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This is the Brighton Village Store in Big Cottonwood Canyon outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.  When this photograph was taken, it was owned and operated by Everest Raymond Watrous and his wife Mildred with lots of support and help from various members of his family.  The store was sold in the early 1970s and […]

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This brochure was just one  of the many offerings at the Home and Garden Variety Store at 17th South and 17th East in Salt Lake City, Utah and the Brighton Village Store in Brighton, Utah.   Everest Raymond Watrous, the owner of both stores, was the first representative merchant in the Salt Lake City area […]

posted by on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Keepsake Photographs

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This photograph shows Everest Raymond Watrous behind the counter of his Brighton Village Store. It was located in Big Cottonwood Canyon outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a wonderful, busy store and a favorite destination for skiers and those just out for a drive in the canyon.  The store sold food and some […]

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This is a photograph of the construction of the Brighton Bowery in Big Cottonwood Canyon outside of Salt Lake City, Utah.  It was built on the property owned by Everest Raymond Watrous where he owned and operated the Brighton Village Store.  It was built in 1966 from logs cut and transported from Oregon.  Ray and […]