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      This grave marker was erected in 1919 in Union Cemetery for Sylvester Bernard Lynde (1800-1883), eldest son of Jabez Lynde (1773-1856). Jabez Lynde and his family arrived at Whitby in 1804 and settled in the area now known as Lynde Creek. Sylvester Lynde bought property in north Whitby Township known …

      Postmark dated Nov 21, 1912

      Black and white photo of a finished Williams piano.

      R. S. Williams moved his piano factory from Toronto to Oshawa in 1891 and took over this building once occupied by Joseph Hall Works. It was located on the north side of Richmond Street between Simcoe and Church (now Centre) Streets. It was demolished in 1968.

      The Queen's Hotel was established in 1874, and was altered in 1921 to be used as apartments with stores beneath.

      Black and white sketch of exterior of the old McLaughlin Buick factory, Oshawa.

      The factory, built in 1872, was at the end of Centre St. S. It was first inhabited by a High Beaver Hats, then by Masson Manufacturing Company. In 1892 J. Schofield purchased the building and incorporated Schofield Woollen Co. The mill suffered numoereus fires over the years and was eventually …

      Hogg & Lytle were wholesale and retail dealers in grain, flour and seed.

      In 1871, Oshawa gave the Ontario Malleable Iron Co. Ltd. an incentive to open a factory in the area. This decision proved to be a valuable one, as the establishment of the iron works assisted in the industrial growth of the town. Jas. and W.F. Cowan opened the works in …

      The Oshawa Steam and Gas Fitting Co. was founded in 1902 when J.D. Storie purchased a factory building from J. Bailes (Oshawa Stove Company). In 1910 the name was changed to Fittings Ltd., and the business continued to flourish. By the 1920s the company employed 650 men. The factory, located …

      Robson Leather Co. was founded in 1865 by James Robson and William Lauchland. In 1895 the company was renamed James Robson and Sons. The Robson building was built in 1904.

      Built in 1899 at the corner of Simcoe and Bruce Streets, it replaced a smaller one which had been at this same location since 1862. It became St. Andrew's United around 1925 and is currently Oshawa Community Church.

      The Citadel was built in the summer of 1911.

      The Spring and Axle Co. building was originally built in 1918. It was located on Ritson Road north of Colborne Street It reported to the parent company Ontario Steel Products Ltd. (in Gananoque). The company stopped production at this plant in 1975, and it was demolished.

      Originally owned by the T. E. Eaton company, this factory made ladies apparel. Later, it was enlarged and taken over by the Oriental Textile Company in 1917 and later occupied by Alger Press.

      Black and with photo of the exterior of the old municipal buildings at Oshawa.

      "C.N.R." stands for Canadian National Railway. The station in Oshawa was located just south of the Base Line (Bloor Street), east of Simcoe Street south.

      Black and white photo of the exterior of the old Y.M.C.A. Building on Simcoe Street South, just south of Athol. It was demolished to make way for the Federal Building which opened in Nov 1954.

      Colonel R.S. McLaughlin Armoury opened in 1914, just a couple of months before the breakout of the First World War.

      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, until it was acquired by UOIT. Starting in 2008, it was renovated and re-opened as a lecture hall and …