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 Smith Bros. Bookstore - Vernon, BC Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 50° 15.821 W 119° 16.471
11U E 337893 N 5570423
Though this building was built in 1907 as Smith Bros. Bookstore, the name MacKenzie appears on the frieze. That would be because MacKenzie Men's Wear occupied the building for the greatest length of time - from 1934 until 1998, 64 years.
Waymark Code: WMMC5R
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/29/2014
Views: 1
Smith Bros. Bookstore
3212 - 30th Avenue - 1907
S.L. Smith built this brick store in 1907. Valued at $3,500, it served as Smith Bros. Bookstore until 1934 when W.G. MacKenzie & Son, a men's clothing business, moved here from a few doors east. MacKenzie's Menswear, as it came to be known, stayed at this location until 1998, when major restoration efforts took place. "Smith Bros. are arranging to erect a handsome brick building on Barnard Avenue... The building will have a frontage of 25 feet..."
Vernon News, 1906
From the Sign on the Building
Group that erected the marker: City of Vernon
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
3212 - 30th Avenue
Vernon, BC Canada
V1T 2C4
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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