Photographs Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1989.37.3 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Title |
Aerial Photograph of Guelph's Southern Business Section, 1946 |
Date |
1946 |
Year Range from |
1946 |
Year Range to |
1946 |
Description |
Black and white aerial unmounted photograph of Guelph's south west business section, 1946. The photograph shows the Armoury with a circular track at the rear and the train overpass at Gordon, Norfolk and Wilson Streets and Farquhar Street running beside to the Right. The Winter Fair Stables are visible at the top of Gordon Street before the overpass and Reinhart's Garage is the next large building on the Right side of Gordon Street. Wyndham Street is running through St. George's Square from bottom centre towards top Right. Norfolk St. is running diagonally in the top Left corner with Norfolk Street United Church (now Hope House) visible. The eastern end of Northumberland Street is visible ending at Wilson Street with a block of buildings including the Imperial Bisquit Co. at the corner of Northumberland and Wilson Streets. Wilson Street runs off to the Left at Kent Street. The Canadian National Railway is running across the middle of the frame from Left to Right. The very large Winter Fair Building with three cupolas and City Hall with a very large tower and clock are on the upper side of the tracks on Carden Street and there are passenger cars on the tracks. The CNR station is just visible on the edge of the Right side of the frame on Carden Street with a circular driveway. A sign for Master Cleaners is visible at the Western end of Carden Street |
Search Terms |
Aerial View of Guelph Armoury Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway Station Carden Street Chalmers United Church City Hall City Hall Annex Farquhar Street Gordon Street Guelph Public Library Imperial Biscuit Company Kent Street Knox Presbyterian Church Master Cleaners Norfolk Street Norfolk Street Underpass Norfolk Street United Church Northumberland Street Reinhart's Garage St. Andrew's Church St. George's Square Wilson Street Winter Fair Building Woolwich Street YMCA |
Subjects |
ARCHITECTURE - CHURCHES ARCHITECTURE - DOWNTOWN GUELPH ARCHITECTURE - PUBLIC EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURE - RAILROAD STATION RAILWAY SCENES - AERIAL |
Collection |
Photographs |