The Pacific Hotel was the first hotel built in Providence Bay and was constructed and ran by William Pattison. The Pacific Hotel was directly across the road from McGillivray's Store.
The first town liquor license was issued to William Pattison.
William Pattison was the father of Elmer Pattison who was the custom officer and wharfinger at the Docking facility across the Bay.
The Pacific Hotel was purchased by Neil
McDougall. Then sold to Mr. John R. Galbraith and then to Dunel
McDougall; his son Donald McDougall took over from him and changed the
name to Commercial Hotel.
Donald McDougall operated it from 1934 to 1940.
Out of a building behind the Commercial
Hotel, Donald McDougall and Donald (Dick) Caddle operated a Livery
Stable and a farm machinery sales and service establishment.
The
building was purchased by Neil and Diane Chmielak in 1984 and
operated as Bayside Inn.
In 1994 it was purchased by Duane and Beverly Cress.
In the late
1990's the building was condemned and then demolished in 2002.
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