Let’s take a step back in time and check out one of early Ladner’s biggest, most prominent retailers, the Lanning, Fawcett and Wilson Ltd. general store on Chisholm Street.
It was constructed in 1907 for Marshall Smith who used it for his general store.
In 1909, Smith’s business was purchased by Lanning, Fawcett & Wilson Ltd.
After Arthur Fawcett's death in 1945, the business was sold to a hardware supply firm, and in 1963 the building was acquired by Delta Foam Board.
It was later used by Massey Marine Supply.
The heritage building in Ladner Village is still there today.
A 1920’s shot of the interior shot of the Lanning, Fawcett and Wilson store showing the grocery department
An ad for the business in the Delta Times in 1909. The store sold a wide array of goods
A 1907 photo of staff standing in front of the Lanning, Fawcett and Wilson Ltd. store
An ad from 1912
A 1920 photo the store
A Delta Archives interior photo of the store in the early 1920s. Jack Lanning, Arthur Fawcett and William Wilson formed a partnership in 1907 and operated the store, also known as The Big Store, until 1945
A 1910 photo of Delta Street showing the Lanning, Fawcett and Wilson store in the distance
Another ad from 1912
The Delta Fishing Heritage Society’s John Stevens and Richard Mayor in front of the historic building in Ladner Village
