Cambie Plumbing and Heating - Vancouver, British Columbia
Posted by: Hikenutty
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Cambie Plumbing has always been located on Fraser St. rather than Cambie St., which it is named for. Read more about that below. The sign is a local landmark and went up when the business opened its doors in 1946.
Waymark Code: WM2QBB
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/06/2007
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The following text is from the company's Website:
Cambie Plumbing & Heating has been in operation since Jon D. Gibson opened the doors in 1946. Cambie Plumbing was originally to be located on Cambie street as its name implies, but a last minute opportunity to buy the property on Fraser Street changed its location before the grand opening. Since the ads and the business cards were already printed up, the name remained Cambie Plumbing & Heating despite its location. Cambie Plumbing & Heating boasted the first neon sign on Fraser Street and has since become a landmark.
Cambie Plumbing & Heating is now owned and operated by E.J. Gibson, Jon D. Gibson's son, and continues to provide service worthy of its reputation to the entire lower mainland. Though the original building was destroyed by arson, The Jon D. Building now stands in its place, opening its doors in 1991 in the original location.
To see this grand old sign at night, check out this photo on Flickr.com.