Complex sentence: The direct involvement of the railways in the construction and operation of large hotels originated with Canadian Pacific Railway's the opening of the Hotel Vancouver on May 16,1888, this was the first of three railway owned hotels by that name in Vancouver.
Split into simpler sentences: The direct involvement of the railways in the construction and operation of large hotels originated with Canadian Pacific Railway's opening of the Hotel Vancouver on May 16,1888. This was the first of three railway owned hotels by that name in Vancouver.