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Accession # |
A1985.110 |
Title |
Buildings and streetscapes of upper Wyndham Street, Guelph, 1861-1946; 1967-1982. |
Date |
1861-1982 |
Description |
Slides made by Gordon Couling between 1967 and 1982 of stores and views along Wyndham Street, between St. George's Square and Woolwich Street. Also includes copies made by Couling from old photographs of the street. SLIDE 10259: - East side of upper Wyndham Street from St. George's Square, 12 March 1979. Written on slide, "W side upper wyndham". SLIDE 10260: - Buildings along the east side of Upper Wyndham, at Woolwich Street, ca. 1908. On slide, "c1908 / 1890-1900". SLIDES 10261 - 10262: - Looking northwest across St. George's Square, up Wyndham Street, 1975-1978. SLIDES 10263 - 10288: - The Tovel Block, stone building at #90-96, west side of Upper Wyndham Street, once home to the Royal Bank, as it appeared ca. 1908, and between 1967-1974. Includes images of its demolition between January and February 1974. On slides, "Tovell Block" and "Tovell Block I". On slide 10286, "Tovell Block II"; on slide 10273 and 10281, "Royal Bank". Also includes views of Bank of Montreal, and buildings along upper Wyndham Street such as Loblaws, Glynn Jewellers, The Gift Shop, and a Beauty Salon. SLIDES 10289 - 10297: - Hazelton Block, stone building at #116-118, west side of Upper Wyndham Street, as it appeared in 1892, and between 1969-1982. Includes neighbouring buildings and businesses such as London Wines, Victoria & Grey Trust Company, A.W. Smith & Sons Jewellers, Alb Brown, Laura Secord chocolates, Loblaws grocery store, Monique, Pant-i-monium, Waterloo Trust & Savings, and Stubbs & Rodger Furniture. Written on slide 10295, "116-118 Wyndham"; on slide 10296, "Subbs & Rodger 1892", and on slide 10297, "Stubbs and Rodger / 06 Aug 1892 - Globe". SLIDES 10298 - 10299: - Buckingham Block, stone building as it appeared on 06 August 1973; on card accompanying slides, "Buckingham Block". Slide 10298 is the right side of the building with store front for Zack's women's fashions, Evangeline lingerie, and Marhsall's Drug Store; slide 10299 is the left side of the facade with storefronts of A.W. Smith & Sons Jewellers, Alb Brown, and Laura Secord chocolates. SLIDE 10300: - Guelph Post Office on the west side of Upper Wyndham Street, as it appeared 06 August 1973. Carved on building, "Dominion Public Building". Written on slide, "Guelph Post Office 1935"; on card accompanying slide, "New Post Office". SLIDE 10308: - Odeon Theatre/Cinema on the west side of Wyndham Street, [1955]. Slide is undated but car is 1950s era, and the featured movie "Out of the Clouds" with Anthony Steel and David Knight was released in 1955. Written on card accompanying slide, "Odeon Theatre". SLIDE 10309: - Streetscape of stores on the west side of upper Wyndham Street, just south of the Odeon Theatre, 06 August 1973. Shop names include Eaton's, Hall's Hardware, a paint and wallpaper store, and Singer sewing equipment. SLIDE 10321: - Looking southwest across Wyndham / Woolwich Street intersection towards Simpson Sears department store, site of the former Royal Opera House, 06 August 1973; on card accompanying slide, "Simpson Sears". SLIDES 10348 - 10367: - The Victoria Block, stone building at #91-93 on the east side of upper Wyndham Street, ca.1885-1908 and 1955-1982; Includes signs for the Traders Bank, Bogardus Drug Store / Pharmacy, Boots Drug Stores, Ellen's Fashions, Lowe Brothers Paints, and Pond's Camera; written on card accompanying slides, "91-93 Wyndham St / Victoria Block"; written on slide 10349, "John Armstrong c1926-7"; on slide 10362, "Wyndham #91 / old Traders Bank". SLIDE 10368: - Ad for A.O. Bucham's dress-making and millinery establishment at 87 upper Wyndham Street, taken from the 1871 Wellington County Directory; slide made March 1977; written on slide, "AO Buchan 1871 / 97 Wyndham"; on card accompanying slide, "A.O. buchan - 1871". SLIDES 10369 - 10388: - Buildings and shops along the east side of upper Wyndham Street as they appeared between 1875-1927 and 1968-1982; visible are signs for Forum Sport, the Wellington Hotel, Kennedy's Bookstore, Tamblyn Drugmart, Peacock Restaurant, Granada, Maher, Avco, Discount Stores, Walker's, Budds, Pepsi, Scotia Bank, and James Massie; written on cards accompanying slides, "East Side Upper Wyndham St" and "E. Side Upper Wyndham Historic"; written on slide 10382, "Upper Wyndham / ca1925-27"; on slide 10384, "1873 after[?] 1875-6"; on slide 10388 "Upper Wyndham c1875". SLIDES 10389 - 10399: - Stone building and shops at 99-109 east side of upper Wyndham Street, as they appeared between 1967-1981. Visible are signs for the Peacock Restaurant, Maher, Reward Shoes, Bata Shoes, Copp Shoes, Beneficial Loans, Wyndham Lane, and Cunningham Office Supply. Written on card accompanying slides, "99-109 Wyndham N"; written on slide 10392, "109-107-105-103-101-99"; on slide 10396, "101 Wyndham". SLIDES 10400 - 10418: - Ryan's Department store and neighbouring buildings on the east side of upper Wyndham Street as they appeared 1892-19460, and between 1977-1982. Visible are signs for IAC Niagara Loans & Mortgages, Budd's, Peacock Restaurant, Copp Shoes, Beneficial Loans, Reward Shoes, Cunningham Office Supply, John Armstrong, The White House, Casey's Scotch Dining Room, Wyndham Lane, Boot's Drug Stores, G.B. Ryan & Co., Ryan's, The Right House, Guardian Drugs, the Flour Barrel, and Wyndham Variety. Written on card accompanying slides, "Ryan Block"; written on slides 10401 and 10402, "101-107 Wyndham"; on slide 10407, "1900-05 Ryan's"; on slide 10408, "Ryan Block"; on slide 10410, "GB Ryan Store / Globe 6 Aug 1892"; on slide 10411, "JB Ryan"; on slide 10412, "GB Ryan"; on slide 10413, "1946". SLIDE 10419: - Staff outside the Kelleher & Hendley store on upper Wyndham Street, 1892. Slide made March 1977 from The Globe newspaper issue of 6 August 1892; written on slide, "Keleher & Hindly / Globe 6 Aug 1892"; on card accompanying slide, "Keleher & Hendley 1892". SLIDES 10420 - 10427: - Streetscapes with stores along the east side of upper Wyndham Street, including the building at 123-125 Wyndham, as they appeared between 1969-1982. Visible are signs for Kennedy's Bookstore, Rosella Textile, The Right House, Peacock Restaurant, Keating Pharmacy, Guardian Drugs, Budds, IAC Niagara, Rainbow Produce, John Armstrong, Export A Cigarettes, Walker's, and the Capri Restaurant. Written on card accompanying slides, "123-5 Wyndham"; on slide 10422, "123-125"; and on slide 10423, "123-125 Wyndham St". SLIDES 10428 - 10448: - The Alma Block on the east side of upper Wyndham Street, as it appeared ca. 1861-1892, and between 1967-1982. Visible are signs for W.J. Brown's wholesale and retail store, the salt yards, Forum Sport, John Armstrong Ltd., Sally's, Finigan's Cigar Store, Walker's of Guelph, Mayfern Fabrics, Victoria Billiards, and Granada TV. Written on cards accompanying slides, "Alma Block 127-135" and "133-135 Wyndham St / Alma Block 1867"; written on slide 10428, "Alma Block 1861 / built by 1857"; on slides 10430 and 10431, "Alma Block"; on slide 10439 "Alma Block 1867 / 133-135 Wyndham St / 99 Wyndham St"; on slide 10444, "Alma Block c1870"; on slide 10448, "Philip Spragge, Alma Block / 6 Aug 1892 Globe". SLIDES 10449 - 10456: - Stone building at 123 and/or 135 upper Wyndham Street as it appeared ca. 1871-1908, and between 1973-1981. Visible are signs for John Armstrong Ltd., Granada TV Rental, George Williams, and W.J. Little soda fountain and confectionary. Written on card accompanying slides, "Geo. William's Store"; written on slide 10450, "135 Wyndham St"; on slide 10451, "123 Wyndham"; on slide 10452, "1900-05 / Geo Williams Store"; on slide 10454, "c1908 George Williams"; and on slide 10455, "WJ Little 1871". Slide 10451 features an American Motors Coroporation Gremlin car. SLIDES 10457 - 10469: - The Masonic Block, stone building at 143-137 upper Wyndham Street as it appeared between 1967-1982. Visible are signs for Pacific Finance, Capri Restaurant, Finigan's Cigar Store, Topp's, Kennedy's Drug Store, Tudor Room, Forum Sport, Wellington Hotel, Diana Restaurant, Bridal Village Dress Shop, Records on Wheels, and Muskodeer. Written on card accompanying slides, "Masonic Block 143-137"; on slide 10457, "143-137 Wyndham", on slide 10464, "Wyndham"; on slide 10469, "Masonic Block". |
Creator \ Maker |
Couling, Gordon [PHOTOGRAPHER] |
Creator \ Maker |
Unknown [PHOTOGRAPHER] Globe [PHOTOGRAPHER] |
Item Name |
Slide |
Person \ Organization |
A. W. Smith and Sons Alb Brown American Motors Corporation Avco Financial Services Bank of Montreal Bata Shoe Company Beauty Salon Beneficial Loans and Mortgages Bogardus Drug Store Bogardus Pharmacy Boots Department Store Boots Drug Stores Bridal Village Dress Shop Budds Capri Restaurant Casey's Scotch Dining Room Copp Shoes Cunningham Office Supply Diana Restaurant Discount Stores Dominion Public Building Eatons of Canada Ellen's Fashions Evangelines Export Cigarettes Finigan's Cigar Store Flour Barrel Forum Sport G. B. Ryan and Company Williams, George Glynn Jewellers Granada TV Guardian Drugs Guelph Post Office Guelph United Appeal Hall's Hardware IAC Niagara Loans and Mortgages I. D. A. Pharmacy James Massie and Company John Armstrong Limited Keating Pharmacy Keleher and Hendley Kennedy's Bookstore Kennedy's Drug Store Kodak Company Limited Laura Secord Loblaws Groceteria Company London Wines Lowe Brothers Maher Marshall's Drug Store Mayfern Fabrics Monique Muskodeer Odeon Theatre Pacific Finance Pant-I-Monium Peacock Restaurant Pepsi Cola Philip Spragge and Company Pond's Camera Rainbow Produce Records On Wheels Reward Shoes Rosella Textile Royal Bank of Canada Royal Opera House Royal Trust Ryan's Department Store Sally's Salt Yard Scotiabank Simpsons-Sears Limited Singer Sewing Machine Company Stubbs and Rodger Furniture Tamblyn's Drugstore Gift Shoppe Right House, The White House Topp's Trader's Bank Tudor Room Victoria and Grey Trust Victoria Billiards W. J. Brown W. J. Little Confectionary Walker's Waterloo Trust and Savings Company Wellington Hotel Wyndham Lane Wyndham Variety Zack's Armstrong, John Brown, A. Brown, W. J. Bucham, A. O. Cunningham Finigan Glynn Hendley Keleher Knight, David Little, W. J. Massie, James Rodger Ryan, George Spragge, Philip Steele, Anthony Stubbs Tamblyn Williams, George |
Place |
Guelph Wyndham Street St. George's Square Tovell Block Hazelton Block Buckingham Block Woolwich Street Victoria Block Ryan Block Alma Block Masonic Block |
Subject |
Architecture Commercial Streetscape Flag Transportation Post Office Theatre Photography Hotel Interiors |
Photo, Map # |
10259 10259 - 10300 10260 10261 10262 10263 10264 10265 10266 10267 10268 10269 10270 10271 10272 10273 10274 10275 10276 10277 10278 10279 10280 10281 10282 10283 10284 10285 10286 10287 10288 10289 10290 10291 10292 10293 10294 10295 10296 10297 10298 10299 10300 10308 10308 - 10309 10309 10321 10348 10348 - 10469 10349 10350 10351 10352 10353 10354 10355 10356 10357 10358 10359 10360 10361 10362 10363 10364 10365 10366 10367 10368 10369 10370 10371 10372 10373 10374 10375 10376 10377 10378 10379 10380 10381 10382 10383 10384 10385 10386 10387 10388 10389 10390 10391 10392 10393 10394 10395 10396 10397 10398 10399 10400 10401 10402 10403 10404 10405 10406 10407 10408 10409 10409 10410 10411 10412 10413 10414 10415 10416 10417 10418 10420 10425 10430 10435 10440 10445 10450 10455 10460 10465 10469 |
Year Range from |
1861 |
Year Range to |
1982 |
Accession # |
A1985.110 |
Containers |
STACKS |