Downtown Squamish during 1940 flood
- CA SQPL 04-023
- 1940
Across Cleveland Avenue from the current Chieftain Hotel.
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Downtown Squamish during 1940 flood
Across Cleveland Avenue from the current Chieftain Hotel.
Construction of BC Tel on Cleveland Avenue with the Firehall in the background. Finished in 1950.
In front of Lower Squamish School - 1914
Left to right: Kilpatrick or Fitzpatrick, Lester Gurry, Lawrence, Leslie Carpenter.
The Harry Billbright home when it was first built. It was located on 2nd Avenue in the current location of the Credit Union then moved to Stan Clarke Park and used as a Museum.
It was built in 1933 for Harry "Brownie" Brightbill, railway engineer on the "Fisherman's Special" from Squamish to Lillooet. It was constructed by Herb Dawson. The house was purchased by the District during the Mayorship of Pat Brennan. Cause for considerable disagreement in the community at the time, it may be argued that the controversy surrounding that decision has only added to any heritage value the building already had.
In June 2000, the Brightbill house was moved to the West Coast Railway Heritage Park and was one of the first exhibits to open in the new Town Square community area.
Condition: It was well maintained the Squamish Museum where it was housed was closed. There were problems with vandalism.
Original use: Residential home.
Cleveland Avenue looking south in 1914
Cleveland Avenue looking south in 1914. The Newport Hotel on the far right.
Part of Unknown Photograph Collection
Left to right: Stan Clarke's first gas station, harding's barbershop (Stan Harding lived above), PGE Houses, fire hall (with smoke stack), post office.
Cleveland Avenue, Squamish's main street is named after E.A. Cleveland, the BC land surveyor who drew up the plan of the subdivision of Squamish in 1912. All subsequent surveys have been based on this.
Bruce Fletcher and Irene MacLennan
Principal Bruce Fletcher and teacher Irene MacLennan of Division 2 at Lower Squamish School in 1914.
Mr Bruce Fletcher in front of Lower Squamish School
Bruce Fletcher standing in front of Lower Squamish School. The school is flying a British flag.
May Queen: unknown.
Attendants: Evelyn Chadwick, Marjorie Rae.
One of the Downer girls facing the camera; photo taken on main street (suspected Cleveland Avenue).
Anne Boscariol and Louise Patrick
Standing in front of old Newport Hotel on Cleveland Avenue. The hotel was located at the existing site of the Chieftain Hotel. The Hotel burned down in 1958.
Robert Bishop and Eleanor Sullivan
Robert Bishop and Eleanor Sullivan pictured on Cleveland Avenue in front of Kennedy's Hardware, 1949.
Eleanor Bishop and son, Robert Jr, along Cleveland Avenue. Note the old wooden sidewalk.
Photo by: Robert Bishop.
Robert Bishop at old Government Wharf, 1949
Car parked in front of Mackenzie's Department Store
Hardware store owned and operated by Wallace Kennedy.
Left to right: Russ Lamport, Iona Smith, Alta Lamport, Ed Aldridge, Peggy Blair, Ross Blair.
The old PGE Hall on Second Avenue
The old PGE Hall on Second Avenue which later became the Hudson House. The grass and trees in the foreground are now parked lots.
Photo by: Mrs Sullivan.
38033 Second Avenue
Now an empty lot, this building was previously the Hudson House and the PGE Hall. It was built as the PGE Hall in the 1930's as a local community hall. Built by railway and community volunteers, the PGE Hall was once the site of basketball games, dances, and other gala community events.
Original Use: Community Hall.
1993 use: Rooming House (Hudson House).
1993 condition: Retained original form without significant alteration. Location among newer buildings left the Hall looking somewhat run down.
Roderick MacKenzie's store (present site of IGA plaza).
Third and Winnipeg
Cleveland Avenue - February 1914
Part of Unknown Photograph Collection
Cleveland Avenue in February 1914. Newpart Hotel on the far left. Construction of MacKenzies far left. Sloughs were filled in by Harry Barnfield, Scott MacDonald, and Lawson Rae in 1926 or 1927.
The Squamish Hotel, built in 1911. Hughie Mills is immediately to the right of the fourth post.
Cleveland Avenue looking north
Victoria Street on the left. Fred Magee's, W. Mashiter's & Hickie's houses (1910).
Note: Squamish Times (August 9, 1962) reports later as being the home Owen Fulk.
Present site of Fields.
Intersection of Victoria and Cleveland Ave during 1940 flood
Intersection of Victoria and Cleveland Avenue during the 1940 flood. Building in background is Yarwood Drugs. Margaret McCallum in foreground.
Margaret McCallum (nee Dewar) owned the first cafe: Waltz Inn Cafe. She married Donald McCallum in March 1913.