North West Travellers' Building
291 Garry Street
Atchinson's original building was a common two storey brick
structure which housed the Angelus Cafe. In about 1914, Herbert
Rugh was commissioned by the R. J. Inglis Company, a manufacturer
of civil and military uniforms, to significantly remodel the
structure. Numerous repairs were made and the fanciful white
terra cotta was added to the face of the building. Today,
a unique plaque on the building commemorates its "fairytale
facade of imported terra cotta", a harvest of flowers,
fruit and vegetables. There is also one splash of coloured
terra cotta, the cobalt blue crest centred on the upper portion
of the building.
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