Post #813354 by rum on the rideau on Tue, Jul 16, 2024 6:38 PM

Talisman Motor Inn & The Beachcomber Room, Ottawa, Ontario 1376 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario

Name: Talisman Motor Inn

Type: Hotel

Street: 1376 Carling Avenue

City: Ottawa

State: Ontario

Zip:

country: Canada

Phone:

Status: Permanently Closed (demolished)

Description: Opened in 1963 the Talisman Motor Inn with multiple restaurants for fine dining and entertainment

Developer / designer William (Bill) Teron:

Best known in the Ottawa area for creation of housing communities in the suburbs of Ottawa, Teron Construction also built several downtown Ottawa buildings. Teron also had a hand in the original Toronto waterfront. The plan for the Talisman Motor Hotel was imagined after a trip to Japan with a vision of a Japanese steak house, garden, and overall design for business, modern banquet facilities, weddings etc. The hotel had their main dining room “Raffles” and their own tiki bar “The Beachcomber Room”. Within a few years The Beachcomber Room was relocated to the lower level and the original space was used for meeting rooms. The new “Beachcomber Lounge” did very well as a live music venue from April 1976 until it closed in 1991. The Japanese steak house became a popular tropical plant and hanging fern bar called “The Greenery Room”, or just “The Greenery” until it too became a vacant room.

[ Edited by rum on the rideau on 2024-07-16 19:05:20 ]