Blue plaque № 59438

Banff, AB, Canada

DOMINION CAFE. This building was the former home of the Dominion Cafe, which was operated for many years by the Yee-Wing family, one of the first Chinese families to develop a business in Banff. Yee Sing and his young son Fred Yee Wing arrived in Banff in 1921 and opened their first cafe at Caribou

Street and Banff Avenue. In 1923, Yee Sing purchased the current property, and converted the building into a restaurant with two dining rooms, counter seating for twenty, and Chinese lanterns decorati

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