Photo from the collection of the Library of Congress
Last Friday of September! Today’s old photo comes again from the collection of the Library of Congress, and the Detroit Publishing Company Archives.
Today we take a look at St. Mary’s Church, designed by Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson of Boston. This picture must date from 1904, as the church looks built, with just finishing touches going on, and the landscaping still not done.
Here’s the view today.
Photo from the collection of the Library of Congress
With all old photos, it’s always about the details. I wonder what the story is here, with the couple and the woman?
Photo from the collection of the Library of Congress
Also, check the doorway, look out for the doggy.
Have a good weekend everyone! See you back here Monday, for the first post of October.
Time sure flies.
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Paul, Hal & Ken: I'm a friend of Paul's from St. Mary's, but Hal's right: 10th floor, later Riverside Dr., the new CKLW bldg. There, Bud Davies was a host on The Birthday Party aa was Art Laing, disc jockeys on pop music shows. Bud had an amazingly mellifluous speaking voice. Looking at St. George's, I see Ken Jaggs of whom we knew then, recently died, back at St. George's: interesting circle. He was also rector at Grace Churh, Brantford, where our Rector at St. Mary's, Archdeacon McRitchie moved from St. Mary's: that also a beautiful Church, Rectory almost English opulence. 'Low' vs 'high' was less a bane to us than All Saints' chorsiters who were excellent, tho' I twacked a few of them at Kiwanis festivals. Wow Ken, memories is rite!
Yes, Murray you too bring back memories. All Saints choristers were quite good but didn't match those of St Marys. I won first prize at the Kiwanis Music Festival in Chatham for boys solo twelve years and under in 1953. A few of All Saints boys were there and I left them gaping in wonderment. I have to add that today I would have everyone running for the exits!
Thanks,Hal, for correcting me, I nearly got it right. Also thanks for the info on CBE. I always wondered where they broadcast from.
The dog is quite interesting to see in the picture, as the Rev. Canon Jane Humphrey has a little dog about the same size that she walks around the neighbourhood with.
I recently came across a group of 4 connecting photos that were shot from the tower/steeple of St. Mary's Church in June, 1906 by a Walkerville resident named Ernest J. Clegg. He was a Lancashire chemist who came to Canada in 1902 and went to work for Parke Davis & Co.. His photos of Walkerville are interesting -- the 4 mentioned above amount (almost) to a panaroma shot beginning in a westerly direction & swinging around in stages to the north-east view out over the cemetery. I would love to know more about Clegg -- was he, for example, connected to the Church to some degree? (Given that he got up on the roof!) I'd be happy to share these photos with anyone who can supply further information. CHEERS, Rod Anstee (Ottawa)