Vernon Hardware Company Ltd. - Vernon, BC
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N 50° 15.826 W 119° 16.420
11U E 337953 N 5570431
Built in 1894, this building was long a hardware store. These days it is an Antique Store and a Pawn Shop. Note the anvil, hardware symbolism, above the corner entry.
Waymark Code: WMMC4Y
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/29/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
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Vernon Hardware Company Ltd.

3124 30th Avenue - 1894<

This two-story structure housed several hardware stores before the Vernon Hardware Co. Ltd. occupied these premises in 1900. In 1956 the business was sold to McLennan, McFeely & Prior. Although further changes in ownership and tenancy have occurred in more recent years, the name "Vernon Hardware" is still visible along the frieze near the top of the building. "Mr. Gilmore is going to put up a fine block on Barnard Avenue... the building will have frontage on Barnard Avenue and Seventh Street and will be 50 x 60 feet, two stories."
Vernon News, 1893
From the Sign on the Building
Group that erected the marker: City of Vernon

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3124 30th Avenue
Vernon, BC Canada
V1T 2C2

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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