A View of Brockville from the Waterfront ca.1896

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ca.1896

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This marvelous view of earlier Brockville was taken from the roof of the CPR warehouse south of the Brockville Railway Tunnel. It has captured a period of time which shows a number of buildings and businesses which have long disappeared.

The pointed Gothic steeples of the four churches are visible along with the Victoria Hall clock tower.

In the foreground, on the left, are buildings standing in the area of the present Water St. parking lot. The square white house with a hip roof on the corner [4 Market Sq. W. & 6 Water St. W.] was the old Woodbine House hotel.

Across the street is the Wilfred and Donald Earle family home [8, 10 Market Sq. W.] which still stands. The Revere House further up the street at King was destroyed by fire in November1974.

The rear of George Hutcheson’s Dry Goods business [35 King W.] is clearly marked, and is now the home of DLK Insurance Brokers.

Showing between the Revere and Victoria Hall on the north side of King were the businesses of Benjamin D. Steacy’s Hardware Store [22, 24 King W.], unknown store [16 King W.], Adam Fullerton’s Drug Store [10 King W.], and Lindsay & Jones, general merchants [2 King W.], with Murray & Son, photographers [6 King W.] upstairs.

In the bottom right section is the Victoria Market and the Brockville Railway Tunnel, but notice the picket fence surrounding the CPR yards.

 

 

 

 

 

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