Photograph of view of a snow covered City Centre taken from up on Haisla Boulevard. Hudson's Bay store and the mall are on the right. Further back many homes are visible. Forest and mountains in background.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view of a snow covered City Centre taken from up on Haisla Boulevard. Hudson's Bay store and the mall are on the right. Further back many homes are visible. Forest and mountains in background.
Photograph of excavation for Kelly Douglas supermarket in the City Centre. Commonwealth construction has the contract for this building. There is currently a foundation hole dug. In the foreground is a pile of cinderblocks and a car. Up on the hill in the background, Albatross homes are visible.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of excavation for Kelly Douglas supermarket in the City Centre. Commonwealth construction has the contract for this building. There is currently a foundation hole dug. In the foreground is a pile of cinderblocks and a car. Up on the hill in the background, Albatross homes are visible.
View of the Kitimat City Centre, ca 1961. Taken from the parking lot with the Hudson's Bay on the far left, the Federal Building in the middle and Century House on the extreme right.
View of the Kitimat City Centre, ca 1961. Taken from the parking lot with the Hudson's Bay on the far left, the Federal Building in the middle and Century House on the extreme right.
"It was a long time coming for the developers of the New City Centre Mall in Kitimat but the official Grand Opening was realized at last at 2 p.m. last Thursday, October 10.
Appropriately enough, Mr. C.P. Erwin of Erwin Jewellers, the first retailer in City Centre was chosen to cut the ribbon in the opening ceremony. Above, he is handed the scissorsby Erika Rosner of Kitimat Photo."
"It was a long time coming for the developers of the New City Centre Mall in Kitimat but the official Grand Opening was realized at last at 2 p.m. last Thursday, October 10.
Appropriately enough, Mr. C.P. Erwin of Erwin Jewellers, the first retailer in City Centre was chosen to cut the ribbon in the opening ceremony. Above, he is handed the scissorsby Erika Rosner of Kitimat Photo."
