A photograph of David Sophia and his daughter outside their grocery store at 17 Gower Street, St. John's.

A photograph of David Sophia and his daughter outside their grocery store at 17 Gower Street, St. John's. Mr. Sophia arrived in Newfoundland from Lebanon in the late 1800s. He began business shortly after his arrival and it is understood that he made or saved considerable money in St. John's. When Corner Brook opened up he moved there