view gallery |  Canadian National Railway Station - Kelowna, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage On Thursday, September 10th, 1925, tracks of the Canadian National Railway finally reached the city limits of Kelowna. This occurred after 11 years of delay. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/14/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Canadian Pacific Railway Station - Grand Forks, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage This wonderful old railroad station is located at 7654 Donaldson Drive. The station is currently the Grand Forks Station Pub & Banquet Facility. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/14/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Burlington Northern Railway Station - Salmo, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage This railway depot, now nearly a half century unused, is a small, nondescript station on Railway Ave. (highway 6) in the town of Salmo. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/14/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  City Hall - Fernie, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Occupying an entire city block between 3rd and 4th Avenues and 5th and 6th Streets, the Fernie City Hall is centred in a park-like setting decorated with historical information and artwork. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/13/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Fernie Court House - Fernie, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Built of brick with Alberta sandstone trim, the Fernie Courthouse has served the city of Fernie as a courthouse for 111 years, as of 2020. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/13/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Manual Training School - Cranbrook, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage This little school was built across Kootenay Street from Cranbrook's large brick and stone public school three years after it opened in 1909. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/11/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Cranbrook City Hall – Cranbrook, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Most cities, in the interest of modernization, build themselves spiffy new city halls every couple of decades. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/11/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  St. Aiden Orthodox Church - Cranbrook, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage The dome of this Orthodox Church is visible from quite a distance, making this church fairly easy to find. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/10/2020 last visited: 1/27/2021 |
view gallery |  Fire Hall #1 - Cranbrook, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Now retired, Cranbrook's Fire Hall #1 is centrally located in downtown Cranbrook. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/10/2020 last visited: 1/24/2021 |
view gallery |  Fort Steele Heritage Town - Fort Steele, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Fort Steele is a large, mostly open air museum of local history. During the summer, both street theatre and indoor theatre are offered. Every fall Fort Steele hosts the Kootenay Country Fair, just like the typical County Fair. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/10/2020 last visited: 1/21/2021 |
view gallery |  Leland Hotel - Nakusp, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Though not the first hotel to be erected in Nakusp, the Leland Hotel nonetheless holds a claim to fame. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/10/2020 last visited: 1/16/2021 |
view gallery |  Nakusp Library and Museum - Nakusp, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Originally built as a school, this was the third, but not last, to be built in Nakusp. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/10/2020 last visited: 1/15/2021 |
view gallery |  Nakusp Waterfront Walkway - Nakusp, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Waterfront Walkway in Nakusp runs along the southern shore of Nakusp from Eighth Avenue NW to Centre Avenue, with a lovely flower garden and pergola near the centre, at Fourth Avenue NW. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/10/2020 last visited: 1/14/2021 |
view gallery |  Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church - Nakusp, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Built in 1905, this is the only original church in Nakusp still in use as a church. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 1/12/2021 |
view gallery |  302 Broadway Street - Nakusp, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage A commercial building on Broadway Street's south side, this 1924 wood frame building was originally an Ice Cream Parlour, Lodge's Ice Cream Parlour, but has since been home to a succession of businesses of various types. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 1/11/2021 |
view gallery |  Bon Marché Store - Nakusp, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage This was another of the many Pat Burns butcher shops built around the turn of the twentieth century by Alberta meat magnate Pat Burns throughout southern BC. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 1/10/2021 |
view gallery |  Edwards Block - Nakusp, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Built in 1922, this building housed first an insurance business, then, variously, a doctor's office, a telephone office and a drugstore. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 1/9/2021 |
view gallery |  Masonic Block - Nakusp, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage When built in 1922 this was not only the largest building in Nakusp, but also probably the most important and the busiest. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 1/7/2021 |
view gallery |  212 Broadway Street - Nakusp, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Constructed in 1943, this butcher shop and deli was built as an ESSO service station, then later became a Greyhound Bus Depot. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 1/8/2021 |
view gallery |  Kaslo Bay - Kaslo, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Near the middle of the northern half of Kootenay Lake, Kaslo Bay lies at the western end of downtown Kaslo, accessible via Centre Street and Kaslo Bay Road. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 1/5/2021 |
view gallery |  Nakusp Courthouse - Nakusp, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage This courthouse is the last extant building designed by BC Government architect Evered Criddle and is the only pre-1912 wood frame courthouse in British Columbia still in use. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 1/4/2021 |
view gallery |  Vimy Park - Kaslo, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Vimy Park was officially opened in 1924 by the Governor General and his wife, Lord and Lady Byng. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 1/1/2021 |
view gallery |  Langham Cultural Centre - Kaslo, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage Pioneer Hotel, Haunted Culture Centre, wartime internment centre, museum and more, this is a building with an interesting history. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 12/29/2020 |
view gallery |  S.S. Moyie - Kaslo, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage The S.S. Moyie was the last operating commercial paddle wheeler in Canada and is now a popular tourist attraction on the waterfront in Kaslo. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 12/28/2020 |
view gallery |  1896 Building - Kaslo, BC
in Western Canadian Heritage This building, at 331 Front Street, replaced the original Riedel & Kuester Block, built in 1893. posted by: ScroogieII location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 8/9/2020 last visited: 1/2/2021 |
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