THE KÜTNE READER

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.

Three little-known Northport buildings that have disappeared since 2007 each had intriguing stories.

When was the Salmo bridge built? When was Rivervale named? Why doesn’t Nelson have a Robert Hampton Gray school? At last we have answers.

Long before Photoshop, postcard publishers were using airbrushes and other tools to alter images.

While Trail has had several famous hotels, here is a list of some others that didn't receive nearly the same attention.

Is anything more nostalgic (at least to certain generations) than a drive-in theatre? From 1947 to 2003, at least 10 of them operated in...

Here’s a list of local historical questions I wish I could answer and some others I have recently been able to find answers to. 1) What...

Of the 100 or so cemeteries in West Kootenay/Boundary, two dozen can no longer be visited because they were either flooded out, exhumed,...

Here’s the oddest list I’ve come up with yet. Five guys who a) were premier of BC, b) had some connection to our area, and c) were named...

There was a time (primarily in the 1950s) where it was common practice to honour individuals (usually trustees and other politicians) by...

Like anything else, phone books and civic directories are obviously prone to mistakes. Still, I wonder how some of the following...

Nelson boasts about 350 heritage buildings — commercial, residential, and institutional — based on those listed in 1981 in Nelson: A...

From 1907 to 1911, members of the Patrick family lived in Nelson while operating a lumber company that owned timber limits in the Slocan...

During its 22 years as a bona fide city, Sandon had seven mayors — and four receivers. Sandon city hall was built in 1900 following a...

I’ve long written a weekly series for the local Black Press newspapers about West Kootenay/Boundary place names. In my installment on...