Old Garage - Didsbury, AB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
N 51° 39.663 W 114° 08.252
11U E 697971 N 5727220
The majority of the business section of Didsbury consists of brick buildings, and for a very good reason - FIRE! This Main Street building did not replace a burned one from the 1914 fire until the 1920s.
Waymark Code: WMPF5W
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 08/21/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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Old Garage
This building was originally built as a repair shop in the 1920s and early on was occupied by a fellow named Teskey and then the Gochee brothers. Around 1930, the Reifenstein family moved to this location and operated a garage for many years. Apparently, it was also used as armory storage for a while and eventually housed an autobody shop operated by Alex Coulter and Murray Anderson. In 1980 Paul Kinghorn purchased the building from Joe Wolf to open a glass shop, which was partially converted to Tuggle's insurance office in 1985. Vanda Agencies Ltd. purhased the insurance business in 1989 and the building in 1994.
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Type of Marker: Cultural

Sign Age: Historic Site or Building Marker

Parking: Park right in front.

Placement agency: Alberta Main Street Programme
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