The Story of Italians in Fernie, 1881 - 1921 The Story of Italians in Fernie, 1881 - 1921 Fernie Museum
The Alberta Hotel, Blairmore, Alberta, ca 1920 where Emilio Picariello based his bootlegging business. It was close to the liquor wholesalers in Fernie, BC and runs could be […]
Phillip Carosella, liquor merchant, owned and operated his liquor warehouse next to his general store. He also was one of the hotel owners that were fined for liquor […]
The Roma Hotel was one of 11 Fernie hotels whose sales significantly declined following the enactment of Prohibition in 1917. Italian miners and others who frequented the hotel had […]
It’s just amazing to me how somebody could come and land on Ellis Island and end up in Fernie BC. There was quite the story behind it. I […]
She was a friend of the Picariello family and married Charles Lassandro who worked for Emilio Picariello in Fernie in his legitimate businesses and, later, at the Alberta […]
Many hotels generated more revenue through the sale of liquor than by room rentals and meals. In BC, the Merchants’ Protective Association, comprising hoteliers and liquor industry people, […]
Picariello gave free ice creams in trade for bottles which resulted in the nickname “the Bottle King.” Breweries and distilleries bought these back from him for re-use.
The Roma Hotel was built by Philip Carosella in 1903 and was destroyed in the 1904 and 1908 fires. It was leased and later purchased by Al Rizutto, […]
The 1908 Great Fire destroyed 65 buildings in the business district. This was the heart of Fernie’s commercial district as it is today.
The Roma Hotel was built by Philip Carosella in 1903 and was destroyed in the 1904 and 1908 fires. It was leased and later purchased by Al […]
