Résultats

      Black-and-white photo of the 116th Battalion marching through downtown Oshawa; King Street West shortly before going overseas. The Central Hotel is visible in the background.

      Parade of the 116th Battalion before going overseas; at the train station

      Black and white photo of the 116th Battalion hearing speeches before being shipped overseas; King St. East.

      At the start of the First World War, a group of soldiers were recruited from Ontario County by the 34th Battalion. The 116th fought with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in England, France, and Belgium, including in battles at Somme, Vimy, Ypres, and Passchendaele. The 116th's commanding officer was Lieutenant-Colonel George …

      Black and white group portrait of the 116th Battalion Band in front of the Oshawa Armouries.

      The Trenton Post Office tower still stands, but the rest of the building was demolished in 1972.

      Black-and-white photo looking down a major road (likely Simcoe Street) in Oshawa.

      Black and white photo of the street view of King St. East.

      A major construction project was made out of removing the streetcar tracks from downtown Oshawa in 1942.

      Black-and-white photo of King St. East, with views of the residential neighbourhood.

      Located at the corner of Victoria Street and King Street East, the Regent Theatre was originally erected in 1919, and staged both theatre acts and films. It eventually fell into disrepair, and a renewal project was finally realized as construction began in 2008.

      Black-and-white photo of a downtown area with a streetcar during a celebration (either Dominion Day or Armistice Day).

      The streetcar tracks were removed in a major construction project undertaken by the city around the "Four Corners" (Simcoe and King Sts.) in 1942.

      The parade is traveling south on Simcoe Street at King Street.

      Ward and Dewland was the first business to occupy the Bradley Block building on the north east corner of Simcoe and Athol Streets. Opened in 1920 by J. C. Ward and W. A. Dewland, this store was also later known as Ward's Dry Goods, then Ward's Department Store. It remained …

      Ward and Dewland was the first business to occupy the Bradley Block building on the north east corner of Simcoe and Athol Streets. Opened in 1920 by J. C. Ward and W. A. Dewland, this store was also later known as Ward's Dry Goods, then Ward's Department Store. It remained …

      Ward and Dewland was the first business to occupy the Bradley Block building on the north east corner of Simcoe and Athol Streets. Opened in 1920 by J. C. Ward and W. A. Dewland, this store was also later known as Ward's Dry Goods, then Ward's Department Store. It remained …

      Ward and Dewland was the first business to occupy the Bradley Block building on the north east corner of Simcoe and Athol Streets. Opened in 1920 by J. C. Ward and W. A. Dewland, this store was also later known as Ward's Dry Goods, then Ward's Department Store. It remained …

      From left to right: M.C. Devins Groceries, Byers Second Hand Shop, Thos Miller & Sons Arcade, J.V. Hill Hardware, Davidson & Samells Shoe Store, W.A. Hare Jeweller, Cameron Trull Gents Furnishings, Standard Bank. Original photo housed in photo album catalogued as "Historic Oshawa : with photos showing how places change, …

      From right to left: Mrs. Cotter Groceries, Mrs. Brimmacombe Millinery, Butcher Shop, Martin's Restaurant, Mrs. Whitney Millinery, John Brewer Paint & Paper, Andrew Stalter Pianos, T. B. Mitchell Druggist, Dominion Bank.