THE KÜTNE READER

Nelson is widely acknowledged as having many heritage buildings and sites. But how many exactly? The answer is complicated.

Part of the original Kaslo Hotel is hiding in plain sight. This post explains why it has been obscured.

Here are 11 buildings and one bridge that are still standing but may not be around much longer.

Here are over 65 more buildings that were demolished, burned, or otherwise lost since 2000 that I failed to photograph.

An annotated gallery of photos I’ve taken since 2000 of buildings that no longer exist.

A rare photo shows a piece of Nelson industrial heritage under construction in 1900.

There is no doubt what Trout Lake’s oldest building is. But what about the runner-up?

A rare photo shows us one of the West Kootenay’s oldest buildings when it was brand new.

South Slocan has taken it on the chin in the last 20 years, having lost 10 heritage buildings, although an equal number still stand.

South Slocan’s biggest heritage building was torn down in December. Part of it dated to 1918.

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.

The first heritage building identified in Kinnaird, the community hall was built in 1944 and saved from demolition by the Carpenters Union.

When fire destroyed the Newmarket Hotel in October 1973, New Denver lost its greatest heritage building, constructed 80 years earlier.

The last remaining portion of an early Nelson hotel is still standing in the middle of downtown.

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?

When was the Chamber of Mines building in Nelson built? And what's up with the date on the tile in the sidewalk?

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.

The first purpose-built courthouses in Nelson and Revelstoke looked nearly identical, a matter of some architectural intrigue.

A walk down some Trail and Nelson alleys reveals surprises in brick.

Homes at 801 Victoria St., 1498 Cedar Ave., and 1560 Bay Ave. were covered up by commercial storefronts, but continue to peek out overtop.