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Welcome to Reid Street. You will find both historic pictures and current pictures of Reid Street with information regarding both.2
Map of Quesnel City Streets2004
Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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The Advertiser7 January 1960
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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Oscar Magnuson's house was at the bottom of Reid Street, south of Carson Avenue on the west side. A local newspaper known as the "Advertiser" operated out of this house. After the house was torn down a new building became the location for Quesnel's first radio station, CKCQ, and laundrymat.The "Advertiser" also resided in this new building.
In the late 1960's this building was torn down to make room for the road leading up to the Moffet Bridge.
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Ewing's Barn and Warehouse1953
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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Sam Bohannon's barn could be found on the west side of Reid Street, south of Carson Avenue. William Ewing's house came after the barn. Mr. Bohanon used this barn to store and sort furs for the Hudson's Bay Company. It later became the Ewing warehouse and was later owned by Clarence Fuller.Today this location is part of an extended yard used for storing excess materials sold at the Eagle Building Supply store.
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William Thomas Ewing and Charlotte Ewing1975
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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179 Reid StreetWilliam and Charlotte Ewing's home was at 179 Reid Street on the west side, south of Carson Avenue.
The Erings owned one of the first butcher shops in Quesnel. This shop was an extention to their home.
In the late 1930's their daughter, Gladys Kelley, along with her son moved in with her mother, Charlotte. Gladys ran the house as a boarding house and in the 1950's the Royal Bank bought some of the Ewing property to extend their building.
Today the rest of the property is an extention of Eagle Building Supply complex. It is used to store the overflow of supplies sold at the Eagle Supply store which is directly across the street.
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Cariboo Observer2004
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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The building on the west side of Reid Street, south of Carson Avenue, on the corner was once the Royal Bank of Canada. The Bank was built in 1928.During it's construction, indoor plumbing was installed. A bathtub was placed in a back room for the Bank employees. Eventually the news spread about the tub and since indoor plumbing was scarce, other people started using the facilities. The Bank was extended in 1951 when part of Grace Kelly's land was sold to the Bank. During the construction the bathtub was removed. The public outcry was so great the bathtub had to be put back in.
Today the bathtub can be found in Quesnel and District Museum and Archives. The building was used as a library for a time until it was taken over by Quesnel's Cariboo Observer which still occupies the space today.
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Bohannon's House1930
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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The Bohannon HouseLocated in the 100 block of Reid Street on the east side, the Bohanon House was owned by Sam and Ellen Bohannon until 1966 when it was purchased by Clarence and Flo Fuller (the Bohanon's niece).
Part of the porch along with hundreds of artifacts were donated to the Quesnel and District Museum.
The Eagle Building Supply store now occupies this space.
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Mrs. McLean's Cottage1930
Reid Street, Quesnel; British Columbia, Canada
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McLean HouseThe McLean House was located on the east side of Reid Street, south of Carson Avenue. This house was owned previously by Ernie Ewing brother to William Ewing whose house was first up and across the street.
In the 1950's the house was the home of two sisters, Jessie and Ethel Robertson.
This lot is now part of the Eagle Building Supply complex.
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