1949 Lillooet Image
by A.W.A. Phair

More than just a photo of Lillooet’s setting, this 1949 image speaks of a community literally rising from the ashes of the disastrous 1948 fire which consumed the business district on the riverside of Main Street across from the Victoria Hotel.

Mr. A.W.A. (Arthur William Armit) “Artie” Phair (1880-1967), respectfully referred to as ‘Mr. Lillooet’, was a prolific photographer turning many pictures into postcards. He left a legacy of images chronicling the beauty and development of Lillooet.

1.     East Lillooet dwellings
2.    Fields of tomatoes
3.    Yada’s Grocery Store
4.    Victoria Hotel
5.    Parks General Store
6.    Jim Bros Store
7.    Royal Café
8.    Downton Memorial Park
9.    Grade 1 School
10.   St Mary’s Anglican Church
11.   New road to The Heights

KEY TO ABOVE 1949 PHOTOGRAPH

12.   St John’s Catholic Church
13.   New school site
14.   Community Hall
15.   Russell’s orchard
16.   Russell’s field crops
17.   Devine Planer Mill
18.   Cannery
19.   PGE ‘Roundhouse’
20.   PGE Station
21.   Reynolds Hotel (under construction)

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