Front Street – 2 Way Traffic Photos – 1940s & 1950s

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August 1944

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You can see the Alhambra Theatre on the right hand side. The stores on either side of it are all one building, referred to as the Alhambra Block built about 1903.

 

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The building behind the tree with the brickish red color that adorns the top 3/4ths of the building is the Alhambra Block, today known as the Alhambra Professional Building. The building to the left of the Alhambra was built in 1900.

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The two buildings to the right of the Alhambra building are also still standing today.
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The building with the red doors was built in 1901 and once housed Kippy’s, Cashmere Cricket and Firehouse Grill. The oldest building stands to the right of the Firehouse and was built in 1832. It once held retail businesses.

 

   

1 Comment

  1. M

    Does anybody have old photos of the bar The gourmet in the 50s my dad who has since passed away was an artist and he drew a comic type strip of The gourmet and patrons inside the bar I can’t seem to find old photos of The gourmet thank you

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