Sep 05 2021
September 2021 In the years after World War II, the economy was booming and people had money to spend. Luxuries, like cars and family vacations, were becoming more and more affordable to families across Canada and America. As air travel was still quite expensive, automobiles were the preferred method of travel. However, back in the …
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Sep 03 2021
September 2021 In the mostly rural municipality of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, a historic arch bridge can be found. Stretching over the Trent-Severn Waterway near the settlement of Bolsover, the Canal Lake Concrete Arch Bridge, a single arch bridge, braced by abutments on either shore, is the earliest known reinforced concrete bridge in Canada, having been …
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Aug 23 2021
August 2021 The Caledonia Bridge, in Caledonia, Ontario, also known as the Grand River Bridge and the Argyle Street Bridge, is a historic bridge that crosses over the Grand River. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation, who have jurisdiction over the bridge, has been undertaking efforts to replace the aging structure for around two decades, and …
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Aug 21 2021
August 2021 The Port Stanley Terminal Railway (PSTR) is a tourist, heritage railway, located in the port town of Port Stanley, Ontario, south of London, on the north shore of Lake Erie. Using the tracks of the former London and Port Stanley Railway (L&PS), the PTSR takes visitors northward on either a 60-minute, 8-mile trip …
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Aug 18 2021
August 2021 The Ambassador Hotel was a beloved hotel in Sudbury, Ontario, dating back to March 1968, when the four Ceppetelli sisters bought a prime piece of real estate, at the corner of Falconbridge Road and The Kingsway. Situated not far from the Sudbury Airport, the Ambassador Hotel was also close to tourist attractions such …
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Aug 17 2021
August 2021 The City of St. Thomas, Ontario, bills itself as “The Railway City,” and they make the most of that boast. As the home to the Elgin County Railway Museum and the North American Railway Hall of Fame, they proudly celebrate their railway heritage, one that dates back to the 1856, when the first …
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Aug 12 2021
August 2021 Back when steam-powered locomotives dominated the Canadian landscape, railway roundhouses were needed for repair and storage of the locomotives. Most were demolished in the years after the railways converted to diesel -powered locomotives, but a handful remain standing; restored and repurposed as museums or for commercial use. The London Roundhouse, in London, Ontario, …
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Aug 12 2021
August 2021 The King City Airport was a small, private, general aviation airport once served King Township, just north of Toronto, Ontario. Dating back to the 1950s, it was on the east side of Highway 400, along the King-Vaughan Town Line. Although it closed over four decades ago, the subsequent owner, K.J. Beamish Construction, retained …
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Aug 12 2021
August 2021 King Township is a township just north of Toronto, Ontario, encompassing part of the rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine, and ecologically important geological landform, and the Holland Marsh, considered to be the vegetable basket of Ontario. Like many municipalities across Canada, King Township grew because of the railway, and the roadways …
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Aug 08 2021
August 2021 Of all the historic bridges across North America, London, Ontario, has the oldest, and longest, wrought iron, bowstring truss bridge in North America that is still able to accommodate vehicular traffic. The Blackfriars Bridge, with an unsupported length of 216 feet, is a double-lane bridge that has carried wagons, vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians …
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