This image was retrieved from BC Archives online image gallery. I was searching the archives and came across this image. This is the only photo that shows Vogue Furniture in behind the Shell Service Station.
After some enquiries, I was able to find out that it was still standing. So we took a trip to Victoria on Vancouver Island. It is situated on the corner of Quadra and Yates. It is no longer a furniture store but a movie theatre. We took measurements and photographs, but I had to considerably condense the length of the structure as it would have been too large of a model.
The cyclone dust collector is still standing today as well. It is located in Surrey, British Columbia. It is just one of those structures that cried out to be modeled.
The lumber shed idea came from a prototype I knew existed in the south end of Vancouver, B.C. It is located in the yard of Northern Building Supplies. They have been in this location forever. They also have water access to the Fraser River. Deliveries of lumber and material go out via waterways constantly up the coast to coastal communities and fishing lodges. They have countless storage areas for lumber and misc. materials as shown by these images below.