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Greg Nesteroff
Oct 316 min read
Rare Nelson gas works photo sells for $305
A rare photo shows a piece of Nelson industrial heritage under construction in 1900.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jul 78 min read
What’s Trout Lake’s second-oldest building?
There is no doubt what Trout Lake’s oldest building is. But what about the runner-up?
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Greg Nesteroff
Jun 306 min read
Then & Now: Ainsworth community hall
A rare photo shows us one of the West Kootenay’s oldest buildings when it was brand new.
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Greg Nesteroff
Feb 2648 min read
South Slocan heritage sites
South Slocan has taken it on the chin in the last 20 years, having lost 10 heritage buildings, although an equal number still stand.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 2719 min read
Lost buildings: South Slocan schoolhouse
South Slocan’s biggest heritage building was torn down in December. Part of it dated to 1918.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jun 12, 20234 min read
Kaslo’s meat markets and other tales
Wherein we use a photo of a long-lost building in Kaslo as a jumping-off point looking at the history of Burns & Co. and Eric’s Meat Market.
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Greg Nesteroff
Nov 13, 20224 min read
Then & Now: The Kinnaird Hall
The first heritage building identified in Kinnaird, the community hall was built in 1944 and saved from demolition by the Carpenters Union.
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Greg Nesteroff
Aug 2, 20227 min read
The night the Newmarket Hotel burned
When fire destroyed the Newmarket Hotel in October 1973, New Denver lost its greatest heritage building, constructed 80 years earlier.
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Greg Nesteroff
Mar 31, 20225 min read
Little-known Nelson heritage buildings: The Nelson House annex
The last remaining portion of an early Nelson hotel is still standing in the middle of downtown.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 28, 20226 min read
Nelson’s smallest commercial block
In 1922, J.E. Annable built a store on Baker Street that was only six feet wide. What was in it and what happened to it?
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Greg Nesteroff
Dec 1, 20214 min read
Mysteries of the Chamber of Mines
When was the Chamber of Mines building in Nelson built? And what's up with the date on the tile in the sidewalk?
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Greg Nesteroff
Sep 28, 20212 min read
Lost buildings: The Yahk lock-up
Here are two photos of the old Yahk police station/lock-up that I took on Aug. 11, 2004. This building has long since disappeared.
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Greg Nesteroff
Aug 27, 20217 min read
Architectural clones: The Nelson and Revelstoke courthouses
The first purpose-built courthouses in Nelson and Revelstoke looked nearly identical, a matter of some architectural intrigue.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jul 29, 20215 min read
Back alley brick buildings
A walk down some Trail and Nelson alleys reveals surprises in brick.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 20, 20218 min read
Trail’s hidden homes
Homes at 801 Victoria St., 1498 Cedar Ave., and 1560 Bay Ave. were covered up by commercial storefronts, but continue to peek out overtop.
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Greg Nesteroff
Nov 9, 202014 min read
8 lesser-known Trail hotels
While Trail has had several famous hotels, here is a list of some others that didn't receive nearly the same attention.
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Greg Nesteroff
Oct 13, 202016 min read
Little-known Nelson heritage buildings: 120 Vernon St.
The full story of the former Doukhobor headquarters in Nelson.
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Greg Nesteroff
Feb 4, 202020 min read
Little-known Nelson heritage buildings: Home Private Hospital
I’ve previously written about sites in West Kootenay associated with the Patrick family, famous for their exploits in early lumbering and...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 29, 202010 min read
Little-known Nelson heritage buildings: Jiszkowicz’s grocery
I’ve long been curious about a yellow brick building at 103-05 Chatham St. in Nelson’s Fairview neighbourhood, seen below. It’s an oddity...
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Greg Nesteroff
Dec 29, 20195 min read
The former home of the Nelson Daily News
Before the Nelson Daily News moved to 266 Baker St., it was in the building now home to Jackson’s Hole.
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