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Of course there is a flaw in that nostalgia because here is one building that isn't too tall, but it has such a story of privilege and separation - the Grand Pacific Hotel. I found these pictures on one of Jane Resture's wonderful sites and a note before the building went up:
The construction of a magnificent building in Suva, such as the Grand Pacific Hotel will be, is a good augury for the future of Suva as a tourist resort ... when finished the hotel will be in every way a model of luxury and comfort and should compare favourably with such buildings as the Galle Face Hotel and the Grand Oriental of Colombo."
Extract Fiji Times, 24th August 1912
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Our family stayed in one room one night about 20 years ago - it was cheap and ordinary then. Today it is practically derelict and the last I heard soldiers were hanging around there.
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