Gassy Jack, The Founder of Gastown
In 1867, all that stood was a lumber mill in this native settlement. Jack Deighton, the former owner of the Globe Saloon in New Westminster arrived in a canoe with his family and a barrel of whiskey. Because Jack was the type of person who told tall tales and talked incessantly with his saloon customers, he was nicknamed “Gassy Jack”. Back then, gassy meant a verbal “bag of hot air”.
Knowing there was no other drinking establishment; Jack built the new Globe Saloon. As the mill workers started to patronize the saloon, other businesses started to spring up. This settlement became known as Gastown in honour of “Gassy” Jack Deighton.
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