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Front Street
1889
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

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Lower Town 1889.

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A.S. Farwell attempted to sell land to the CPR, but his offers were rebuffed. The CPR instead chose land outside of Farwell's grant and established their station and yards there. At the same time, they started legal proceedings against Farwell. The case spent years in the courts before it was finally settled in 1895. This delay made it difficult for the town to advance as people could not get clear title to their lands.

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Looking towards C.P.R. yards.
1890
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

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Upper Town looking towards CPR yards, 1890.

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Article in Kootenay Star: Feb. 16, 1892: "Revelstoke: How the Station was Built a Mile and a Half away." "Farwell, who was then in possession of the townsite, made arrangements with Mr. Abbott, superintendent of the Pacific division, CPR, for the transfer of 80 acres of land to the company for the purpose of a station. Had this been carried out, Revelstoke would have been one compact town, instead of being cut in two by a mile and a half of lonely, burnt-up timber…Mr. Van Horne would have nothing to do with Farwell or his offer, and upset the arrangement to build the station on land belonging to the CPR, and thus Revelstoke remains in two parts - the old and the new."

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Revelstoke C.P.R station, hotel and yards.
1915
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

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Revelstoke C.P.R station, hotel and yards, 1915.

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In 1886, the CPR petitioned the Dominion Post Office department to change the name of the townsite from Farwell to Revelstoke. This name honoured Edward Baring, First Lord Revelstoke, whose British banking firm had saved the CPR from bankruptcy.

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Plan of Revelstoke showing Government Street.
1897
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

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Plan of Upper Town showing Government Street, 1897.

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Government Street was constructed as a shorter route for businesses to transport their goods from the station to their stores on Front Street. The extra expense in shipping costs caused many businesses to relocate to the station townsite that was being constructed on Mackenzie Avenue and First Street.

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Mackenzie Avenue
1898
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

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Mackenzie Avenue 1898.