Bank of Montreal - New Denver, BC
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On the corner of Bellevue Avenue and 6th Avenue, this former Bank of Montreal is now the Silvery Slocan Museum.
Waymark Code: WMJY8B
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/15/2014
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This was the first Bank of Montreal built in British Columbia, having been built in 1896, at the height of the silver boom in the Slocan area of BC. New Denver itself is in the Slocan Valley but the silver strikes occured to the east in the Sandon area. New Denver, being on a railroad and a navigable lake, became a transportation and supply centre and a jumping off point to the Sandon area. As a result, the Bank of Montreal built its first BC bank here, to cash in on the silver boom.
The New Denver Visitor Centre is also housed within the former bank.
Address:
202 - 6th Avenue
New Denver, British Columbia
V0G 1S0
Year: 1896
Website: [Web Link]
Current Use of Building: Silvery Slocan Museum & Visitor Centre
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