2s The Seaview Hotel was owned and operated tor many years by the Cox family. It is still in business, although exterior renovations have obscured the architectural charm evident in the old photograph. 1 , ft pi 11 » • 1 ITU T/?e Stone Hotel was named after its proprietor, not its method of con¬ struction - which was timber frame. The building is no longer standing. Matthew & Maclean operated a large general store in Souris in this handsome building. It is now owned by a chain store, which altered the architectural character of the ground floor facade. Should individuals be free to do as they please with the exteriors of downtown premises? Tourists outside the Seaview Hotel. Wealthy vacationers patronized this establishment, which had its own private bathing house on the waterfront. W &? I4 ' £ i**v Before the invention of snow removal equipment heavy falls of snow, such as we see here in , Souris , were removed by gangs of men working with shovels. Or are the streetscapes somehow community property, giving the public a right to intervene to protect the character and appearance of their town?