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, 28 September 2014

Bell Organ and Piano Co. clock

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In previous posts, I have been revisiting some of the civic clocks that once looked out over the Royal City. Some were public clocks, such a...
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Tuesday, 2 September 2014

Postcard exhibit

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The Pepco Edison Place Gallery in Washington D.C. is currently staging an exhibition entitled “ Postcards from the Trenches: German and Amer...
Sunday, 31 August 2014

The origin of the Blacksmith Fountain

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As noted in an earlier post , St. George's Square is the centre of some controversy. The Square is due for some infrastructure upgrades...
Saturday, 26 July 2014

The Homewood Retreat grounds

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Currently known as the " Homewood Health Centre ", Guelph's place of refuge for the afflicted and addicted began as the Homewo...
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Monday, 30 June 2014

Happy Canada Day, 2014

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Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day) seems like a good time to bring out the patriotic postcards. These fall into at least two types. First...
Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Wells' bridge

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In the early morning hours of 13 May 2014, lightning struck the old manor at 25 Manor Park Crescent in Guelph . The old stone home caught f...
Wednesday, 7 May 2014

The island in the Square

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The City of Guelph is contemplating some further changes to its downtown spaces. One of the changes under consideration is the construction...
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