Much better than it has a right to be, but a few technical problems keep it from being up to snuff with other meeting halls in the area.
There's no doubt that everyone in Port Credit knows about Clarke Hall - it's the default site for most community meetings, many events and open houses and (as of this writing) the home of the P.C. BIA, along with a number of other smaller businesses. As a historical site, it's a perfectly beautiful building, but I find myself wishing they would do some work on it to bring it up to modern standards.
The hall itself is big enough to hold a good 300-400 people (but don't tell the fire department), and it does come stocked with an associated kitchen and a massive area for coat checks. As of late, I've been here for a comedy festival, a tribute event for our local councillor (shout-out to Kris U, who also made it down for this) and a BIA open house, and I've found the experience to be consistently good each time.
That said, there's more that needs to be done in the place. The washrooms definitely look like they were built at least 70 years ago, and there's a strong cold draft in the place that it can't seem to shake. As mentioned by others, parking is a nightmare, and with the closure of the Esso next door (to eventually be redeveloped as part of the Texaco Lands/Inspiration P.C. project), there are very few spots to park beyond standard curbside places.
One thing you might also not know is that (contrary to beief), there is a wheelchair access elevator, but the process for actually using it (and getting a City official to operate it) is so obtuse that it might not as well exist.
This is a solid, spacious hall that works extremely well for most types of events, but they really need to modernize it in some way or form. Well worth a look, though, if you want to hold an event. read more
