House of Refuge - Leamington
April 25, 2011
OK, County Historians, what can you tell me about this place?
It looks like it was quite a grand place. A bit of googling brought me to this document here, that makes it look like it was built around 1900 maybe a little before, and sometime before 1961, became known as the…
Talbot Street - Leamington
April 20, 2011
Sticking to the county again, this time we’re out to Leamington in the late 1940’s/early 1950’s.
A neat view of the main shopping district. It’s easy to see upon closer inspection how these were just hand tinted versions of black & white…
Essex High School
April 18, 2011
Sticking with the Essex County theme again today, we head back to Essex…
According to Wikipedia, Essex District High School “… was founded in 1885 and is the oldest operating publicly funded high school in Ontario”
The original building burned down in February 1921, and Pennigton and Boyde were hired to design a replacement. The replacement building seen above opened with…
Talbot Street - Essex
April 13, 2011
Off for the first time in a long time out into Essex County… Today’s postcard features a view from the late 1970’s? I’m sure someone can date it by looking at the cars.
The caption on the back reads:
TALBOT STREET,
ESSEX, ONTARIO.
Photograph by: Barry…
Amhersburg Tool House
March 25, 2011
This photo is a bit of mystery. I’ve asked around amongst those who know far more about both the county and about train, and no one has any insight about this.(I didn’t check in with “Rob” a regular reader and rail expert, so hopefully he’ll…
Hofer Brewery
February 9, 2011
The Hofer Brewery was established in LaSalle in 1927, and architects Sheppard & Masson designed the brewery building on Front Road shortly after.
The brewery was founded by the former Mayor of LaSalle Vital Benoit, and the brewery was created for the sole purpose of…