Glimpses of our past

We became to so used to seeing trees right in front of City Hall that we forgot it wasn't always so.Here's what the building looked like back in 1970 when local artist David Williams painted these murals on the walls of City Hall. Estelle Dickey photograph courtesy of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives
We became to so used to seeing trees right in front of City Hall that we forgot it wasn't always so.Here's what the building looked like back in 1970 when local artist David Williams painted these murals on the walls of City Hall. Estelle Dickey photograph courtesy of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives
This parade float was created for the first Golden Spike Days Parade in 1944 and it had a decidedly patriotic theme to it. Golden Spike Days was a community festival held from 1944 into the late 1950s. Photo courtesy of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives
This parade float was created for the first Golden Spike Days Parade in 1944 and it had a decidedly patriotic theme to it. Golden Spike Days was a community festival held from 1944 into the late 1950s. Photo courtesy of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives
This photograph was taken in 1885, from the west bank of the Columbia River, looking toward the new settlement of Farwell, largely centered around Front Street. The bridge in the photograph was a short-lived toll bridge built by Gustavus Blin Wright. The photograph was taken by the studio of Richard and Hannah Maynard of Victoria, BC. Photo 862 courtesy of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives
This photograph was taken in 1885, from the west bank of the Columbia River, looking toward the new settlement of Farwell, largely centered around Front Street. The bridge in the photograph was a short-lived toll bridge built by Gustavus Blin Wright. The photograph was taken by the studio of Richard and Hannah Maynard of Victoria, BC. Photo 862 courtesy of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives

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