Let's do a throwback and vist some of downtown Ladner's auto shops of yesteryear.
The above Delta Archives photo from 1949 shows Ferguson Motors on Westham Street (48th Avenue). The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is now located on the site.
Here's a 1940s photo of Bishop Motors on Delta street.
A 1960 shot of Ferry Service Garage Shell Station at the same spot, owned Walt Umiker.
A 1972 photo at the corner of Bridge and Delta streets, showing the Ladner Gulf Service Station. It's now occipied by an office building.
A 1945 photo of the abandoned Esso gas station at Ladner Trunk and Elliott. It was formerly Ladner Vulcanizing owned by Gordon Holloway. The ramp was used by the army during the war for servicing Bren Gun Carriers, which were light armoured tracked vehicles. Below is a 1923 photo of the business.
These May 1970 photos from the Optimist show the opening of a new service station at the Ladner Shopping Centre on Ladner Trunk Road. Partners Orville Ruetz and Murk Hillverda, who were in business together for 15 years at the time, opened the station that was adjacent to an existing station they had operated. The current owners have successfully rezoned the station to have a Triple O's eatery which is now being built. Auto repair service will be gone.
