Near Nelson in Central Kootenay, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Baker Street

B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), November 15, 2016

1. Baker Street Marker

Inscription. As this community prospered in the 1890s, tent hotels and log stores gave way to ornate edifices, and Nelson changed from a crude mining camp into the "Queen City of the Kootenays." The gully that divided Baker Street in two was bridged in 1890, connecting genteel west Baker Street with the somewhat "disreputable” east end. By 1897, when Nelson was incorporated, the street featured a lively mix of hotels, banks and stores, and within two years had a streetcar service. Those upstart years of rapid growth have receded, but the 1890s buildings of Baker Street still grace this historic thoroughfare and the echoes of the glory years still resound.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 49° 29.144′ N, 117° 18.626′ W. Marker is near Nelson, British Columbia, in Central Kootenay. Marker is on Nelson Nelway Highway (Provincial Highway 3A) 0.2 kilometers west of Government Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in the Nelson/Kootenay Lake Viewpoint. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Nelson BC V1L 6T4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 1 other marker is within walking distance of this marker. Nelson Post Office/Customs House (approx. 1.4 kilometers away).

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Baker Street in 1908 image. Click for full size.

Unknown via British Columbia Archives (Public domain), 1908

2. Baker Street in 1908

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 130 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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