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Victoria Avenue, Fernie’s main street before the 1908 Great Fire

Downtown Fernie (2nd Avenue) in winter, with shops, men and women on the street, and a sleigh pulled by two horses.

Photographer: J. F. Spalding
Accession Number: Fernie Museum & Archives #0292

The 1908 Great Fire destroyed 65 buildings in the business district. This was the heart of Fernie’s commercial district as it is today.