Whitehorse
S&A Club Café
Architectural History:
It was a wood frame building with a gable roof and false façade. The foundation was a wood sill construction. It also had bevel wood siding covered with aluminium and plywood exterior siding. The roof was covered with roll asphalt.
Cultural History:
This frame structure was constructed during WW II as a retail/commercial business. The earliest taxes were paid on this lot in November 1943, when the building was registered as a restaurant business. This occupant was the Social and Athletic Club Café, or the S&A Café, as it was popularly known. The proprietors of this business were S. Wong and M. Nadic.
The building housed various businesses since then. It was demolished in 2007.
Building Location:
107 Jarvis Street • Whitehorse, YT
Description:
1-1/2 Storey Frame Building
Location Context:
Refer to the O’Connor House; the Blaker House; the Palmer House; the 98 Hotel. Demolished 2007.