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JACK’S LANE BISTRO (formerly Gibsons Telephone Exchange Building) 546 Gibsons Way (SL686, Plan LMP 4351, Lot 11, Blk G PID: 024-603-473 Constructed: 1949 Type of construction: Two storey frame construction Original owner: Harry B. Winn photos by Going Coastal Communications Group, 2003 (above) and 2006 (right) Reason for inclusion: HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE TO COMMUNITY This second telephone offi ce on the Sunshine Coast was purpose-built; the original fi r boards on main fl oor now feature plywood “patches” where the telephone exchange connected to equipment in the basement. This building replaced the fi rst telephone exchange which had been established by Harry and Lou Winn shortly after their arrival on the Sunshine Coast in 1910, and had been operating from the front room of their cottage next door. The fi rst exchange served the coast well for almost 40 years, but as the number of phones increased from the fi rst two (at Dr. Inglis’ offi ce and the Whittaker General Store) to over a thousand, Winn realized the service merited its own premises. In the post World War II boom, phones were becoming more and more common in homes and businesses. Trunk lines from Vancouver had almost tripled (from 2 to 5!). By 1955, when Harry and Lou retired, a new and larger switchboard was necessary. When BC Telephone Co. purchased the phone service in 1961, there were 2,126 phones on the Coast. Increased automation provided 24-hour-a-day service, and the manual telephone exchange became obsolete. The building eventually housed the Port Mellon Industrial Credit Union, antique shops, gift shops, a bookstore, a bakery, and a bistro. The building is now closed pending redevelopment. Gibsons Heritage Inventory and Register 19
JACK’S BOARDING HOUSE c. 1937 photo courtesy Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives Helen McCall collection 20 Gibsons Heritage Inventory and Register
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Page 36 and 37: ST. MARY’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Page 44 and 45: BALLENTINE APARTMENTS 426 Marine Dr
Page 46 and 47: MARINA HOUSE (formerly Orkestra Inn
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Page 56 and 57: GIBSONS HERITAGE PLAYHOUSE (formerl
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Page 60 and 61: SMITTY’S MARINA HOUSE & CHANDLERY
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Page 64 and 65: OLAFSEN RESIDENCE (formerly The Man
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GOSPEL ROCK (formerly Shepard’s R
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PIONEER PARK CEMETERY (formerly Gib
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BROTHERS MEMORIAL PARK Park Road Co
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