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      The Whitby junction Station was built at the foot of Byron Street on the Grand Trunk Railway in 1903. It closed in 1969 and in 1970 it was moved to the north-east corner of Victoria and Henry Streets for use as an art gallery. In 2004 the Station Gallery was …

      The Ontario County Courthouse was built from 1852-1854 on the west side of Centre Street between Ontario Street and Gilbert Streets. The architects were Frederic Cumberland and William Storm of Toronto. The extension at the north end was added in 1866. The building served as a courthouse from 1854-1964. In …

      The Ontario County House of Refuge was built between 1901-1903. It was located on the west side of High Street opposite John Street. It served as a house of refuge from 1903-1951 when it was replaced by Fairview Lodge. The building was used as apartments from 1951 until a fire …

      The Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1873 and was located on the south side of Colborne Street between King and Centre Streets. The school was demolished in 1975-1976.

      See reverse for correspondence and postage stamp. Postmarked February 20, 1908.

      See reverse for correspondence and postmark dated April 6, 1908.

      The waterworks were established in the 1890s. The water stand-pipe, was located on the south-east corner of D'Arcy and King, was 16 feet in diameter and 116 feet high. The pipe was pumped full and then used gravity flow to empty. It was pumped again as pressure reached a certain …

      Postcard with photograph of men digging in a road. Telephone poles, houses and sidewalks visible. Not sure if this is Waterloo.

      The Methodist Tabernacle was built in 1875-76 at 201 Centre Street South. It became the Whitby United Church in 1925 and St. Mark's United Church in 1962.

      St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was built in 1859 at 508 Byron Street South. It served as a Presbyterian church until 1968.

      This is from a Valentine & Sons fold-out post card. Ontario Ladies' College is now known as Trafalgar Castle School, and is located at 401 Reynolds Street.

      The Ontario Car Ferry company was formed in 1905 in a joint venture between the Grand Trunk Railway and the Buffalo, Rochester and Pennsylvania Railroad. The two ferries based in Cobourg also perfomed the secondary function of taking passengers and sometimes their cars across Lake Ontario. This first ferry, named …

      Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. Van Wyck provided this service to the town, free of charge, during the Great Depression. By the summer of 1935, Whitby had a population of about 4,000 people and a house numbering …

      Ontario No. 1 cost about $375,000, was 317 feet long, 54.2 foot beam, 16 1/2 foot draft, speed 13-15mph, capacity of 28 loaded coal cars, 1,000 passengers, berths for 90 people.

      Postmarked 1908. In 1857 William Hespeler, a merchant, and George Randall, a contractor, built what was known as Granite Mills in Waterloo, Ontario. A subsidiary to the mill was a small distillery known as the Waterloo Distillery. The business also included a dry goods store near the corner of King …

      Correspondence and postage stamp on reverse. Postmarked 1908. The covered grandstand was built by Alois Bauer in 1894 and accomodated spectators for local sports events, bicycle, motorcycle and dog races. The grandstand was sold to the city in 1920 by the Waterloo Grandstand Company. It was demolished in 1953.

      A digital copy of the original postcard. The sender was Ada Broderick.

      The sender was Ada Broderick.

      Printed on front of card: "Norval Flour Mill." written on back of post card: "Mrs. W. J. SINCLAIR, Erin, Ontario. Georgetown Aug 24th. George and I will be up to your place on Sunday 30th. I don't know whether we will get up in time for church in the morning …

      William George Wilson (1860-1939)'s son was Melford Guy (1895-1989), and his brother, Henry Wilson (1863-1947), had a son, John Guy (born 1897-1986). John Guy served in WW1. William George and Henry had a brother named Thomas Guy (1870-1894). They likely both named their sons after their brother who had died …