Named "Imperial" as building was owned by Imperial Oil Co., which had offices on the ground floor. Located on the east side of Tenth Street, south of Princess Avenue.
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Imperial Dance Gardens (bandstand). Inset: Jack Jewsbury - opened Imperial in the spring of 1934.
Notes
From Roy Brown collection
Additional historical information provided by the Fred McGuinness collection (20-2009).
[The organization of the boys' pipe band was initiated by a group of citizens of Scottish origin in 1934. The same group engaged an instructor for the band from Scotland; the kilts were discovered in Park School and permission was given by the School Board for their use by the band.]
Custodial History
For custodial history see the collection level description of the Lawrence Stuckey collection.
Scope and Content
Brandon Boys Pipe Band
Notes
[History/Bio information is from Mary Hume's Brandon: A Prospect of a City, p. 129.]