Greenwood

Mar 104 min read

Greenwood and Phoenix, August 1958

Rare slides reveal some interesting views of the Boundary on a summer’s day. With a digression about the Grand Forks-Bossburg stage lines.

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Aug 12, 20192 min read

Smelter slag souvenir

Below is one of the strangest souvenirs ever made of our area, courtesy of the Greenwood Centennial Committee. The committee was first...

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Nov 13, 20182 min read

Greenwood memorabilia

Three noteworthy bits of Greenwood memorabilia (Greewoodiana?) have sold on eBay in the last few months. On Aug. 4, a dry-mount photo of...

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Sep 28, 20181 min read

Phantom signs: Greenwood Grocery

We recently looked at faux phantom signs in Greenwood left over from filming Snow Falling on Cedars. But there are a few other real...

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Aug 17, 20183 min read

From the Greentree to Greenwood

Visting Sandon in August 2018, I was surprised to see a hand-carved wooden sign on the old brothel as you enter town that reads:...

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Jul 31, 20182 min read

Phantom signs: Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars, the movie filmed partly in Greenwood in 1998, left a legacy of faux phantom signs, which helped transform the...

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May 4, 201810 min read

M.D. Cryderman, scenic artist for hire

Painting signs by hand has largely gone out of style but was once a common vocation. The men (and I imagine a few women) who did it for a...

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Jan 18, 20181 min read

Rossland/Greenwood syphon nets $1,700

A clear syphon from the Lion Bottling Works of Rossland and Greenwood (pictured below) sold on eBay this afternoon for $1,382 US, which...

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