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.

Sunday, 27 October 2013

The Nurses' Home

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Conflict erupted recently in the City over a plan by Vesterra Property Management to renovate the former Family and Children's Services ...
Monday, 23 September 2013

F. C. Harrison of the O.A.C.

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Here is an unusual Guelph postcard, that is, one without a picture. This is the front of the card with the address: The markings identif...
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...
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