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"The Driard House is a large, square, and compact brick building, 4 stories in height, surmounted by a tower, from which there is a complete panoramic view of the city and country round about. This hotel has, on the ground floor, spacious parlors, dining rooms, and a very commodious and handsome bar-room. The bed-rooms are 60 in number, with ample accommodation for 90 persons. The Driard is celebrated for the excellence of its cuisine, which cannot be surpassed, even by a San Francisco hotel. Ladies and gentlemen staying at the Driard will find every attention paid to their requirements. Messrs. Redon and Hartnagel are the proprietors."
-1882 Victoria, BC Directory
The third and final Driard Hotel opened in 1892 at the corner of View and Broad Streets. It was the grandest hotel in all of Victoria before the Empress was built. After being damaged in the great fire of 1910 David Spencer bought the Driard to become part of his huge Spencer`s Department Store complex that would later become Eaton`s.