Our St. John’s Lodge No. 21 Historian recently came across this 1927 advertisement for Raybestos Brake Linings which mentions the Raybestos dealer in Ladysmith, Lowe’s Garage, operated by St. John’s Lodge No. 21 memberIra Eugene Lowe.
Lowe’s Garage was located at 341 1st Avenue, in a building which is still standing in downtown Ladysmith. In the 1920’s and 1930’s 1st Avenue was part of the Island Highway through Ladysmith so it made complete sense to have automotive businesses located along 1st Avenue.
Our St. John’s Lodge No. 21 Historian recently came across this 1931 advertisement for Willys cars which mentions the Willys dealer in Ladysmith, Lowe’s Garage, operated by St. John’s Lodge No. 21 memberIra Eugene Lowe.
Lowe’s Garage was located at 341 1st Avenue in downtown Ladysmith. At that time, 1st Avenue was part of the Island Highway so it made complete sense to locate garages and other automobile related businesses along the Island Highway.
We will be putting up more posts like this future.