Antique glass bottles. A 1969 Playboy magazine. Magic cards. A vintage sign.
These are among the quirkier items emerging from the rubble at a downtown Chilliwack site.
Crews have been dismantling buildings on a four-acre site ahead of the phased construction, while retaining fa莽ades 91裸聊视频� and a few historic finds.
Jarrett Enns, construction lead for Algra Bros., has been supervising commercial sites for years.
91裸聊视频淏ut this is one is different because we are dealing with much older buildings,91裸聊视频� Enns.
They91裸聊视频檝e found some really cool vintage pieces, some from an old Woolworths store, and others from a building that once housed the Imperial Theatre.
91裸聊视频淔rom the walls we91裸聊视频檝e stripped off layers and layers,91裸聊视频� Enns said.
91裸聊视频淚t seems that back in the day people weren91裸聊视频檛 too concerned about recycling or not littering because they would just sort of leave stuff in the walls, under the floor, on the roof. Anywhere.91裸聊视频�
Some items haven91裸聊视频檛 seen the light of day for decades 91裸聊视频� or more than a century.
One of the buildings coughed up an ancient posterboard with paint chips in drab colours like slate, yellow, red, or dark slate, as well as choices for varnishes and stains.
| Some early paint and varnish colours to choose from.(Jennifer Feinberg/The Progress) |
They found things more on the surface initially, such as in cupboards, back rooms, or on shelves.
91裸聊视频淏ut now at this stage we91裸聊视频檙e getting into the real guts of it,91裸聊视频� Enns said.
Digging deep they came up with old tools, and lots of trash, like some empty tomato tins under the floor joists.
91裸聊视频淢ost of it we think they were just trying to dispose of as they were building,91裸聊视频� he said, 91裸聊视频渂ut in other cases we think they were definitely trying to hide stuff.91裸聊视频�
The June 1969 edition of Playboy might fit the bill. The vintage magazine, with a rather tame cover by today91裸聊视频檚 standards, was discovered tucked away inside a furnace equipment room.
Algra has also been posting images for all to enjoy on their DowntownChilliwack Instagram account.
One of them is a well-preserved sign for a tailor91裸聊视频檚 shop from the 40s that was being used as a shim in the ceiling of the old theatre building.
| A sign for the Central Tailor Shop |
Several empty bottles were brought up from the depths. They once contained alcohol, ink or herbal medicines.
One of them still had some oozy brown residue in it. It dates back to 1910-20, with the words 91裸聊视频渕edicine91裸聊视频� in relief alongside 91裸聊视频淟ydia E. Pinkham.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e been learning a lot more about glass bottles than I ever imagined,91裸聊视频� said Jon Kinneman, marketing and artdirector for Algra Bros. 91裸聊视频淛ust trying to figure out the connections, and how old they are and when they couldhave been put there.91裸聊视频�
Certain characteristics can help date the bottles, like makers91裸聊视频� marks.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 fascinating what you can find out about a silly little bottle,91裸聊视频� Kinneman said.
The old bottle contained a herbal tonic from a company founded by Lydia E. Pinkham, which specialized in a vegetable compound to treat myriad 91裸聊视频渇emale complaints.91裸聊视频�
There were also several 91裸聊视频楳cdonald91裸聊视频檚 Nightcap Scotch91裸聊视频� bottles found, which apparently was a pretty popular libation in the U.S. during the 1920-33 when alcohol prohibition was in effect.
91裸聊视频淲e found about two dozen in the floor. Someone was really enjoying those,91裸聊视频� Enns said.
They have no real clue why the empty tin cans and booze bottles ended up under the floors. Under the floor joists of one of the buildings, they found what they think is rusted shaving brush and a chisel.
91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 think anyone has touched this stuff since the late 1920s,91裸聊视频� Enns said.
One of the buildings used to house Chilliwack91裸聊视频檚 oldest theatre, The Imperial Theatre. Phyllis Martin, a teenager sent a message to the world by penning it onto a wooden two-by-four frame, that they removed from the theatre building and kept.
| Phyllis Martin left a message for Chilliwack in 1924 |
The next year, Miss Martin had the honour of winning the coveted prize for 91裸聊视频渕ost improvement shown in arithmatic91裸聊视频� by any student in the entrance class, according to the Progress in 1925. A 91裸聊视频済old eversharp91裸聊视频� pencil was her prize.
Other finds? A Beautiful British Columbia magazine from the 80s was still in good shape, and a vintage 1970s GEclock radio, as well as pack of cards labelled 91裸聊视频淪vengali91裸聊视频檚 Magic Cards.91裸聊视频�
The concept of connecting a community to its history through redevelopment comes up in this Algra Bros. description of their ambitious project: 91裸聊视频淭his isn91裸聊视频檛 a mall or a shopping centre.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 the city91裸聊视频檚 downtown being rediscovered, reimagined, rebuilt and reconnected. Chilliwack is back 91裸聊视频� be a part of it.91裸聊视频�
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