A two-storey brick building was constructed on the northwest corner of Queen Street and Crysler Avenue in 1910. Joseph Ferguson used it as a photography studio for a few years, until Dr. Horace R. Elliott, a local physician and surgeon, purchased it for his home and medical practice. He used part of the upper floor as his operating room, and installed the first X-Ray machine in Niagara Falls in his office on the main floor. His living room, dining room and kitchen were across the hall from the office, and the bedrooms were upstairs.
After Dr. Elliott's death in 1932, his widow Erma eventually sold the building to Dan Sanson, who converted it into the Elliot House hotel. It was remodelled twice, and by the 1950s it had a coffee shop and tavern. Gordon and Marguerite Davis, formerly of Toronto, purchased the tavern in 1965 – it was a realization of their dream to own their own business.
In the 1990s, new owners changed the name to The Daily Planet Tap & Eatery. Today, we know the former Elliot Tavern as the Grand Central Bar & Grill.
Niagara Falls Public Library. 2017. Niagara Falls - Then & Now: A Photographic Journey Through The Years. [Elliott House Hotel / Grand Central Bar and Grill].
Niagara Falls Then and Now
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