I'm sure every city has a store like Capital Iron. It's the store you go to when you can't find what you want in any of your ordinary stores. It's probably closest to being a hardware store but also stocks all sorts of camping equipment, marine supplies, small appliances, plants and garden statuary and, and, and, etc. The building itself has an interesting history. It was built in 1863 from a design by the same architect (H.O. Tiedemann) who designed Victoria's original Legislative Assembly Buildings, known as "The Birdcages". It was built to serve as a flour mill and then became a scrap iron business in 1934. Since then it has evolved into what it is today. It's located at 1900 Store Street, directly above the Upper Harbour.
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Very pretty building design. Almost looks like it belongs on Johnson Street.
Looks like a very distinctive building!
I can't think of anything quite like it here... though your mentioning how many things are sold there reminds me of a place in Ontario's cottage country in a little hamlet. The place sells hardware, groceries, clothing, touristy things, and a little bit of everything else.
What a spectacular building!
Ben, you'll have to go by some evening, as I saw earlier tonight that they've started their seasonal "light show"
Love this photo. Haven't been down to that neck of the woods in quite a while. Forgot what it looked like. Great the color composition.
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