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Monthly Archives: October 2017
STST2017: Othello Tunnels
Sometimes the best discoveries happen by accident. We were heading down the Coquilhalla Highway on our way to the west coast and Emily and I kept noticing small signs along the side of the road in the shape of steam … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Canada, Kettle Valley Railway, KVR, Othello Tunnels, railroad, railway, tunnels, vacation, Vacation 2017
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Farewell to Sears
I’m going to take a little detour from the vacation posts and instead talk about Sears. I’m not interested in discussing what went wrong for the once-mighty retailer in terms of a retail case study, but rather looking at the … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Alberta, bankruptcy, Calgary, Canada, closing, retail, Sears
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STST2017: Notch Hill Church
Let me issue a disclaimer right up front. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn’t disclose the location of this church with this much detail. I would have normally said “near Sorrento” and left it at that, but I wanted to be … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Canada, church, history, Holy Cross Church, Notch Hill, Notch Hill Church, railway, Sorrento, Vacation 2017
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STST2017: Glacier Park Lodge
All too often on these pages we document the loss of historic structures, and this one is relatively new compared to many that we have lost over the years. The Glacier Park Lodge is located on the TransCanada Highway in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Canada, demolition, Glacier Park Lodge, history, Parks Canada, Rogers Pass, TransCanada Highway, Vacation 2017
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STST2017: Field Telegraph Office
The small brick telegraph office has become like an old friend that I always stop in and check on when passing by, just to make sure everything is going well. Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Canada, Field, history, telegraph, telegraph office, telephone, trains, vacation, Vacation 2017
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