Fernie Arts and Culture Guide Spring-Summer 2024, 24th Edition April 2024 | Page 20

HISTORY & HERITAGE

DOWNTOWN FERNIE HERITAGE PUB WALK

Promoting Fernie Beer in a Dominion Day parade outside The Imperial Bank , now the popular Brickhouse Bar & Grill .
Fernie ’ s charming Historic Downtown hides deep secrets involving rumrunners , backroom clubs of an unsavoury nature , devastating fires , and even murder and malice . Follow this pub walk to learn about some of the locations still in operation , and those that didn ’ t make it , and stop in for refreshments at four historical locations along the way .
9th st
# 1 THE WALDORF ( former location ) – now 562 2nd Ave , retail & condos
6th ave
5th ave
2nd st
3rd st
4th ave
4th st
5th st
3rd ave
6th st
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7th st
2nd ave
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8th st
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1st ave
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# 2 THE KING EDWARD ( former location ) – now Island Lake Catskiing Offices , 602 2nd Ave
# 3 THE QUEEN ’ s ( former location ) – now Save On Foods , 2nd Ave
# 4 THE ROMA / THE FERNIE – still in use , now known as The Fernie Taphouse
# 5 THE IMPERIAL ( former location ) – 1st Ave , now Legion Parking Lot
# 6 THE LEGION – still in use
# 7 THE ROYAL – currently being refurbished
# 8 THE HOTEL FERNIE ( former location ) – corner of 2nd & 4th , now Sparling East
# 9 THE NAPANEE / KINGS – corner of 2nd & 4th , now Town Centre Mall
# 10 THE CENTRAL – still in use
# 11 THE VICTORIA ( former location ) – corner of 2nd & 4th , now TD Canada Trust
# 12 THE NORTHERN – still in use
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