Bellingham Herald, January 29, 1930 Silver Beach Hotel, Historic Landmark, Will Be Destroyed B.A. Campbell, 2304 Lynn street, has taken the contract to wreck the Silver Beach hotel, formerly the White City hotel, considered one of the most elaborate structures of its day and now one of the few remaining landmarks of the city. Built in 1893 this structure was originally intended as an institution for a cure for intoxication. As the adjacent lots were gradually built up into White City, well-known amusement park, the building changed hands several times, many of its owners being famous figures of the day. Finally in 1919 the hotel passed into the hands of Mrs. G. W. Henika, 1502 Eldridge avenue, as a partial payment of the debts which had accrued against the amusement park. Since that time it had stood unoccupied with the exception of a short period in 1924 when miners from the nearby mine shaft secured accommodations in the historic structure. Bellingham Herald January 30, 1930 Silver Beach Hotel, Once Lively, Recalls Man Who Operated It E.F.G. Carlyon, Bellingham pioneer, recalled today that the Silver Beach hotel, which the present owner, Mrs. G. W. Henika, has ordered wrecked, was once the liveliest place in this city. For years it was headquarters for boat-racing on Lake Whatcom, oars being the popular form of locomotion, and each Sunday during the racing season the resort had hundreds of guests. Carlyon says the hotel was built in 1889 by the Silver Beach Land Company and that it was finished inside with redwood. It had a wide reputation for its excellent cuisine. For awhile it was operated by Mr. Jones, of Jones & Carlyon. Then Carlyon took it over and conducted it for some time."