Guelph in postcards

Postcards of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, from my collection, spanning the early 20th century to the present. Click on postcard images to see them enlarged, and on Street View images (where given; copyright to Google) to compare with the present-day city. Also, check out my Flash from the Past columns with the Waterloo Record.

Monday, 26 August 2013

The Scotiabank Clock

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The theme of civic clocks is continued in this post with some notes about the Scotiabank clock. The term "Scotiabank clock" m...
Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Old Home Week, 1913 - the event

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As noted in my previous posting , Guelphites had planned for a big bash at the end of July, 1913. It seems that their wish was granted. Ma...
Saturday, 27 July 2013

Old Home Week, 1913 - the preparations

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One hundred years ago, one of the biggest occasions for the city of Guelph was Old Home Week. Old Home Week was a celebration in which form...
Tuesday, 16 July 2013

The Post Office clock

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In a posting about the City Hall clock , I noted how clocks in civic spaces—and on civic buildings—perform more than a time-keeping function...
Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Happy (belated) Canada Day!

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Although I have missed the date itself, I still would like to honour Canada's birthday with a belated posting. Here is a postcard feat...
Sunday, 23 June 2013

The City Hall clock

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Guelph, like most Canadian cities, has featured a number of prominent city clocks. As Marc Boileau observes in his book " Towers of ti...
Sunday, 9 June 2013

Bowling for dollars!

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I suspect that the the title of this post will have readers scratching their heads. What does "Bowling for dollars" (BFD) have to...
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