Bird Drug Company - Ponoka, Alberta
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wildwoodke
N 52° 40.569 W 113° 34.597
12U E 325806 N 5839361
Druggist Sydney Bird built this building and his drug store in 1910 in Ponoka, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WMB7T1
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 04/16/2011
Views: 3
Text from the Plaque
Bird Drug Company
Druggist Sydney Bird established this business in 1910 and leased out the second floor as a dentist`s office and a residential suite. The building`s classic storefront design consists of a recessed entrance and a “prism” transom windows designed to direct sunlight into the interior. A multitude of retractable canopies once shielded the storefront and second floor windows from the direct afternoon sun. The building is distinguished by its superior brickwork, the metal cornice and distinctive decorative finials, and by the large “ghost” signs on the east and west walls.
Provided by the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation and the Alberta Main Street Programme
Type of Marker: Cultural
Sign Age: Historic Site or Building Marker
Parking: Plenty of on street parking
Placement agency: Alberta Historical Resources Foundation and the Alberta Main Street Programme
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