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Blue plaque № 59463

Banff, AB, Canada

JAMES THOMPSON HOUSE AND CABINS. The demand for tourist accomodation in Banff has always exceeded supply. In 1888, the Banff Springs Hotel and a few others offered rooms. By the 1920's the shortage was acute. In an attempt to alleviate the problem and earn extra income, many Banff residents construc

ted backyard "tent cabins" (canvas walls and roof with a wood floor) and later, full cabins. At the time, the Parks Department considered many of these to be substandard and required improvements. In

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