6.3.3

1904 -- Rear view of commercial center of Sechelt on waterfront and Wharf Avenue.

1. Water Tower: compare with later photos of "'Pump House"

2. First Sechelt Hotel on the Boulevard between Wharf Ave. and Inlet Ave. opened July 1, 1899. Photographed prior to large wing added to west end. Do not confuse this addition (built about 1910) with the hotel Annex located on the two upper floors of the third store and post office, built in 1906.

3. Second store and post office with outside stairs to upper floor rear. Building in existence in 1902, perhaps earlier when hotel was constructed. Became first school in 1912 and first telegraph office in 1913. Superseded as store when third store was built in 1906. Upper floor used as bunk house.

4. First store and post office. Bert Whitaker appointed as post master March1, 1896.

5. First barn, made of rough shakes, was situated on the Boulevard east of Wharf Road. Cecile August says it was also the first bank? Barn door on west wall, faced the old trail or road to Porpoise Bay from Trail Bay. Fence extended from southeast corner of barn along the Boulevard.

6. Unidentified building on Whitaker farm, which was enclosed by fences running along east side of Wharf Road, west side of Indian reserve and south side of approximately what was laid out later as Dolphin Street.

Photograph by Philip T. Timms. See oversize 6.15.6.