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|  Breathing new life into historic Yuen On Lung store
in News Article Locations On July 31, 2014 the Merritt Herald ran a story concerning the revitalization and restoration of a 1928 Chinese general merchandise store in the City of Merritt, BC. The old store is a City of Merritt heritage property. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/28/2014 last visited: never |
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|  The Adelphi Hotel - Merritt, BC
in Photos Then and Now The two photos below, of the Adelphi Hotel, old but not the oldest hotel in Merritt, were taken over 90 years apart. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/17/2015 last visited: never |
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|  The Adelphi Hotel - Merritt, BC
in Lucky 7 Below one will find a news article within a news article, published on November 1, 1912 and November 4, 2009. It recounts the story of the Adelphi Hotel, now 102 years old. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/24/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Adelphi Hotel stands for nearly 100 years - Merritt, BC
in News Article Locations This is an news article within a news article, published on November 1, 1912 and November 4, 2009. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/17/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Trinity United Church - Merritt, BC
in Lucky 7 The Presbyterians in Merritt had, shortly after the turn of the century, met for years in various locations in the town. In 1908, land for a church was bought for $400. By November of 1910 the congregation had a church. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/24/2017 last visited: never |
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|  St. Michael's Anglican Parish - Merritt, BC
in News Article Locations Merritt's Anglican congregation, after meeting for around 6 years in various homes and halls, finally had a church to call their own in 1913. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/12/2014 last visited: never |
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|  The Armory - Merritt, BC
in News Article Locations If this brick building looks familiar, it could be because you've seen drill halls built prior to 1920 in other towns. These were all built shortly after the beginning of World War I. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/17/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Old Drill Hall - Merritt, BC
in Lucky 7 If this brick building looks familiar, it could be because you've seen drill halls built prior to 1920 in other towns. These were all built shortly after the beginning of World War I. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/24/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Merritt Courthouse - Merritt. BC
in Lucky 7 This being 2015, this old courthouse will celebrate its 101st birthday this year. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/24/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Merritt Courthouse by Henry Whittaker - Merritt. BC
in Paintings Then and Now This being 2015, this old courthouse will celebrate its 101st birthday this year. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/16/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Merritt, BC
in Lucky 7 With the first Europeans settling in the Merritt area in the 1850s, the city was initially named Forksdale. That name didn't take. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/24/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Midnight At The Baillie House - Merritt, BC
in News Article Locations On October 27, 2011 the Merritt Herald ran an article on the Baillie House, a purportedly haunted heritage building in downtown Merritt, also part of the Merritt Visitor Centre. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/09/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Lions Memorial Park - Merritt, BC
in Lucky 7 As one heads north out of Merritt on Highway 5A they will find this park difficult to miss in the middle of summer as a result of the riot of flowers at the entrance. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/24/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Rotary Park - Merritt, BC
in Lucky 7 At the end of Maxwell Avenue on the north side of the Nicola River, this park has quite a few facilities available for not a large park. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/25/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Nicola River Bridge Community Trail - Merritt, BC
in Lucky 7 This bridge was built by the Nicola, Kamloops & Similkameen Railway (NK&S) sometime between 1905 and 1907, remaining in use until about 1991, when the railway was abandoned. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/24/2017 last visited: never |
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|  New eatery in Boston Bar - Boston Bar, British Columbia
in News Article Locations Fat Jack's Homestyle Diner and Pub is located at 50865 Trans-Canada Hwy. about 7 km north of Boston Bar. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 05/07/2021 last visited: never |
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|  Paranormal team investigates haunted Fraser Canyon train station
in News Article Locations When we first spotted this old depot we thought it just another abandoned and boarded, but interesting, railway depot. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/14/2019 last visited: never |
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|  [DESTROYED] Historic church in Lytton cleaned out by thieves
in News Article Locations Built, moved, rebuilt and restored, this church has had no lack of attention in its 147 year existence. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/08/2019 last visited: never |
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|  [DESTROYED] St. Mary's and St. Paul's Anglican Church - Lytton, BC
in Photos Then and Now Built, moved, rebuilt and restored, this church has had no lack of attention in its 147 year existence. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/09/2019 last visited: never |
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|  [DESTROYED] New museum built on historic Lytton cultural site
in News Article Locations Opened May 13, 2017, this small museum stands on a heritage property, once the site of an 1881 Chinese Joss House, unceremoniously torn down some time after 1928. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/10/2019 last visited: never |
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|  Lytton, B.C. sets all-time Canadian heat record for third day in a row
in News Article Locations Now officially Canada's Hot Spot, Lytton hadn't yet truly claimed that title when this little marker was placed. It has now, in spades. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 07/05/2021 last visited: never |
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|  TV show investigates paranormal activity at Hell’s Gate Airtram
in News Article Locations About 12 kilometres south of the little town of Boston Bar, on the Trans Canada Highway, is Hell's Gate, a narrow rocky gorge of the Fraser River Canyon, given its name by Explorer Simon Fraser. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 08/15/2019 last visited: 08/08/2019 |
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|  A stroll through Kamloops' haunted history - Kamloops, BC
in News Article Locations The Old Men's Provincial Cemetery was opened in Kamloops in 1896 for the burial of the first resident of the Provincial Home for Old Men to pass away. The home itself was opened in 1894. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/14/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Oldest Catholic parish marks 125 years - Kamloops, BC
in News Article Locations This Cathedral opened as a church in 1925, replacing the wood frame church which had burned down during Ash Wednesday service in 1919. In December of 1945, with the establishment of the Diocese of Kamloops, it was elevated to Cathedral status. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 09/14/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Sacred Heart Cathedral - Kamloops, BC
in Lucky 7 This Cathedral opened as a church in 1925, replacing the wood frame church which had burned down during Ash Wednesday service in 1919. In December of 1945, with the establishment of the Diocese of Kamloops, it was elevated to Cathedral status. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 01/18/2017 last visited: never |
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