Lundbreck in Pincher Creek, Alberta — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

The Windsor Hotel

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2025

1. The Windsor Hotel Marker

Inscription. The Windsor Hotel was built by Gordon Steeves and Tom Madden in 1905. Tom and his wife, Ellen operated the hotel and were renowned for their generosity, hospitality and congeniality. The hotel was known for its high standards of cleanliness and fine food service. Mrs. Madden kept the place spotless with white linen tablecloths in the dining room, plants in the windows and flowers on the tables. The hotel was owned by the Madden family until 1945. Over the years it became a well-loved watering hole frequented by local ranchers and cattle buyers.

The hotel was heated by an ancient basement furnace and in the cold winter nights the rooms were anything but warm. The story is told of a group of guests who were sitting around the pot-bellied stove in the lobby after having been driven from their rooms by the icy blast of a winter "Chinook". A local cowboy came into the hotel covered by the driving snow and dripping icicles from his moustache. A young waitress entered the lobby at that moment and seeing the snow-covered apparition asked, "Good heavens, which room were you in?"

The hotel was owned by Joe

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& Eva Pasuto and later by Joe Diamond. In 1950 it was purchased by Walter and Bill Sapeta who owned it until February 1963 when sadly, a fire swept through the building and leveled it, leaving only the outhouse and one chimney standing. For many years the lot was empty until the Sapeta family generously donated the property to the Lundbreck Senior's group for the construction of a Centre. The Windsor Heritage Centre was built as a small replica of the old hotel and will hopefully stand for many years as a symbol of a beloved institution and of a quieter time. Windsor Lundbreck, Alberta

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 49° 35.232′ N, 114° 9.774′ W. Marker is in Lundbreck, Alberta, in Pincher Creek. It is at the intersection of Breckenridge Avenue and Railway Street, on the right when traveling south on Breckenridge Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Breckenridge Avenue, Lundbreck AB T0K 0B8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Southern Rockies and

The Windsor Hotel Replica image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2025

2. The Windsor Hotel Replica

Foothills.

It is also in the Prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony

and also Rupert’s Land.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.