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Wah Lee Company Store and later Keen's Grocery2004
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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Where once stood Wah Lee's store now stands Keen's Sporting Goods and the Bank of Nova Scotia.Wah Lee's store was a combination store, restaurant, and rooms to rent. In 1939 Mr. Wah Lee's nephews, the Keen brothers, succeeded him and that's when the site became part of the Keen's General Grocery and Sporting Goods store.
In the 1950's a second storey was added to enlarge their men's wear department. Today the buildings are one storey.
The Bank of Nova Scotia is located at the corner of Reid Street and Barlow Avenue.
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Nova Scotia Bank1900
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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293 Reid Street293 Reid Street is now the home of the Bank of Nova Scotia. It was built in 1910. This is part of the location where Wah Lee had his department store.
Before the Bank of Nova Scotia located here, we would have found the Nugget Hotel.
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ABC Communications2004
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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248 Reid StreetIn the 1950's we see the building that the Quesnel Cariboo Observer Newspaper was located. This building also used to house the jail. Today you can find ABC Communication located here.
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Reid Street1950
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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Next door was Tom Barton's Quesnel Plumbing and Sheet Metal business with Seimens Jewellery store. In the early 1930's this area was the location of Mr. Keen's hay barn.35
Home Hardware2004
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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Gateway Furnishings, Perry's Picture Place, and the 5 Season's Sports store are now located approximately where once stood the Dragon Chop Suey Restaurant, the Goldfield Hotel (which had a five & dime store located on the main floor), and Burek's Cariboo Men's Wear.This location is on the east side of Reid Street midway between Carson Avenue and Barlow.
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Home Hardware2004
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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On the east corner of Reid Street and Barlow Avenue you will find Willis and Harpers Hardware and Furniture Store. This building has seen many changes over the years. The store was built in the late 1940's. A second story was added later.In the 1970's the space where the Kinsley's Drug Store was located which was adjacent to the hardware store became part of Willis and Harpers. Prior to the drug store a huge storage barn was located here.
Willis and Harpers Hardware and Furniture Store celebrated it's 50th anniversary in 1996 and continues to operate today.
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Chinese Mosonic Hall before and after1920
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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Chinese Masonic HallIn the 1920's on the corner of Reid Street and Barlow Avenue was the Chinese Masonic Hall. Just past the Hall we see an old house that operated a harness and shoe repair store.
A small branch of the Dominion Bank of Canada came after the Masonic Hall and later the Toronto Dominion Bank which takes up three times the original space the Dominion Bank of Canada took when it expanded in 1995.
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