Seeing Langley Through the Lens of Neville Curtis

NC912 Pagoda Restaurant and neon sign, Langley 1962 City of Surrey archivist Chelsea Bailey presented photographs to our society members that were taken by Neville Curtis (1892 – 1969). Curtis freelanced with newspapers in Vancouver, New Westminster, Surrey and the Langley Advance from the 1940s into the 1960s. His family also owned and operated a grocery store in Cloverdale and Neville took over the store from his father.   The Curtis collection of almost 5,000 negatives was donated to City of Surrey Archives by Neville’s wife, Amanda Curtis. NC1196B Opening day at Langley’s new Royal Bank branch in July 1961 NC1495 Constable Harvey Wolf, Langley RCMP detachment 1962 NC883B Old store house, Fort Langley National Historic Site 1960