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.

Wednesday, 27 July 2016

The Priory gets rebuilt—almost!

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My previous posting left off with the demolition of the Priory in 1926 . Salvageable logs from the main body had been hauled to Robert Stewa...
Wednesday, 29 June 2016

The Priory—a sad ending

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In his essential History of Guelph , Leo Johnson remarks that the Priory—the first house in Guelph—came to a sad ending ( 1977, p. 317 ). I...
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Friday, 27 May 2016

Zavitz Hall

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Zavitz Hall , on Branion Plaza at the University of Guelph , has come a long way, in spite of not having gone anywhere. Not going anywhere...
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Wednesday, 27 April 2016

Generic postcards of Guelph

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Imagine that you wandered into A.B. Petrie's drugstore on Wyndham Street about 100 years ago, looking for a postcard. What would you e...
Monday, 28 March 2016

Easter in Guelph, 1920

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Easter has traditionally been an important time of year in Guelph, both for religious and secular reasons. Part of its significance is that...
Monday, 29 February 2016

Frederick Bogardus and his pharmacies

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Over the sidewalk at the north end of Wyndham Street hung a curious sign. In the shape of a pestle, it said "Opera House Pharmacy // B...
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