Historical information

This photograph depicts W. M. Anderson's store on the corner of what is now Kilvington Drive and Heroes Avenue. At the time, these may have respectively been Beaconsfield Road and, according to the label, Avenue of Honor. Anderson's store is believed to have been built by the Stillwell family in 1921, but Anderson had his store at least from 1923 and therefore likely owned it from the point of its first construction. By the late 1940s, Anderson's had become Legge's General Store. It is difficult to determine precisely when within that range this photograph was taken, although one local history page attributes it to the earlier end of the range. We believe Anderson's store was on the corner now occupied by Grace and Louie Booksellers.

Significance

This photograph captures a now-unfamiliar store in a familiar part of old Emerald, documenting the changes to the commercial landscape over the past century.

Physical description

This black and white photograph is attached to a card backing. The backing is annotated in pen below the photograph, describing its location. Other pencil annotation is present on the obverse and reverse of the backing. The photograph shows a store on the street corner, with a porch shading the walkway in front of the building and other shops along the street. On the corner closer top the camera and across from the store is a lamp post, with another shop besides it. On the photograph paper itself is another annotation, this one printed.

Inscriptions & markings

Obverse:
Backing, Top: "Built 1921"
Backing, Bottom: "THE COFFEE PALACE CORNER OF KILVINGTON DRIVE / AND HEROES AVENUE"
Photograph, Printed Text Below Image: "EMERALD STORE & AVENUE OF HONOR"
Photograph, Sign in Left of Image: "IRVINE'S / CHOICE WINES"
Photograph, Sign in Centre-Left of Image: "W. M. ANDERSON"
Photograph, Sign in Centre of Image: "THE / STORE"

Reverse: "Built in 1921 By Stillwell. / Andersons Store - later Legge's"