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When Oil Hit Redwater
Location: Redwater, Alberta, Canada

 
The new Red and White Store the school can be seen in the background.
55 of 162 		Redwater 1949
56 of 162 		Malowany's Garage
57 of 162 		Malowany's Garage
58 of 162 		First Royal Bank in Redwater housed in Malowany Garage.
59 of 162 		The new Royal Bank and store for sale, which became the telephone exchange.
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View of new Redwater Royal Bank constructed in 1949
61 of 162 		Redwater main street. Before the bowling alley and the Roxy theatre were built.
62 of 162 		The first hotel in Redwater that burned down in 1949.
63 of 162 		Redwater of 1948
64 of 162 		1949 view of Redwater.
65 of 162 		New bowling alley and theatre being erected.
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Two years after the discovery of oil. Note new stores and growing community.
67 of 162 		The new hotel under construction
68 of 162 		One of two huge warehouses built in Redwater during boom time.
69 of 162 		Newly constructed Drug Store owned by Jim and Alice Lukes.
70 of 162 		A new drug store and clothing store built during the oil boom era.
71 of 162 		Jim Lukes standing at the counter of his drugstore beside the 6 foot long chocolate bar display.
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