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Blue plaque № 59443

Banff, AB, Canada

DAVE WHITE BLOCK. In 1886 Superintendent George Stewart surveyed Banff Avenue, the town's first street. At first, "boomtown" buildings - simple wood-frame structures concealed behind false fronts - lined both sides of what was to become Banff's main commercial street. By the early 1900's, more subst

antial buildings constructed of brick and stone replaced many of these structures. These improvements reflected Banff's mounting success as a visitor destination. One of Banff Avenue's first merchants

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