// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did the Westminster Hotel goer bring a ladder? To take their stay to a higher level.

Westminster Hotel colloquially known as The Pit was a tavern and hotel in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada.

The hotel was a Klondike Gold Rush era building built in 1898.

The building was closed in January 2026 after a water main broke during a deep freeze causing a flood. On May 17, 2026, a fire destroyed the building and razed it to the ground.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ MacIntyre, Chris (17 May 2026). "Devastation in Dawson City, Yukon, as iconic hotel is razed by fire". CBC. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
↑ "Gold-rush era Westminster Hotel lost to fire in Dawson City". City News. Canadian Press. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

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[1] MacIntyre, Chris (17 May 2026). "Devastation in Dawson City, Yukon, as iconic hotel is razed by fire". CBC. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

[2] "Gold-rush era Westminster Hotel lost to fire in Dawson City". City News. Canadian Press. 17 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

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