Wallace Brother’s Store “The Dominion Exchange”, ca. 1875
Nathaniel Wallace built this store for his two sons. Opening in 1867, it was one of the earliest country stores in the village of Burwick (later Woodbridge). Known as the Dominion Exchange, it was owned and operated by the Wallace Brothers and sold products from the local farms such as eggs, poultry, butter and sometimes pork products. At one time they even issued marriage licenses. The business employed more people than the T. Eaton Company of Toronto, a business that also opened the same year. In 1875, customer demand prompted the expansion of carried goods to include the Millinery Room (ladies' hats) in the upstairs portion of the store (pictured above). After being in the Wallace family for over 80 years, it was sold in 1946. The building still stands on Woodbridge Avenue.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 10
Wallace Brother’s Store “The Dominion Exchange”, ca. 1875
Nathaniel Wallace built this store for his two sons. Opening in 1867, it was one of the earliest country stores in the village of Burwick (later Woodbridge). Known as the Dominion Exchange, it was owned and operated by the Wallace Brothers and sold products from the local farms such as eggs, poultry, butter and sometimes pork products. At one time they even issued marriage licenses. The business employed more people than the T. Eaton Company of Toronto, a business that also opened the same year. In 1875, customer demand prompted the expansion of carried goods to include the Millinery Room (ladies' hats) in the upstairs portion of the store (pictured above). After being in the Wallace family for over 80 years, it was sold in 1946. The building still stands on Woodbridge Avenue.
City of Vaughan Archives: MG 10