The infamous Marigold Hotel is no more. While the building still stands, so far, it’s been turned into a rotting corpse of a building. In just two short years, vandals, the elements and water damage, have turned it into a dilapidated mess.
Sitting on the busy Queen Street East in Brampton, Ontario, not far from Toronto International Airport, the hotel opened in 1966 as the Thunderbird Inn, then the Rosetown Inn, then as a Howard Johnson’s, and finally as the Marigold Hotel.
The 100-room hotel also had a 6,000 square foot banquet/conference space, meeting space, two restaurants and a breakfast area.
In more recent years, the Marigold Hotel had become infamous in Brampton, with several floors designated as a homeless a shelter, something not widely known to unsuspecting guests.
The Marigold Hotel closed on 16 May 2023, ostensibly for major renovations, although a few years earlier, a redevelopment plan was submitted to the Regional Municipality of Peel, for construction of a 35-storey residential and commercial tower, as well as a 3-storey commercial and office building on the Marigold property.
With the massive water damage the building has suffered in just two short years, including a completely flooded basement, it’s unlikely the hotel would ever re-open.
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Main Lobby
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The Flooded Basement
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Sky Light Room Banquet and Conference Hall
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Guest Floors
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Motel Wing of the Marigold Hotel
Motel wing at the Marigold Hotel. Promotional photo.Motel wing at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Motel wing at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Motel wing at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Motel wing at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Motel wing at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Motel wing at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Motel wing at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.
Hakka Chinese Restaurant/Singapore Garden
Hakka Chinese Restaurant/Singapore Garden. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Hakka Chinese Restaurant/Singapore Garden at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Hakka Chinese Restaurant/Singapore Garden at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Hakka Chinese Restaurant/Singapore Garden at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Hakka Chinese Restaurant/Singapore Garden at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Hakka Chinese Restaurant/Singapore Garden at the Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Marigold Hotel. Promotional photo.Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.Marigold Hotel. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.
Bruce Forsyth served in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve for 13 years (1987-2000). He served with units in Toronto, Hamilton & Windsor and worked or trained at CFB Esquimalt, CFB Halifax, CFB Petawawa, CFB Kingston, CFB Toronto, Camp Borden, The Burwash Training Area and LFCA Training Centre Meaford.
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Bruce Forsyth served in the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve for 13 years (1987-2000). He served with units in Toronto, Hamilton & Windsor and worked or trained at CFB Esquimalt, CFB Halifax, CFB Petawawa, CFB Kingston, CFB Toronto, Camp Borden, The Burwash Training Area and LFCA Training Centre Meaford.
