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.

Friday, 30 June 2017

The Goldie Mill grounds

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A section of Goldie Mill Park was recently closed due to detection of contaminated soil . The trouble started in June 2016 when sinkholes ...
Friday, 26 May 2017

The arrival of Guelph Central Station, 1911

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In the morning cool on 19 April 2017, Guelph dignitaries including M.P. Lloyd Longfield, M.P.P. Liz Sandals, Mayor Cam Guthrie, and members ...
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Friday, 24 March 2017

Princess Coretta and the Royal City

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The Royal City has played host to a number of royal visitors over the years. For example, the Prince of Wales paid a visit in 1919 . Howev...
Tuesday, 21 February 2017

Happy Valentines Day 1906, Maude Powers!

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Although Valentine's Day cards date back to the Georgian period, the business of sending love tokens to that special someone really got ...
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Sunday, 15 January 2017

James Lee Stratton, somewhere in France, 1917

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The postcard below depicts two soldiers leaning on a wall, in perhaps a rare moment off duty, "somewhere in France", January 1917....
Wednesday, 21 December 2016

Merry Xmas Tokyo, 1908!

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The picture side of this postcard is common enough, providing a view of the Priory , the "First House in Guelph, now CPR Station" ...
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