Our first store: Pemberton Avenue, North Van
OK - it was pretty small when there were more than 4 people inside, and that includes the staff.
Check out the Bomber Jacket! John bou...
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Tilley Western Photo Story
OK - it was pretty small when there were more than 4 people inside, and that includes the staff.
Check out the Bomber Jacket! John bou...
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Laurie, inspiration for the wooden camel
Our first client picture came in 1985 from Laurie and his wife who live in Golden, BC.
Laurie wrote "My wonderful wife is on the c...
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Broadway Store
In March 1988, we outgrew the Pemberton Avenue store and moved lock, stock & camel to 1537 West Broadway Avenue in Vancouver. It was still long a...
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Barbara, Broadway store
Notice the Easter Island Head, another one of John's winter projects. Once we moved to Granville there wasn't room, so it now graces our...
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Alex visiting Vancouver, signing Hats
Alex autographs Hats for 10 cents (He pays you!).
It's a cheery day for everyone, lots of stories to hear from Tilley owners about ...
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Granville Street Store
October 1994 saw another move (hopefully the last) around the corner to a new 4000 sq ft space. Alex and several of the Tilley headquarters staff ca...
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Granville Store
Somebody braved the traffic on Granville Street to take this picture.
We are on a direct route from downtown to the airport and the U...
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Nikki & James in Australia
They only had 10 days in Australia, but they made the best of it and hope to return some day.
After becoming a Paramedic, running radio...
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Jeff setting up a stock order
Jeff manages the inventory using a sophisticated retail management computer system.
He also looks after merchandising, the store layout...
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