https://www.thelavenderfox.ca/new-page-1 daily 1.0 2025-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/17731152-b7e6-49f0-8326-5eb4d1a1058c/tea+service-2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/718b1dc2-cce1-40c4-bc8a-6dd08654f4de/23-0617+Lavender+Fox_Linework_Gold%26Purple_RGB.png https://www.thelavenderfox.ca/50silverstreet daily 0.75 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/436fb3e1-6b8a-47cb-97b0-3f3e36efcbac/Stock+Exchange.jpeg 50 Silver St. The Royal Exchange Block (Later the Fraser Hotel) contained the Canadian Explosives Office, the General Electric Office, the Bank of Toronto, the Ontario Surveyor’s Office, the Northern Miner Press, a drinking parlour, a restaurant, as well as the Stock Exchange. As the silver mining boom took off in Cobalt, the stock exchange was relocated to Toronto. This photo is from around 1910 and showcases the empty lot of the soon-to-be-built Coniagas Shaft House #4. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1696078472307-R4TDZHLC6HMJHLK7WMR6/A-Giachino-Travel-agency-Silver-Street-Syd-Watkinson.jpg 50 Silver St. SEE THIS WORLD BEFORE THE NEXT! 50 Silver St. used to have two extra buildings attached on either side of the main front. Sometime after, Mr. Giachino’s purchase of the building, and before he sold it, he had an outside window box attached to the front of the right side and operated a travel agency next to his grocery store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1696081031770-WNI8OPIVPTWN306T4V0S/1950%2BGiachino%2BArticle.jpg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1696088730978-70F4D4AMGO1UPV7QUKW3/Central-Grocery.jpg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/0f015dc9-b5f5-45d8-b080-10377f0073cb/Central-Cash-Market-Coniagas-Headframe-1963.jpg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/b20e965e-ced7-45cf-a18d-ddd565b957fc/IMG_6534.jpg 50 Silver St. Red is back! Red Despres takes occupation of 50 Silver St. again and opens his “confectionary”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1bd0c6e3-ec35-49cd-b1a6-1b0f4d5f0349/Restoration+Office+1976+Update.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/b711dd3a-38a5-46aa-a573-c8cda34325e9/Flower+Nook+Opening.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/929b3a5d-f52e-4ab1-ae08-51e22d1e2ada/High+Grader+Mag+1995-1996+Photo+by+Richard+Buell.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1696265626641-UJPE5MFEP4A0OR52CQEW/Backstone%2B%2526%2BHighgrade.jpg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1696266962342-TPBJ1YYI1RKWRHK879I8/Screen%2BShot%2B2023-10-02%2Bat%2B1.04.42%2BPM.jpg 50 Silver St. Despite going through many changes and renovations over the years, 50 Silver St. still draws people in with its unique history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/409afeed-4fc5-4aa6-9e3c-5d9633a1cb17/Cornmeals.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/45a9606f-8ca4-4451-86c6-2486967ec0b0/White+Mountain+Bookss.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1b918674-fae7-415e-b912-55efc505d9aa/Alex+and+Lola+Outside+CBC+1.jpg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/331cf746-46df-4753-a26e-950a5f573166/IMG_5955.jpg 50 Silver St. From the archives of The Cobalt Historical Society: "One of E. Gilmour Smith's sons shared with us a picture of his father's painting of the Coniagas #4 headframe in one of its many iterations. Smith was in Cobalt in the 1930s, but this was painted in 1973. We are uncertain which enterprise was occupying the site as depicted here, but there is a good chance this is Smith's interpretation of Giachino's". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/736c759d-5eb4-4e7e-b50b-a8786d62ccc7/Coniagas+Shaft+House+Cobalt+Nugget+1909.jpeg 50 Silver St. The Coniagas Mine is named for the elements CO-cobalt, Ni-nickel, Ag-silver, and As-arsenic which were found in the ore at the mine. Coniagas was one of the first mines discovered in the Cobalt Mining Camp. Up until 1968, it produced almost 40 million troy ounces of silver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/a975f559-60ae-4a15-827c-b63c2079b980/IMG_6535.jpg 50 Silver St. A late 1920’s look down Prospect Ave. with the headframe down on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1696081015061-IJ9U61SEPA4DJFRGI67K/1950%2BGiachino%2BArticle.jpg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/6e0f8947-581e-43e7-ab71-4ec22922ad75/Central+Grocery+AD.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1696100336356-KBLWHNY38OYYLN1LS7IN/Red%252527s%252B.jpg 50 Silver St. At some point, the outside of the building also sports a tourist information booth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/dc9448eb-f4e9-405d-adda-14615b667a84/Cobalt+Restoration+Office+1975.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/5ad5afea-2d94-40f7-a4d3-8f289279464b/Flower+Nook+July+1979.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/7076626b-cde1-4b01-b0f0-e2ad36ef3bd5/1996+Highgrader.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/a812ef8f-0ddd-41e3-ac4b-cce098eef415/Silver+Street+Cafe.jpeg 50 Silver St. The Silver St. Café sports its "Heritage Silver Trail" designation and also has a little patio set up on the vacant side lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/fdb43563-5b28-4006-b7fb-ea697289c5cc/Alex+and+Lola+Outside+CBC+2.jpg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1696274360730-O5DI11R0K7F9Y92ZPCO4/380827793_906125974353114_7509530685292382423_n.jpg 50 Silver St. From the archives of The Cobalt Historical Society: "This is a watercolour by Jean Stoughton, date unknown, from a series of images shared with us by Ian and Val MacPherson." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/e4a6ea25-5e17-414d-944d-e76a3ed3b493/IMG_6532.jpg 50 Silver St. An early photo looking down Silver St. The Coniagas Shaft House #4 sits on the right with its trestle extending out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/e9536ee5-895e-408e-a083-f9971a6f3aa0/Prospect-at-Silvr-Coniagas-headframe-boston-sweets.jpg 50 Silver St. A closer look down Prospect Ave. around the same time; on the other side of the headframe a false-front has been put up and filled with various ads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/1696080974321-DSGCOP294YQ2VHDCKU1Q/1950%2BGiachino%2BArticle.jpg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/7054b966-ef1a-4334-8fec-089e5bb5aa7a/Station.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/8f0c9648-180c-4d82-b7c5-01c8c43c18c4/Flower+Nook+Ad+1980.jpeg 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/cae56331-4c43-4e5c-a772-16e920423ea5/Screen+Shot+2023-10-02+at+1.05.36+PM.png 50 Silver St. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/54c005c1-b94a-4991-8840-084c563ae8b1/IMG_6533.jpg 50 Silver St. A look up Prospect Ave. in 1919. The headframe (up on the right) now sports some false-front walls around it, with various ads and information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64813d50b38b1f1e31b9c777/d1207f1e-4336-4588-95d3-81ecb214d2bc/COBALT+TEA+ROOM.jpg 50 Silver St. This photo from 1932 shows that a tea room was operating at the back of our building! Meant to be (tea). The Drummond Tea Room only operated for a year until 1933 and was operated by Mrs. Scanlon. While no documentation confirms this; the tea room was probably named after famed poet William Henry Drummond. 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