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Alert Bay 1936 W. H. Gold

Description

Depicts Main Streen in Alert Bay showing the Dong Grocery, noted by Dr. W. B. Chung as the family business and childhood home of Lily Lee (née Dong), wife of Robert Lee, Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Also depicts Wong's Café (full name: Wong Toy & Sons Ltd.). The building housing Wong’s Café was constructed in 1934 and the store opened in 1935 operating under the same name plus the moniker "Bing's" until 1985 when the business was closed and the store sold. The Butcher Store later became the Royal Café.

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Title
Alert Bay 1936
Creator
W. H. Gold
Date Created
1936
Description
Depicts Main Streen in Alert Bay showing the Dong Grocery, noted by Dr. W. B. Chung as the family business and childhood home of Lily Lee (née Dong), wife of Robert Lee, Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Also depicts Wong's Café (full name: Wong Toy & Sons Ltd.). The building housing Wong’s Café was constructed in 1934 and the store opened in 1935 operating under the same name plus the moniker "Bing's" until 1985 when the business was closed and the store sold. The Butcher Store later became the Royal Café.
Subject
Storefronts
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
CC-PH-00315; CC_PH_00315
Collection
Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. The Chung Collection. CC_PH_00315
Date Available
2015-11
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
DOI
10.14288/1.0217562
Category
Images of Chinese people and communities in North America
RBSCLocation
Box 4
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/