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Greg Nesteroff
Dec 14 min read
Lost buildings: Silverton’s movie theatre
Silverton had its own moviehouse? Yes, indeed! Here is what I have been able to scrape together about it and the man who ran it.
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Greg Nesteroff
Nov 89 min read
Lost buildings: Revisiting Trail’s Rio Theatre
Another look at East Trail’s short-lived moviehouse, its proprietor, and the disasters it faced.
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Greg Nesteroff
Sep 46 min read
3 lost Northport buildings
Three little-known Northport buildings that have disappeared since 2007 each had intriguing stories.
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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
Oct 28, 20214 min read
Lost buildings: The Defeo home
You would never guess that there was once a good-size home and extensive gardens at 75 Government Road in Nelson.
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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
Sep 14, 20185 min read
Lost buildings: Trail Legion
The old Trail Legion (also known as the Memorial Hall) was built in 1924 on Victoria Avenue to honour those killed during the First World...
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Greg Nesteroff
Aug 8, 20184 min read
Lost buildings: Tadanac staff house and school
In 1930, Cominco built a staff house at 211 Kootenay Ave. in Tadanac (then a company-owned district municipality that included the...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jul 27, 20182 min read
Lost buildings: Silver Ledge Hotel
Although I’m rarely on the cutting edge of technology, I was the first person I knew to own a digital camera, purchased directly from...
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Greg Nesteroff
Mar 12, 20181 min read
Lost buildings: Last call at Trail’s Union Hotel
The City of Trail bought the Union Hotel (pictured below) and a neighbouring building last year with plans to tear them down and sell the...
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