectural firm Ross and Macdonald, the building has been described as Neoclassic,<ref>{{cite web |title=HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=9214 |website=www.historicplaces.ca |access-date=20 August 2023 |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818171626/https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=9214 |url-status=live }}</ref> and it was built with stone and brick.<ref name="AtlanticBusiness"/>
== History ==
=== Dufferin Hotel === thumb|The Dufferin Hotel in 1899
Before the establishment of the Admiral Beatty Hotel, the site was occupied by the Dufferin Hotel, located at the very spot where the Admiral Beatty Hotel would eventually be constructed.<ref name="SaintJohnPostcardMemories"/> It was named in honour of Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, who served as the Governor General of Canada.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Harold |title=King's Square Hotel |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19920203&page=17&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19920203_ETG_19920203_C0001 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Harold Wright's Historic Saint John |publisher=Evening Times Globe |date=February 3, 1992 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822220514/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19920203&page=17&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19920203_ETG_19920203_C0001 |url-status=live }}</ref> The land on which the Dufferin Hotel was built had previously been the location of an old windmill, which, in 1807, while struggling financially as a mill, had been temporarily occupied by the Kings County Militia due to war between Great Britain and the United States. Subsequently, the mill was repurposed as a poorhouse and served in that capacity until it was destroyed by fire in 1817.<ref>{{cite news |title=Man on the Street |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/saint-john-times-globe/156374277/ |access-date=October 1, 2024 |work=The Evening Times-Globe |date=May 25, 1938 |page=18}}</ref> The Dufferin was a hotel measuring four storeys, where it was demolished in 1924.<ref name="SaintJohnPostcardMemories"/> Among those who stayed at the hotel included Harry Houdini.<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacLean |first1=Andrew |title=The Maritimes tour that made Houdini |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Times_%26_Transcript&date=20230819&page=24&filename=TimesTranscript_20230819_20230819_TT_B_08 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Times & Transcript |date=August 19, 2023 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822195027/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Times_%26_Transcript&date=20230819&page=24&filename=TimesTranscript_20230819_20230819_TT_B_08 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Dufferin Hotel, which had been running for around 45 years at the time, publicly closed its doors on October 29, 1923.<ref>{{cite news |title=DUFFERIN HOTEL AT ST. JOHN CLOSES DOORS TODAY |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=The_Daily_Times&date=19231030&page=5&filename=0550_TDT_A8203 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Canadian press |publisher=The Daily Times |date=October 29, 1923 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822195028/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=The_Daily_Times&date=19231030&page=5&filename=0550_TDT_A8203 |url-status=live }}</ref> Demolition work for the Dufferin Hotel to make way for the Admiral Beatty Hotel started on January 22, 1924.<ref>{{cite news |title=Start Erection Of New St. John Hotel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-gleaner/155943343/ |access-date=September 24, 2024 |work=The Daily Gleaner |date=January 23, 1924 |page=4}}</ref>
thumb|The Admiral Beatty Hotel in a 1930 newspaper excerpt
=== Establishment and use === The Admiral Beatty Hotel was initially planned for construction in 1923. Named in honor of Admiral of the Fleet David Beatty,<ref name="AtlanticBusiness"/> Saint John saw the founding of the Admiral Beatty Hotel Company with $1.2 million in capital, with two-thirds coming from large corporations and the rest from hundreds of local donors. On July 28, 1924, the building's construction contract was signed,<ref name="TelegraphJournalOpeningCeremony">{{cite news |title=OPENING CEREMONIES BEGIN TODAY |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19250622&page=17&filename=0788_TJ_A9454 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Telegraph Journal |date=June 22, 1925 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822230200/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19250622&page=17&filename=0788_TJ_A9454 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the hotel's first ten guests were taken in on June 16, 1925.<ref>{{cite news |title=our tourism timeline: one thing after another |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=20000101&page=67&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_20000101_SJTG_20000101_C0023 |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=January 1, 2000 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829160818/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=20000101&page=67&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_20000101_SJTG_20000101_C0023 |url-status=live }}</ref> The hotel's opening ceremonies began on June 22, 1925.<ref name="TelegraphJournalOpeningCeremony"/> The following day, it opened its doors to over 400 Canadians at a banquet. Designed by Ross and Macdonald,<ref name="AtlanticBusiness"/> the Admiral Beatty Hotel was operated by the United Hotels Company under a 30-year contract.<ref name="TelegraphJournalOpeningCeremony"/> The hotel initially featured 180 rooms, which was later upgraded to 240 in 1930 during a major renovation and expansion project,<ref>{{cite news |title=Enlarged Admiral Beatty Hotel In Use Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-journal/156374899/ |access-date=October 1, 2024 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=May 31, 1930 |page=14}}</ref> which granted the hotel the title of being the largest in the Maritimes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saint John Has Maritimes Largest Hotel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-journal/156375006/ |access-date=October 1, 2024 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=May 31, 1930 |page=17}}</ref> Upon opening, the Admiral Beatty Hotel featured amenities such as a lounge, a barber shop, a cafeteria, a main dining room, a regal suite for members of royalty or notable visitors, and a Georgian ballroom.<ref name="TelegraphJournalOpeningCeremony"/> The hotel was the operating location of multiple businesses, including CHSJ-FM,<ref name="SaintJohnPostcardMemories"/> which had its inaugural broadcast from there on April 18, 1934.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Biermann |first1=Helmer |title=CHSJ Country 700 celebrating Jubilee anniversary |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19940613&page=10&filename=4472_TJ_1994-1995 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Telegraph Journal |date=June 13, 1994 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822230159/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19940613&page=10&filename=4472_TJ_1994-1995 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following its opening, the Admiral Beatty Hotel was used to hold several meetings and events,<ref>{{cite news |title=ATTENDING INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS CONGRESS |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=The_Daily_Times&date=19260312&page=8&filename=0395_TDT_A8208 |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=The Daily Times |date=March 12, 1926}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Maritime Branch of Association Conducts Business and Enjoys Banquet |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19260430&page=12&filename=0743_TJ_A9457 |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Telegraph Journal |date=April 30, 1926}}</ref> including luncheons,<ref>{{cite news |title=Program Given By Local Music Club |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19260304&page=7&filename=0074_TJ_A9457 |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Telegraph Journal |date=March 4, 1926}}</ref> conventions,<ref>{{cite news |title=Frink Offers Cup at Parley of Amateur Body in Saint John |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19260426&page=1&filename=0682_TJ_A9457 |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Telegraph Journal |date=April 26, 1926}}</ref> as well as a meeting held by the Liberal Party in December 1925.<ref>{{cite news |title=LIBERAL PARLEY HELD AT ST. JOHN |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=The_Daily_Times&date=19251230&page=7&filename=1284_TDT_A8207 |access-date=22 September 2023 |work=Canadian Press |publisher=The Daily Times |date=December 29, 1925}}</ref>
thumb|left|The Admiral Beatty Hotel in a c. 1930 postcard
The Admiral Beatty was also used to host several events including receptions and community events, as well as dances which were held in the hotel's ballroom.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hotel To Become Seniors Apartment Complex |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19850228&page=44&filename=10688_TJ_1984-1985 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Telegraph Journal |date=February 28, 1985 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822210645/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19850228&page=44&filename=10688_TJ_1984-1985 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1926, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's first convention took place at the Admiral Beatty Hotel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meeting coming to city |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19980402&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19980402_SJTG_19980402_D0002 |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=April 2, 1998 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829160818/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19980402&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19980402_SJTG_19980402_D0002 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Prior to the early 1950s, the Admiral Beatty Hotel restricted black people in Saint John from entering the hotel.<ref name="GNBBlackHistory">{{cite news |last1=Government of New Brunswick |first1=Canada |title=Black History Month |url=https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2013.01.0072.html |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=New Brunswick Human Rights Commission |date=30 January 2013 |language=en |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819230301/https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2013.01.0072.html |url-status=live }}</ref> While performing in Saint John, Black celebrities including Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald were even made to enter the hotel through the back door.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saint John woman named winner of 1998 Human Rights award |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=New_Brunswick_Telegraph_Journal&date=19981202&page=5&filename=3627_NBTJ_1998-1999 |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=New Brunswick Telegraph Journal |date=December 2, 1998 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829160819/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=New_Brunswick_Telegraph_Journal&date=19981202&page=5&filename=3627_NBTJ_1998-1999 |url-status=live }}</ref> This ban was held until Lena O'Ree,<ref name="GNBBlackHistory"/> a hotel elevator worker, who was previously required to enter through the back,<ref name="LenaOReeHonoured">{{cite news |last1=Marchildon |first1=Sarah |title=Woman who forced down racial barriers will be feted on March 9 |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19980303&page=2&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19980303_SJTG_19980303_A0002 |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=March 3, 1998 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829160817/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19980303&page=2&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19980303_SJTG_19980303_A0002 |url-status=live }}</ref> insisted on using the front entrance,<ref name="GNBBlackHistory"/> pressuring the hotel into removing the policy.<ref name="LenaOReeHonoured"/> As a result, she is credited for breaking the hotel's colour barrier.<ref>{{cite news |title=Taking on the world to make it better |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19980804&page=16&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19980804_SJTG_19980804_B0004 |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=August 4, 1998 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829160817/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19980804&page=16&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19980804_SJTG_19980804_B0004 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The Admiral Beatty Hotel started experiencing difficulties during the 1970s due to the city seeing newer hotel establishments.<ref name="AdmiralBeattyComplex1989">{{cite news |title=Admiral Beatty Complex one of major projects |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19890605&page=21&filename=4870_TJ_1989_A |access-date=24 August 2023 |work=Telegraph Journal |date=June 5, 1989 |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824164502/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19890605&page=21&filename=4870_TJ_1989_A |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 1982, the Saint John Board of Trade was notified by the hotel that starting on May 28, 1982, the Board of Trade Dining Room will close down as a result of high operating costs, as well as costly food and beverages.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hotel Closing Dining Room |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19820512&page=39&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19820512_ETG_19820512_0039 |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=May 12, 1982 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820164254/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19820512&page=39&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19820512_ETG_19820512_0039 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 1982, the Admiral Beatty Hotel ceased operations.<ref name="AdmiralBeattyComplex1989"/>
=== Later usage as an apartment complex === The Admiral Beatty Hotel was proposed to be demolished to make way for a parking lot.<ref>{{cite news |title=Most vacancies exist on upper floors |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19880212&page=53&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19880212_ETG_19880212_0035 |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=February 12, 1988 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829160818/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19880212&page=53&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19880212_ETG_19880212_0035 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1984, efforts were made to save the former hotel from destruction,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Trueman |first1=Mac |title=Rotary club seeks big project to mark 100th anniversary |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Saint_John_Telegraph_Journal&date=20030226&page=5&filename=2355_SJTJ_2002-2003_C |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=February 26, 2003 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822214404/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Saint_John_Telegraph_Journal&date=20030226&page=5&filename=2355_SJTJ_2002-2003_C |url-status=live }}</ref> such as through a $350,000 fundraiser led by the Rotary Club of Saint John, which played a large part in these efforts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McIntosh |first1=Mary |title=Low-income and seniors housing a priority |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=20050422&page=40&filename=0930_NBTJ_2004-2005_B |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Telegraph Journal |date=April 22, 2005 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822214402/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=20050422&page=40&filename=0930_NBTJ_2004-2005_B |url-status=live }}</ref> Continued effort led to the proposition of the site being converted into apartments.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mullen |first1=Mike |title=City Takes On Proud, New Spirit |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19841231&page=13&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19841231_ETG_19841231_0019 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=December 31, 1984 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822210644/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19841231&page=13&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19841231_ETG_19841231_0019 |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 8, 1984, the Court of Queen's Bench granted permission for the former Admiral Beatty Hotel building to be sold.<ref name="DailyGleanerAug091984">{{cite news |title=Court: Hotel Can Be Sold |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Daily_Gleaner&date=19840809&page=5&filename=13805_DG_1983-1984 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Daily Gleaner |date=August 9, 1984 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822210644/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Daily_Gleaner&date=19840809&page=5&filename=13805_DG_1983-1984 |url-status=live }}</ref> For the price of $550,000,<ref name="TelegraphJournalAug91984">{{cite news |title=Permission To Sell Hotel Is Granted |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19840809&page=22&filename=4728_TJ_1984-1985 |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=Telegraph Journal |date=August 9, 1984 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820164255/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph_Journal&date=19840809&page=22&filename=4728_TJ_1984-1985 |url-status=live }}</ref> the property was to be sold to a non-profit company to be named "Admiral Beatty Estates Ltd.",<ref name="DailyGleanerAug091984"/> who planned to turn the former hotel into a 112-room senior-friendly apartment complex, with commercial offices on the ground floor. It had a projected cost of $6 million,<ref name="TelegraphJournalAug91984"/> and was set to complete on January 31, 1986.<ref>{{cite news |title=Way Cleared For City To Buy ABH |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19841228&page=13&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19841228_ETG_19841228_0013 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=December 28, 1984 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822210647/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19841228&page=13&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19841228_ETG_19841228_0013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following 1985's Christmas, the Admiral Beatty's first senior citizen tenants moved in.<ref name="AdmiralBeattyComplex1989"/> Following its re-opening as apartments, it was renamed to the Rotary Admiral Beatty Complex.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rotary Admiral Beatty Complex |url=https://www.sjnph.net/rotary-admiral-beatty-complex |website=sjnph |access-date=24 August 2023 |language=en |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824173309/https://www.sjnph.net/rotary-admiral-beatty-complex |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
In 2021, the apartment complex's quality came into question, with a 69-year-old who lived there from 2013 to 2021 speaking out about the complex having mice chewing her belongings, as well as rain leaking in through the windows.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McPhee |first1=Emma |title='I couldn't live there anymore' |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph-Journal&date=20210604&page=11&filename=TelegraphJournal_20210604_20210604_TJ_B_02 |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=June 4, 2021 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822214402/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Telegraph-Journal&date=20210604&page=11&filename=TelegraphJournal_20210604_20210604_TJ_B_02 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Notable visitors == [[File:Netherlands Princess Juliana Unofficial Visit to Saint John, Lobby of the Admiral Beatty Hotel.jpg|thumb|Princess Juliana of the Netherlands visiting the hotel]] On May 20, 1932, the Admiral Beatty Hotel's dining room was visited by Amelia Earhart, who went there for breakfast.<ref name="EarhartTelegraphJournal">{{cite news |last1=Trueman |first1=Mac |title=The day Amelia came to town |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=New_Brunswick_Telegraph_Journal&date=19920321&page=3&filename=4765_NBTJ_1991-1992_B |access-date=22 August 2023 |work=Telegraph-Journal |date=March 21, 1992 |archive-date=22 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230822233639/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=New_Brunswick_Telegraph_Journal&date=19920321&page=3&filename=4765_NBTJ_1991-1992_B |url-status=live }}</ref> She stayed at the hotel the previous night after flying to Millidgeville that day.<ref>{{cite web |last1=History |first1=Backyard |title=When Amelia Earhart Came To The Maritimes |url=https://backyardhistory.ca/articles/f/when-amelia-earhart-came-to-the?blogcategory=Saint+John |website=Backyard History |access-date=23 August 2023 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829160817/https://backyardhistory.ca/articles/f/when-amelia-earhart-came-to-the?blogcategory=Saint+John |url-status=live }}</ref> At the dining room, she met a ''Telegraph-Journal'' reporter who gave her a copy of the newspaper published that day, which featured her. Earhart took the copy on her plane, which flew to Ireland, making the copy, according to the ''Telegraph-Journal'', "the first North American newspaper to arrive in Europe on its day of publication".<ref name="EarhartTelegraphJournal"/>
On November 6, 1951, Saint John was visited by a Royal motorcade, resulting in numerous people fainting. Members of the Canadian royal family, including Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, entered the Admiral Beatty Hotel. The hotel was used to hold a reception, where Saint John mayor George E. Howard presented a gift to the royal couple on behalf of the City of Saint John.<ref>{{cite news |title=Royal Visitors In Saint John And Fredericton |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19511107&page=14&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19511107_ETG_19511107_0014 |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=November 7, 1951 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820164254/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19511107&page=14&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19511107_ETG_19511107_0014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Police lines were held in front of the hotel, controlling the crowd that demanded to see Elizabeth, who would afterward look out of a window to wave at the crowd.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Bill |title=Police Lines Fail To Hold Crowd Demanding Appearance Of Princess |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19511107&page=8&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19511107_ETG_19511107_0008 |access-date=20 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=November 7, 1951 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820164253/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19511107&page=8&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19511107_ETG_19511107_0008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 1964, American evangelist Billy Graham visited Saint John, during which he was interviewed at the Admiral Beatty Hotel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiliams |first1=David |title=Billy Graham was a 45-year-old spellbinder when he held a Saint John crowd in the palm of his hand 34 years ago |url=https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19980630&page=13&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19980630_SJTG_19980630_A0013 |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=Evening Times Globe |date=June 30, 1998 |archive-date=29 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829160817/https://da.tj.news/viewer?opub=Evening_Times_Globe&date=19980630&page=13&filename=EveningTimesGlobe_19980630_SJTG_19980630_A0013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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