ets . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁the ▁Col ms lie ▁M igr ant ▁Host el ▁had ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 2 7 0 , ▁with ▁ 3 0 ▁Famil ies ▁resident . ▁It ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Those ▁migr ants ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁new ▁accommod ation ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁W ac ol , ▁which ▁Commonwealth ▁Host els ▁was ▁taking ▁over ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Im m igration . ▁It ▁appears ▁that ▁the ▁Host el ▁was ▁briefly ▁react iv ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁before ▁closing ▁perman ently . ▁Hans ▁Van ▁der ▁Dr ift , ▁a ▁Dutch - born ▁chef , ▁started ▁Hans ▁Cont inental ▁Small good s ▁in ▁As cot ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁his ▁company ▁occupied ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁Col ms lie ▁host el ▁site ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁mol ass es ▁storage ▁t anks ▁and ▁Monte jus ▁pit ▁near ▁the ▁river ▁were ▁demol ished ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁Two , ▁and ▁the ▁Ag it ator ▁and ▁C ool ing ▁House , ▁S ett ling ▁T ank ▁House , ▁and ▁Labor atory / B ung al ow ▁have ▁disappeared ▁since ▁World ▁War ▁Two , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁buildings ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁producing ▁ac et ate ▁of ▁l ime ▁are ▁still ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁However , ▁the ▁top ▁two ▁flo ors ▁of