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' r w , x w 00 . , Tp p y R ' t� r x �J v �s �• # r i _ w + w a " AAe � ,y� r .. n •, a. �rir ,� Y w « .x + �,.. � <:q4+. � �.. �� 5 '� :G"wT'�� ". -E> �' ,fin "1R•. �� µ k �... .r*✓� p'�a 40r,- 6 qL � t �,^*'.,�, �-•.'°'mow 3 r*. �,^*'.,�, �-•.'°'mow I Jr 5 ]5 ^ 1877 hotel coming back to life By Lynne Ainsworth PICKERING — After years of aban- donment, the 103 -year-old Liverpool Arms Hotel will once again welcome travel -weary patrons into its bar and din - ink rooms. Ajax Restaurant owner James Skent- zos is pumping $1 million worth of reno- vations into the historic two-storey brick hotel to transform it into what he hopes will become one of the most elegant din- ingrooms in Ontario. $34,000 to move The fate of the eight -room hotel at Liverpool Rd. and Highway 2 has been up in the air since 1964; when the building was expropriated for the widening of Highway 2. Demolition of the Liverrool Arms was prevented by owner Har rkt. Jatiouk, who paid $34,000 to have, the , building moved back from the road. Skentzos has hired architects aW in- terior designers to recreate the -Geo gial� simplicity of a 19th -century hotel. The hotel's wooden bar will be replaced -and. kept in its original location. "We're trying to preserve as much of the original design as we can, even though it's fairly run down," said Skent- zos. Built from 1877 to 1879 by a local architect, the Liverpool Arms was one of an estimated 150 inns and taverns that dotted the stagecoach and railway lines between Toronto and Cobourg. "It was never what you'd call ,an ele- gant hotel, but it did have its heyday," says Morley Black of Pickering, who re- callectvisiting the hotel as a young boy at the turn of the century,, During the hotel's heyday, when Lake Ontario schooners moored in French- man's Bay waited for the shipment of barley and wheat, every table of the din- ingroom would be taken. Farmers from Uxbridge and Claremont lined up in their wagons along Liverpool Rd. waiting to unload the grains bound for breweries in the United S? ates. The port at Frenchman's Bay also boasted its oivn hotel, bank and telegraph office, By `1910, the lake schi oners were gone, railways came to the port, and the Liver- pool Arms began to suffer financially. Bul; it remained a hotel through prohibi- tio,l, and some say the hotel keeper serv- ed hootleg, whiskey. Back to original They Liverpool Arms has been a room-. ing house, post office, grocery store and apart ments and now it will go back to offeriy,Ig meals and a place to relax. As Pickering grows in leaps and fioun"s, the township's original buildings. are isappearing. The Pickering Arms is one 4 150; historic homes and businesses sti,ll standing. However, without the protection of Heritage designation, the faite of Pici ering's past lies in the hands Olt the landowners. Yea will Sod N tho...... 10J W Egp from sho following •ariAiea : Whim Wrandlaw ..... $1.50 a sAt(ag Rhode lalaod Rede..... 9.SA Wb]" 1,*OQM$ .... 1 VJ BoR Lwlborse..... - ... 1.50 Barred Rooks... _ ....... 1.00 W. 0 TIIal MIL PfOP• 5 ]5 ^ 1877 hotel coming back to life By Lynne Ainsworth PICKERING — After years of aban- donment, the 103 -year-old Liverpool Arms Hotel will once again welcome travel -weary patrons into its bar and din - ink rooms. Ajax Restaurant owner James Skent- zos is pumping $1 million worth of reno- vations into the historic two-storey brick hotel to transform it into what he hopes will become one of the most elegant din- ingrooms in Ontario. $34,000 to move The fate of the eight -room hotel at Liverpool Rd. and Highway 2 has been up in the air since 1964; when the building was expropriated for the widening of Highway 2. Demolition of the Liverrool Arms was prevented by owner Har rkt. Jatiouk, who paid $34,000 to have, the , building moved back from the road. Skentzos has hired architects aW in- terior designers to recreate the -Geo gial� simplicity of a 19th -century hotel. The hotel's wooden bar will be replaced -and. kept in its original location. "We're trying to preserve as much of the original design as we can, even though it's fairly run down," said Skent- zos. Built from 1877 to 1879 by a local architect, the Liverpool Arms was one of an estimated 150 inns and taverns that dotted the stagecoach and railway lines between Toronto and Cobourg. "It was never what you'd call ,an ele- gant hotel, but it did have its heyday," says Morley Black of Pickering, who re- callectvisiting the hotel as a young boy at the turn of the century,, During the hotel's heyday, when Lake Ontario schooners moored in French- man's Bay waited for the shipment of barley and wheat, every table of the din- ingroom would be taken. Farmers from Uxbridge and Claremont lined up in their wagons along Liverpool Rd. waiting to unload the grains bound for breweries in the United S? ates. The port at Frenchman's Bay also boasted its oivn hotel, bank and telegraph office, By `1910, the lake schi oners were gone, railways came to the port, and the Liver- pool Arms began to suffer financially. Bul; it remained a hotel through prohibi- tio,l, and some say the hotel keeper serv- ed hootleg, whiskey. Back to original They Liverpool Arms has been a room-. ing house, post office, grocery store and apart ments and now it will go back to offeriy,Ig meals and a place to relax. As Pickering grows in leaps and fioun"s, the township's original buildings. are isappearing. The Pickering Arms is one 4 150; historic homes and businesses sti,ll standing. However, without the protection of Heritage designation, the faite of Pici ering's past lies in the hands Olt the landowners. —After an illness of some months dur• ation, Robert Seeker, of Liverpool Market, died at his residence on Saturday morn. ing. Deceased was 75years of age, and has been a resident of Livorpool for many years where he conducted an hotel busi. ness until some three or four years ago, when he retired, being a man of consider- able means. Although not a very old mau his faculties weakened rapidly, and for &be past few months has been almost helpless. The funeral took place on Mon day, when the remains were interred at the White Church cemetery. Many at. tended the funeral. too, in pop,, 1845 - Originally an Inn and stage coach stop between Muddy York and Kingston, also sailors rest when Liverpool was a port. 777771;�--- "+60 Vii' The Old Liverpool House INA i9iiilirtika41ii{dAitAAt While the Old Liverpool House welcomes you today. it invites you on a brief tour through its many yesterdays. The structure was built by English immigrants in 1827. Brick -layers crossed the Atlantic from England to apply their skills to the building. Although originally constructed as a private home. The Old Liverpool House has served many purposes. In its early life, the building was a main stage coach stop between Toronto and Kingston. It was also a popular drinking spot for sailors when the grain ships docked at Frenchman's Bay. In addition to hosting men who called the sea their home, it also made welcome Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John A. MacDonald as a over night guest. During prohibition in Ontario from 1916 to 1927, The Old Liverpool House remained a hotel. However, it is reputed that the hotel owner sold bootleg whiskey. ;� ruLY:.aa�r.s,ut•.�ii«---- lRaMr �':, Following the Great Depression, the building became a general store and post office and later a rooming house. In 1964, the building was expropriated by the department of highways for expansion of Highway 1. Owner Harriet Jatiouk refused to allow the building to be destroyed. Instead. Mrs. Jatiouk moved the building further back to its present location. Mrs. Jatiouk had a dream for the Old Liverpool House. It was to have the hotel turned into a very fine dining establishment. Although strangers. Jim Skentzos and Mrs. Jatiouk shared the same fantasy. When Mrs. Jatiouk died in 1980, the property was sold to Jim & Maria Skentzos. Today. the present owner welcomes you to the common dream. Your Hosts. JIM k MARIA SKEN7ZOS IW