“In just 80 years, Yellowknife’s Old Town has undergone huge changes. What started as the centre of a 1930s gold-mining frontier town has become the relaxed, though often-controversial, historic neighbourhood of today’s modern capital city of the Northwest Territories. Despite the changes, Old Town has maintained a lot of its original character.
Author and photographer Fran Hurcomb moved to Old Town in 1975. In this book, she traces its evolution using more than 200 photos, most of them her own. Images of dog teams, shacks, Old Timers, float planes, houseboats and assorted characters illustrate a text covering everything from Old Town’s ongoing battles with City Hall, to how to build a houseboat, to the history of intriguing neighbourhoods such as the Woodyard and Jolliffe Island. This sometimes personal account looks at how Old Town itself has changed, as well as how this vibrant community has changed lives.”
“Old Town” will be available in November at the Book Cellar and Down To Earth Gallery in Yellowknife. If you are out of town, you can order the book by contacting me at franhurcomb@gmail.com The cost is $26.95 plus $4.00 shipping and handling in Canada, plus $1.55 GST. Total cost is $32.50.
Here are a few of the over 200 photos ranging from the 1930s to 2012.
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Looks like a great book for Christmas!
I am so excited to see this book!!! Congrats Fran! XOXO!!!
🙂 can’t wait to get a copy, Fran!!!
Congratulations!!
what a wonderful book. I am enjoying it immensely.
Saw my sister’s copy yesterday – can’t wait to get my own. Brought back a lot of memories. Nice job, thank you!
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