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PR- Archive Page 9

Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

Archive Photos - Page 9

Postcards below courtesy Grant Walker, CA

Picture 1


Main Street, (Centre St) Prince Rupert, ca 1910

Grand Trunk Pacific Hotels,
Prince Rupert Inn and Annex ( see Hotel Page)
George A. Sweet, Manager, 1910

Picture 2


500 Block, 3rd Ave., Prince Rupert
W. W. Wrathall photo, see my Photographer page

Bank of Montreal
516 W 3rd Ave
Frank A. MacCullum, Manager- 1938

Federal Building “Post Office” became the Prince Rupert City Hall
Next corner of 3rd st, and 3rd ave. is the Scotia Bank today, 348 W. 3rd Ave.
Besner Block, built in 1928
1940- G. P. Tinker Co. Real Estate, were in here.

Capitol Theatre
515 W 3rd Ave
David G. Borland, Manager, 1938

Cut Rate Shoe Store on left, see picture 3 below for a better view

Picture 3


500 Block, 3rd Ave., Prince Rupert, early 1940's,
W.W. Wrathall photo

Left side- today 2016- Javadotcup Coffee Shop, with rooms upstairs
At this time it was the “Bank of Montreal” at 516 W. 3rd st.

“Cut Rate Shoe Store” on left, with interesting Front Facade Design
today this is the CIBC Bank on this corner, at 500 W. 3rd. Ave.
Shame they lost that nice facade.

Federal Building “Post Office” became the Prince Rupert City Hall

Next corner of 3rd st, and 3rd ave. is the Scotia Bank today, 348 W. 3rd Ave.
Besner Block, built in 1928
1940- G. P. Tinker Co. Real Estate, were in here.

Capitol Theatre on right, 515 W. 3rd Ave.

on right side further down, a “Sweet Caporal” Cigarette billboard.

Picture 4


300 Block, 3rd Ave., Prince Rupert , mid 1940's
W. W. Wrathall Photo

left side :
I think this is the Barrow building at 330 W. 3rd Ave

John R. Wrathall's Photo Finishing Store, at 320 W. 3rd Ave., on left, in front a Lindsay's Cartage & Storage Delivery van

Unknown building next door to Wrathall's,

then Alex MacKenzie Furniture Ltd. Store, at 308 W. 3rd Ave.

“Mutual Life” Billboard at the end of the street.

At end of the street there is what looks like a stadium?
with an angled walkway up to it. Not sure what that was.

Bios and Genealogy from names above

Francis William “Frank” Dowling
b- Oct 1870, in Fredericton, NB
d- Apr 25, 1841 in Vancouver BC, age 76
shown as CPR Telegraph Manager in Vancouver in 1897

married to Dorothy Henriette Dowling, nee Burnet
b- June 12, 1872 in Shearness, England
d- Jan 6, 1958, in Vancouver BC
daughter of John William Burnett and Fannie Dover

son- Francis Burnet Dowling
b- Feb 27, 1897 in Vancouver BC, age 14 in 1911
d- Nov 22, 1968 in Vancouver BC, age 71

son- John William Burnet Dowling
b- Mar 9, 1898 in Vancouver BC

daughter- Doris Dowling
b- Mar 1899 in BC

daughter- Philipena Dowling
b- Feb 1904, in BC



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