- First School House in Waterloo
After 1842 building was moved to King Street West near Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School (KCI), where the family of Levi and Margaret Carroll lived in it until 1891. It was purchased by the Waterloo Park Board in 1894, moved to Waterloo Park and is now fully restored. See also …
After 1842 building was moved to King Street West near Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate & Vocational School (KCI), where the family of Levi and Margaret Carroll lived in it until 1891. It …
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- St. Catharines Business College
Slide File Number: 02.19-C-2 This image is from "St. Catharines: The Garden City", a souvenir book, 1904. The St. Catharines Business College was open from 1882 -1995 as a private business college. The college moved from 28 Queen Street to James Street in 1915.
Slide File Number: 02.19-C-2 This image is from "St. Catharines: The Garden City", a souvenir book, 1904. The St. Catharines Business College was open from 1882 -1995 as a private …
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- The St. Catharines Business College
Slide File Number: 02.19-C-3 A very similar image appears in the promotional book "The Outlook" advertising the school. However, in the book the telephone pole and the sign stating "Drugs" does not appear and there is a sign in the middle of the building stating St. Catharines Business College. The …
Slide File Number: 02.19-C-3 A very similar image appears in the promotional book "The Outlook" advertising the school. However, in the book the telephone pole and the sign stating "Drugs" …
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- The Interior of Tim and Mac’s Billiards
Slide File Number: 02.22-D-4 Tim & Mac's Billiards first appears in the 1901 St. Catharines city directory. It doesn't appear in the 1896 directory and the library is missing all subsequent years up to 1901. The store remained on St. Paul Street until around 1975.
Slide File Number: 02.22-D-4 Tim & Mac's Billiards first appears in the 1901 St. Catharines city directory. It doesn't appear in the 1896 directory and the library is missing all …
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- The Welland House Hotel
Slide File Number: 02.22-E-1 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many years until it closed in 1993. The building was sold and converted into student residences in 1994.
Slide File Number: 02.22-E-1 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many …
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- The Welland House Hotel
Slide File Number: 02.22-E-2 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many years until it closed in 1993. The building was sold and converted into student residences in 1994.
Slide File Number: 02.22-E-2 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many …
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- The Welland House Hotel
Slide File Number: 02.22-E-4 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many years until it closed in 1993. The building was sold and converted into student residences in 1994.
Slide File Number: 02.22-E-4 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many …
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- The Welland House Hotel
Slide File Number: 02.23-A-4 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many years until it closed in 1993. The building was sold and converted into student residences in 1994.
Slide File Number: 02.23-A-4 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many …
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- The former Lincoln Registry Building
Slide File Number: 02.23-B-4 The Lincoln Registry Office first appears in the city directories in 1924 and remains at 44 Ontario Street until 1973.
Slide File Number: 02.23-B-4 The Lincoln Registry Office first appears in the city directories in 1924 and remains at 44 Ontario Street until 1973.
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- The Welland House Hotel
Slide File Number: 02.23-C-2 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many years until it closed in 1993. The building was sold and converted into student residences in 1994.
Slide File Number: 02.23-C-2 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many …
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- A Side View of the Welland House Hotel
Slide File Number: 02.23-C-3 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many years until it closed in 1993. The building was sold and converted into student residences in 1994.
Slide File Number: 02.23-C-3 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural springs spa. The baths fell into disuse by 1909. It remained a hotel for many …
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- An Imp on the former Lincoln Registry Building
Slide File Number: 02.23-C-4 The Lincoln Registry Office first appears in the city directories in 1924 and remains at 44 Ontario Street until 1973.
Slide File Number: 02.23-C-4 The Lincoln Registry Office first appears in the city directories in 1924 and remains at 44 Ontario Street until 1973.
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- Murphy's Boarding House and Sale Stable
Slide File Number: 02.23-D-1 Murphy's first appears in the 1893 St. Catharines city directory and can be found in directories right up to and including 1920. The business does not appear in the 1881 directory and the library does not have directories between 1881 & 1893.
Slide File Number: 02.23-D-1 Murphy's first appears in the 1893 St. Catharines city directory and can be found in directories right up to and including 1920. The business does not …
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- Demolition of a Crushed Stone Sizing Plant
Slide File Number: 02.23-D-3 The crushed stone plant opened in 1942 at the quarry on the border of Thorold and Niagara Falls and was demolished in 1970. Walker Brothers began quarrying the site in 1887. It is their oldest quarry site in the Niagara Region.
Slide File Number: 02.23-D-3 The crushed stone plant opened in 1942 at the quarry on the border of Thorold and Niagara Falls and was demolished in 1970. Walker Brothers began …
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- Stone sculpture on the front of the former Water Works Building
Slide File Number: 02.23-D-4
Slide File Number: 02.23-D-4
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- Demolition of a Crushed Stone Sizing Plant
Slide File Number: 02.23-E-1 The crushed stone plant opened in 1942 at the quarry on the border of Thorold and Niagara Falls and was demolished in 1970. Walker Brothers began quarrying the site in 1887. It is their oldest quarry site in the Niagara Region.
Slide File Number: 02.23-E-1 The crushed stone plant opened in 1942 at the quarry on the border of Thorold and Niagara Falls and was demolished in 1970. Walker Brothers began …
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- Welland Avenue Shopping Centre
Slide File Number: 02.23-E-2 This shopping centre first appears in the 1967 St. Catharines city directory listing an A&P grocery store and a vacant gas station. The plaza is still in place with with two of its stores being Giant Tiger and the Beer Store. (2020).
Slide File Number: 02.23-E-2 This shopping centre first appears in the 1967 St. Catharines city directory listing an A&P grocery store and a vacant gas station. The plaza is still …
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- The Welland House Hotel and the St. Catharines Club
Slide File Number: 02.23-E-4 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural spring spa. It was a hotel for many years until it closed in 1993. The building was sold and converted into student residences in 1994. The St. Catharines Club began when a group of city …
Slide File Number: 02.23-E-4 The Welland House Hotel was built in 1853 as a natural spring spa. It was a hotel for many years until it closed in 1993. The …
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- Welland Vale Manufacturing Company
Slide File Number: 02.24-A-1 This building was formerly the Welland Vale Manufacturing Company Plant. Welland Vale Manufacturing began in 1869 as an axe factory. Products expanded to not only include axes, but brush hooks, picks, crowbars, shovels, spades, agricultural forks, hoes & rakes and edge tools as well. The plant …
Slide File Number: 02.24-A-1 This building was formerly the Welland Vale Manufacturing Company Plant. Welland Vale Manufacturing began in 1869 as an axe factory. Products expanded to not only include …
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- Welland Vale Manufacturing Company
Slide File Number: 02.24-A-2 This building was formerly the Welland Vale Manufacturing Company Plant. Welland Vale Manufacturing began in 1869 as an axe factory. Products expanded to not only include axes, but brush hooks, picks, crowbars, shovels, spades, agricultural forks, hoes & rakes and edge tools as well. The plant …
Slide File Number: 02.24-A-2 This building was formerly the Welland Vale Manufacturing Company Plant. Welland Vale Manufacturing began in 1869 as an axe factory. Products expanded to not only include …
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