212 Broadway Street - Nakusp, BC
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N 50° 14.321 W 117° 48.055
11U E 442885 N 5565475
Constructed in 1943, this butcher shop and deli was built as an ESSO service station, then later became a Greyhound Bus Depot.
Waymark Code: WM12YXA
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/09/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
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By the 1940s one of the most lucrative businesses were those which served the motoring public, a phenomenon which was still relatively new in areas of the British Columbia Interior. The construction of passable roads in the Interior, beginning in earnest in the 1920s, was putting people on the roads, drawing them away from "riding the rails". Gas stations and full service stations began popping up like mushrooms after a rain, this being one example.

Imperial Oil was, and is, one of the major players in this venue, this station being a typical example of the buildings constructed in the first half of the 20th century from which to purvey their wares. Not long after it opened, the station was able to convince Greyhound to use its premises as the Nakusp Greyhound Station, this partnership lasting well into the 1960s.

Now known as Cut-Rite Meats, the building's owners supply meats, deli items, snack foods and hot and cold lunches.
212 Broadway Street
DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC PLACE
212 Broadway Street is a former Imperial Oil service station that has been converted to retail use. It is located on the south side of Broadway Street in Nakusp, British Columbia. The historic place includes the adjacent former bus depot.

HERITAGE VALUE
212 Broadway Street is primarily valued for its service station architecture. The 1943 building is a one-storey gable-roofed wood-frame structure to which a stucco façade has been added. The roofline of the parapet includes a curved peak, which evokes the streamlined modern designs of the period, reflected in architecture as well as in automobile, ship and aeroplane design. From the 1920s to the 1940s this style was used in service stations and automobile sales offices to evoke the freedom and independence of automobile travel.

This building retains the pattern of windows and doorways from its period of use as a service station. These include large plate glass windows for the office facing Broadway,and three bays of service doors for vehicle entrance to the repair area. Additional service doors are located on the west side of the building. The front façade has been clad in vertical board and a canopy has been placed above the windows.

212 Broadway Street illustrates the growth in the popularity of the automobile and the facilities required to service that growth in Nakusp. Early automobiles were filled manually with cans from bulk tanks. By the 1920s companies were using gas station design to reflect their corporate identity and as a platform for advertising. In the 1930s, the Depression forced gasoline companies to expand their services by including automobile repairs and expanding display space to sell more product lines. By 1928 Imperial Oil had developed three standard plans for different urban contexts. This site was originally developed as a garage and Esso service station by James Hakeman in the 1920s. The small Greyhound bus depot building was constructed here in 1931, and in 1943, the Imperial Oil garage and service station was constructed adjacent to it. The Greyhound bus depot continued to operate at this site until the 1960s, when Mr. Hakeman retired.

CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
Key elements that define the heritage character of 212 Broadway Street include its:
-location on the south side of Broadway Street in downtown Nakusp -single-storey massing
-streamlined service station architecture, including curved front façade
-gable roof
-pattern of window and door openings including large display windows and service doors
-attached former bus depot waiting room
From Historic Places Canada
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Address:
212 Broadway Street
Nakusp, BC
V0G 1R0

Heritage Registry Page Number: Not listed
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