| The first hotel was built in 1918. In 1928, the original hotel was demolished and rebuilt. The doors to the new hotel were open on New Years Day in 1929. This included a beer parlour as prohibition was over.This hotel was cited as fully modern and the best accomodations north of Edmonton. Meals varied in price from 35 to 40 cents. Rooms were a $1.00 per night or a $1.50 if you wanted a view. In 1972 the hotel burnt down and was rebuilt in 1974. In 1979 the Alamo Bar was opened and is still in operation today. |
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Dave Sexsmith sold the store to Richards and McNaught in 1920. In 1921 a new store was built and sold to Imperial Oil Internation.Some of the owners over the years were the Larsons, Herb Shields, Ken Dillion, and the Mah family. |
| Facelift on the Sexsmith Insurance Building |
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In 1923 this building was opened by Wiliam Turvey and it housed a barber shop, pool hall, and butcher shop. In 1926 John Olson bought the building and it has been operated as a family business since that day. |
| The Royal Bank gets an update to fit the 1920's theme town. |
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In the late 1980's the Sexsmith business community decided to turn the slow economy around by looking to their past to guarantee the future. They examined the history of the community and using the historically designated backsmith shop as their focus, adopted a 1920's theme for the town. Vintage buildings were restored and more modern ones such as the Insurance Office, Royal Bank, Town Office have been changed to blend with that style and character.The street scape has been improved with theme lighting to compliment the project. The revitalization of the downtown was carried out to instill new life and spirit in the community in hopes that the downtown would again become the heart of the community. |
