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Businesses
in the Early Days of Nakusp
written
by Rosemarie Parent using archival information stored at
the Arrow Lakes Historical Society
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When the Arrow Lakes Newspaper was started in 1922, there were still many buildings and businesses on Bay St. in Nakusp.
The Buesnel Brothers had taken over Sam Henry’s thriving vegetable business and established a fine dairy farm named Bay View Dairy. (This is the Spicer farm now 2006)
There was no marina but there was the CPR wharf and boathouses and the government wharf. There were houses along where the Brown house is (now owned by Craters) – the oldest had been owned by Mrs. Bette Dunn. The vacant piece of property across from the Leland Hotel was where the Grand Hotel was. It was still there in 1922, but burned down in 1925. This property is beside the Second Hand store today (2006). Both properties are owned by Udo Wollkopf.
The Leland Hotel was built in 1892, and has seen many changes and additions over the years. It still has the most impressive view of the lake and mountains in town.
On Broadway Street, other stores seen by 1922 were the Nakusp Co-op, George Jordan’s Menswear (now Lester’s Hobbies 2006). All of these were to the left of Lewis Edward’s block where the Re-Awakening Health Centre, Prima Materia and Arrow Arts Collective are located 2006).
When the Masonic Lodge building was completed in 1922, the Canadian Bank of Commerce rented the lower right hand portion and the post office moved in to the left side. At the time, the only other buildings on the block were Ed Picard’s Shoe Shop and Somer’s little undertaking buildings, blacksmith shop and workshop. Dick Humphris took over the blacksmith portion in 1922. This building was moved at this time to where Loma Lumber is now and the Humphris family remained here the rest of their lives.
Ernie Somers wanted a hardware store and Ralph Islip wanted a grocery store, so Harry Rawlings was hired to erect a two-storey building where the Real Estate office is now. The bottom floor was divided between them and upstairs there were rooms for a dentist – Dr. Carter – and for Ernie’s undertaking business.
Now Mr. Fauchier could use all the space in the old morgue for his woodworking business.
Ernie called his place the Arrow Lakes Supply Co. and was in competition with the Wagstaff and Vestrup store on Bay St.
The cenotaph was constructed between the Edwards block (Re-Awakening Health Centre 2006) and where the CIBC building is now. It was in the middle of the street with horse
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Bay
Street in early days.
Fruit
Lands building where fire broke out consuming building and
L.J. Edwards next door.
Eventually
all businesses would move to Broadway Street when Bay Street
was demolished for flooding.
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First
Overwaitea Store where Sandy's 2nd Hand Store is today
(2006)
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LOCATION & HOURS
We are located in the BC Hydro building at 92 - 7th Avenue in Nakusp.
We are open Tues.& Thurs. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
email us at: alhs@netidea.com
Arrow Lakes Historical Society,
Box 819,
Nakusp,
British Columbia, Canada
V0G 1R0
Call us at (250) 265-0110 during office hours
or otherwise call us at (250) 265-3323
for possible special arrangements
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