Miss Blowey-Henry

A pretty girl with a lovely hat  (from my collection of random original photographs).

 

Some background on the background:

"Blowey Henry was originally established in the Blowey Henry Building on the southeast corner of Jasper Avenue and Thornton Court in 1906. The Blowey-Henry building was a large four storey structure and was known as the largest furniture store in western Canada.

Dec 12, 1907 Newspaper Ad

At the south end of Thornton Court, on the edge of the bank was a six storey warehouse, which was used to serve the retail store. It consisted of two floors below grade level and four floors above. A tunnel on the first below grade level connected the warehouse to the store.

At the rear of the warehouse was a stable which housed the horses for the horse drawn rigs. Teamsters in those days, were masters at loading the drags to bring merchandise to the warehouse.

In 1944, one of the most spectacular fires in Edmonton history, forced a move to 102 avenue and 109 street. Blowey-Henry operated from this site until 1986 at which time another move was made, also due to a fire. In 1990, they settled into their present location."