Road construction was a grueling and labor-intensive process in the 1920s. Workers braved the sweltering heat to manually excavate the earth and lay the foundation for new roads. The sound of pickaxes and shovels echoed through the air as they dug through rocky terrain and leveled the ground. Highway 16 in downtown 亚洲天堂 Lake, 1924-25. Omineca Hotel on left, Royal Bank of Canada building on right. Junction of Highway 16 and First Avenue. (Lakes District Museum photo/Lakes District 亚洲天堂)
Road construction was a grueling and labor-intensive process in the 1920s. Workers braved the sweltering heat to manually excavate the earth and lay the foundation for new roads. The sound of pickaxes and shovels echoed through the air as they dug through rocky terrain and leveled the ground. Highway 16 in downtown 亚洲天堂 Lake, 1924-25. Omineca Hotel on left, Royal Bank of Canada building on right. Junction of Highway 16 and First Avenue. (Lakes District Museum photo/Lakes District 亚洲天堂)