KLONDIKE ART - Jim Robb

Jim Robb

STRAIT'S AUCTION HOUSE
13 '" x 9 '"
Framed Limited Edition print: $300.00

Strait's Auction House dates back to around 1901. It was named after Ebenezer S. Strait who bought the half a lot that it sat on and had it built. Strait used it as his principal residence and place of business until 1910. It was listed as the only secondhand store and auction house in Dawson City during 1902-1903. The store carried a wide variety of goods. A painted sign on its exterior advertised groceries, guns, ammunition, hardware, tobacco, furniture, crockery, clothing and knives. Mr. Strait left Dawson City abruptly. With no warning he just locked the door and left town, leaving all his personal possessions and stock behind. Different owners followed and today, 2006, the building still stands but is in very bad need of repair. It remains a popular building, perhaps the most photographed one in the Yukon.

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