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Hollywood Rebranded My Hometown | How a Movie Transformed Nelson, BC

This is Nelson, British Columbia — the mountain town where I grew up in the 1970s and 80s. Back then, it was a working-class mining and railway town on the brink of economic collapse. Jobs were disappearing. Families were leaving. Many believed Nelson would become a ghost town. Then Hollywood arrived. In 1987, Roxanne, starring Steve Martin, was filmed here — rebranding my hometown as “Nelson, Washington” and introducing its Victorian streets and mountain backdrop to the world. That film helped transform Nelson from a struggling resource town into a sought-after lifestyle destination. In this episode of Fierce Travel, I return with my husband Jeff to explore: • Nelson’s silver boom origins • The CPR rail yards where my father worked • The Doukhobors and Sons of Freedom • Japanese Canadian internment in the Kootenays • Vietnam draft resisters which caused Nelson to be dubbed “Resisterville” • And how a single movie helped reshape the town’s destiny Today, Nelson is known for yoga studios, heritage preservation, and million-dollar views. But beneath the postcard image lies a layered history — and a childhood that no longer exists. Can Hollywood really change a town? @Fiercetravel Photo & Archival Sources 1. Doukhobors & Sons of Freedom Sons of Freedom protest in Nelson Source: SFU Library Special Collections MSC130-2634-01 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A... Doukhobors, Langham Saskatchewan (1903) Source: Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Doukhobor village gathering, Canadian Northern Railway, Yorkton (1915) Source: SFU Library Special Collections MSC121-DP-136-01 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/D... Doukhobor women monitored by police approaching Nelson courthouse (1962) Source: Stevens Studio Collection – Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery Collection number: 2008.023.318   / nelsonmuseum   2. Early Nelson & Mining History Hall Mines Smelter, circa 1901 Source: Ludwig Collection – Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery   / nelsonmuseum   Kootenay Silver Rush background Royal BC Museum / BC Archives https://bcanuntoldhistory.knowledge.c... Mining camps of British Columbia (historic illustration) Internet Archive Book Images https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Original page: https://archive.org/stream/miningcamp... 3. Transportation & Rail History CPR SS Rossland – Arrow Lake British Library – Public Domain via Wikimedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... SS Kootenay on Arrow Lakes Source: Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery   / nelsonmuseum   CPR Yards Nelson / Locomotive #3716 / Taghum Bridge freight train (1970s) Source: Nelson Museum    • NM 9 CPR Yards, Nelson | Locomotive #3716 ...   4. Industrial & Community Life Bluebell Mine rescue and first aid meet – Lakeside Park (1965) Source: Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery   / nelsonmuseum   5. Japanese Canadian Internment – Slocan Valley Internment tents – Slocan, BC (circa 1942) Masato Hattori Collection Nikkei National Museum https://www.nikkeimuseum.org Lemon Creek Internment Camp (1944-45) Photos courtesy of Diana Domai https://www.michaelkluckner.com/bciw4... Japanese-language school – Lemon Creek internment camp Source: Diana Domai collection https://www.michaelkluckner.com/bciw4... 6. Indigenous History Sinixt history resources https://www.firstnations.eu/invasion/... 7. Historic Nelson Streets & Buildings Nelson Fire Hall (featured in the film Roxanne) https://missioncityrecord.com/2023/02... 8. Hollywood & Film Production in Nelson Roxanne filming – Nelson Fire Hall Photo by Steve Thornton, Nelson Daily News (Aug 1986) Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery Roxanne filming – vintage cars scene Photo by Steve Thornton, Nelson Daily News (Oct 2, 1986) Nelson Museum Archives & Gallery 9. Historic Video Footage Restoration of Nelson BC (1981) – TMTV    • Shaw 432U.2 Nelson Ladies Doukhobor Choir ...   Nelson historic footage – restoration film (short version)    • RESTORATION OF NELSON BC 1981 - 10 minute ...   Music Sources Doukhobor Choir – Nelson Ladies Doukhobor Choir (1990) Nelson Museum recording    • NM 9 CPR Yards, Nelson | Locomotive #3716 ...   Steel Wheel – “I’m a CP Railway Man” CP Rail promotional recording (1983)    • CP Rail 1983 "Steel Wheel" 45 RPM Vinyl