Post by Nittro on Feb 3, 2016 19:28:13 GMT -5
A few years ago I shared some vintage photographs of our club. The recent Dalhousie Yacht Club newsletter has provided more views of a bygone era. If you look carefully you will easily identify familiar landmarks, and be amazed at the changes that have taken place.
Tourists crossed Lake Ontario from Toronto to visit Port Dalhousie and Niagara Falls. Freighters utilized the Welland Canal to reach the inland Great Lakes or unloaded their goods to continue on rail. It's little wonder a 1930's article in The Standard declared Port the second busiest in Canada!
Looking downstream at lock one of the Old Welland Canal C1910.
Looking upstream on the west side. The current Lincoln Fabrics building is on the left, below the more prominent east block building of Maple Leaf Rubber.
On the east side is evidence of the freight rails and the trolley service from downtown St. Catharines.
C1920 aerial view. Take note of the numerous freighters on the east shoreline.
This photo includes the grain elevator of the Welland Railway which burned down December 1910.
This C1910 photo gives you an idea of the history that still stands as you enter Port. On the left is the current location for Timmies. A lot of physical changes have taken place over the years.
This C1904 view shares the paddle wheeler of the day along side the trolley service. In the foreground is a coal pile on the future site of the Dalhousie Yacht Club.
A C1910 view of the piers with the lighthouse still enjoyed today.
Maple Leaf Rubber buildings built around 1900. The west block is long gone, but the east building is currently occupied by Lincoln Fabrics.
A C1950 photo of Lakeside Park.
