Long gone are the days when Hudson House served as the centrepiece of the community, with the three-story building on Second Avenue now empty of tenants and its doors permanently boarded up.
But some long time residents have fond memories of the 73-year-old building when it was the focal point of Squamish's social life.
"For many, many years it was the only real hall we had," said long time resident Maureen Gilmour.
Pacific Great Eastern (PGE) - the predecessor of BC Rail - union members originally constructed the building in 1934.
"It was just after the Depression started to lift a little bit, and they got together and they had a big raffle... and they raffled off this Model T car," said Terril Patterson.
"That's where they got the money to buy the materials."
Hudson House, during those early years, is fondly remembered for having a sizable hall with vaulted ceilings.
The building provided a home for everything from badminton and basketball games to wedding receptions and dances.
"As a kid in the early 1950s I remember it had this huge open area, and it had a balcony all the way around the inside of it," said Corinne Lonsdale.
"All the kids would sit up there and look down on their parents as they danced."
However, after serving the community for more than 25 years, Hudson House fell into disrepair.
The building was soon condemned and boarded up for the first time, but not the last time in its long history.
"The structure at one point in time was not sound at all," said Lonsdale.
The building was repaired by PGE in the early 1960s, sold, and eventually renovated into an apartment building with the first tenants moving in in 1965.
Lonsdale was among those early residents, moving in shortly after she was married.
"It was very nice living accommodations in those days," said Lonsdale. "It was one of the nicest places in town at the time."
Since those days little up keep has been done on the building and it once again fell into a dilapidated state.
The property was sold for $1,198,000 in January 2006, and the 40 residents who called Hudson House home were given an eviction notice in December 2006.
A handful of tenants successfully fought the notice when it was discovered the property owner did not yet have a development permit in place, which is required to enact an eviction.
The tenants won their appeal and remained for three more months at no cost for rent or utilities.
The building is now empty and a demolition permit is pending for redevelopment into residential and commercial spaces.
