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In the early 1900s James Ritchie started the process of subdividing and developing the western hills of Skaha Lake. In the spring of 1909, this new development was named ‘Kaleden’ (pronounced Cah-Lee-den), which purportedly means Beautiful Eden (the Greek word Kalos and the biblical Eden).
The historic Kaleden Hotel is a prominent landmark on the shores of Skaha Lake. This shoreline are was once very active with a packing house beside the hotel. At the onset of the First World War, the hotel was closed and sat idle until the 1940s when it was stripped of all salvageable material, leaving only the concrete shell that remains today.
Architecture 33/52
In the early 1900s James Ritchie started the process of subdividing and developing the western hills of Skaha Lake. In the spring of 1909, this new development was named ‘Kaleden’ (pronounced Cah-Lee-den), which purportedly means Beautiful Eden (the Greek word Kalos and the biblical Eden).
The historic Kaleden Hotel is a prominent landmark on the shores of Skaha Lake. This shoreline are was once very active with a packing house beside the hotel. At the onset of the First World War, the hotel was closed and sat idle until the 1940s when it was stripped of all salvageable material, leaving only the concrete shell that remains today.