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Westminster Hotel

Canada · built 1898

Westminster Hotel colloquially known as The Pit was a tavern and hotel in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. The hotel was a Klondike Gold Rush era building built in 1898. The building was closed in January 2026 after a water main broke during a deep freeze causing a flood. On May 17, 2026, a fire destroyed the building and razed it to the ground.

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