This new heritage marker has been mounted on the east side of the historic former
Hunter Brothers Store, a one time hardware store, about 40 feet or so north of the north edge of Columbia Avenue. It faces
Washington Street and the downtown centrepiece, the former
Bank of Montreal, which it is still known as today.
The six neighbourhoods included in the marker are, from north to south and west to east
Red Mountain,
Upper Rossland,
Happy Valley,
Downtown,
Lower Rossland and
Redstone.
Red Mountain encompasses the ski area of the eponymous mountain, today a well known downhill skiing destination. Upper Rossland includes the entire built up area of Rossland north of Columbia Avenue, which serves as Rossland's main street. Primarily residential, it also holds the city's historic
Tennis Courts and the old
Drill Hall, now an Arts Centre. Happy Valley consists primarily of orchard and farm land abutting the eastern edge of the Upper Rossland Neighbourhood, with a smattering of houses and acreages.
The
Downtown Neighbourhood consists mainly of all of Columbia Avenue, the commercial and retail hub of the city, and one block of commercial structures to the north. Immediately south is
Lower Rossland, almost exclusively residential. At the southeastern corner of the city one will encounter
Redstone, mostly new residential and the site of the
Redstone Resort Golf Course.