Lizotte’s building

My article for the May 2019 edition of The Local is out. This month I clear up two errors that have appeared in a number of history books regarding the Coronation Hall (now Lizotte’s) in Morehead Street Lambton.

Error The truth
The Coronation Hall was built in 1910, the year George V became king. The Coronation Hall was built in 1911, the year of the coronation of King George V.
The Coronation Hall was built on the site of the Criterion Skating Rink/Star Theatre.

The Criterion Skating Rink was built on the south-west corner of Morehead and De Vitre Streets in 1888. In 1892 it became the Star Theatre.

The Coronation Hall was built on the corner of Morehead and Kendall Streets.

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