Columbia Street Looking West - New Westminster British Columbia - RPPC SP23

Real photo postcard (RPPC) of Columbia Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, looking west. AZO stamp box, Made in Canada divided back. Used, with handwritten message. Circa late 1920s.

Scene Details:

• Street-level view looking west along Columbia Street with streetcar tracks running down the centre
• The Canadian Bank of Commerce building prominent at upper left with classical columns
• Early automobiles (circa late 1920s) parked and moving along both sides of the street
• Commercial storefronts and multi-storey brick buildings lining both sides
• Utility poles and overhead streetcar wires visible
• Caption inscribed in negative lower right: "Columbia St. New Westminster B.C."

Message (verso): Handwritten in ink — "This is where I am staying now, but it doesn't look like this now as there is so much mess & snow everywhere."

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D