First off, this post was supposed to appear on Friday. It wasn’t until late Saturday afternoon before I realized that I hadn’t scheduled it properly… So.. I’m sorry to everyone who came by on Friday and ended up seeing nothing new…
Now on to the post…
One of my favourite little bits of history are these utility poles along Tecumseh Road East. You’ll find them between Howard and Ouellette, mostly on the north side of the street.
Some are in better shape than others, but they’re very cool, and they all feature a little pineapple finial on the top. They all date back to about the mid 1920s.
I hope everyone had a great weekend.
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Gabe, the posts are all found between Howard and Ouellette. That is Tecumseh Road East. I am unaware of any old utility poles West of Ouellette.
I had totally forgotten these old poles. Many a day I would walk along Tecumseh going to and from Kennedy. Were they not painted green in the late 1050's/early 1960's?
ok I always though that was considered west considering tec rd is a long stretch
It is a long stretch, Gabe, but the east/west dividing line is still Ouellette ave.
I also passed these poles on the way to school and seem to recall that these poles were green in the 1960s Douglas. Just looking at the closeup pic above, it doesn't seem the right colour to what I remember and thought they were a dark green at that time.
These are my fav too.
Saldy, even in older areas they are being replaced or already hve been replaced with the generic concrete ones.
we had old wooden ones in ouir neighbourhood until Enwin chnaged them to the ugly concrete version (and of course never did put back the pavers when they moved the poles a few feet over).
I remember them well on my trek along Tecumseh heading home from the illustrious Kennedy Collegiate Institute back in the late 60s and early 70s.
Wonder why ENWIN hasn't changed them for cement poles other than perhaps they still work and thus no real reason to change.