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    East Trail vs. Trail East
    Greg Nesteroff
    • 2 days ago
    • 3 min

    East Trail vs. Trail East

    Here’s something that’s not confusing at all: the area across the Columbia River from Trail used to be split into East Trail and Trail East.
    768 views2 comments
    Kokanees, Red Wings, Maple Leafs, and MRKs
    Greg Nesteroff
    • May 24
    • 7 min

    Kokanees, Red Wings, Maple Leafs, and MRKs

    From 1927 to 1934, Nelson’s senior men’s hockey team changed names four times. Why? Finding out is proving more challenging than I expected.
    459 views3 comments
    Seeking a different way of life
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Apr 17
    • 6 min

    Seeking a different way of life

    Seventy years ago this month, a group of American Quakers arrived in the Kootenays, looking for a new home.
    1,801 views4 comments
    Little-known Nelson heritage buildings: The Nelson House annex
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Mar 31
    • 5 min

    Little-known Nelson heritage buildings: The Nelson House annex

    The last remaining portion of an early Nelson hotel is still standing in the middle of downtown.
    1,055 views3 comments
    Fun with the 2021 census
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Feb 20
    • 9 min

    Fun with the 2021 census

    It’s fascinating to see what changes the 2021 census captured compared to 2016, particularly in the West Kootenay/Boundary.
    644 views5 comments
    Leonard Cheshire’s vet colony
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Feb 6
    • 6 min

    Leonard Cheshire’s vet colony

    Britain’s most celebrated bomber pilot planned to start a veterans commune at New Denver in 1947.
    434 views2 comments
    Nelson’s smallest commercial block
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Jan 28
    • 6 min

    Nelson’s smallest commercial block

    In 1922, J.E. Annable built a store on Baker Street that was only six feet wide. What was in it and what happened to it?
    1,254 views3 comments
    Fire alarm box No. 25
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Dec 12, 2021
    • 7 min

    Fire alarm box No. 25

    Fire alarm boxes were part of Nelson’s urban landscape from 1903-80, but they were frequently mistaken for mailboxes.
    444 views4 comments
    Mysteries of the Chamber of Mines
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Dec 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    Mysteries of the Chamber of Mines

    When was the Chamber of Mines building in Nelson built? And what's up with the date on the tile in the sidewalk?
    658 views1 comment
    Lost buildings: The Defeo home
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Oct 28, 2021
    • 4 min

    Lost buildings: The Defeo home

    You would never guess that there was once a good-size home and extensive gardens at 75 Government Road in Nelson.
    1,321 views3 comments
    Letters from the End of Track
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Oct 25, 2021
    • 13 min

    Letters from the End of Track

    Five envelopes mailed in 1885 by a CPR camp cook working near present-day Revelstoke have sold at auction for nearly $7,000.
    831 views0 comments
    Reminders of the Nelson Iron Works
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Reminders of the Nelson Iron Works

    Keep your head down and you might spot the handiwork of an iron foundry that went out of business 80 years ago.
    609 views2 comments
    Lost buildings: The Yahk lock-up
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Lost buildings: The Yahk lock-up

    Here are two photos of the old Yahk police station/lock-up that I took on Aug. 11, 2004. This building has long since disappeared.
    585 views1 comment
    Architectural clones: British American service stations
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Sep 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Architectural clones: British American service stations

    A derelict gas station at Wynndel has a fully-restored twin in Newtonville, Ont.
    3,133 views8 comments
    5 doctored West Kootenay postcards
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Sep 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    5 doctored West Kootenay postcards

    Long before Photoshop, postcard publishers were using airbrushes and other tools to alter images.
    1,626 views5 comments
    Fake news, 1890: The $10,000 wedding proposal
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Sep 14, 2021
    • 8 min

    Fake news, 1890: The $10,000 wedding proposal

    A Kootenay teacher was once offered a small fortune by a bride-to-be in Minnesota, sight unseen. Who was he and what happened?
    448 views2 comments
    Architectural clones: The Nelson and Revelstoke courthouses
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 7 min

    Architectural clones: The Nelson and Revelstoke courthouses

    The first purpose-built courthouses in Nelson and Revelstoke looked nearly identical, a matter of some architectural intrigue.
    772 views8 comments
    Doukhobors at Procter and Sunshine Bay
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 14 min

    Doukhobors at Procter and Sunshine Bay

    The 1918 and 1919 civic directories listed a Doukhobor beekeeping colony at Procter. Who were they?
    1,059 views2 comments
    Ainsworth, 1915-16
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Aug 4, 2021
    • 6 min

    Ainsworth, 1915-16

    A terrific, rare postcard of Ainsworth sold last month on eBay. Here’s a closer look at some of the buildings depicted.
    936 views12 comments
    Back alley brick buildings
    Greg Nesteroff
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 5 min

    Back alley brick buildings

    A walk down some Trail and Nelson alleys reveals surprises in brick.
    950 views1 comment
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