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| Nom de l'objet : | Photograph |
| Titre : | St. George's Square c. 1902 |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | 8: Communication Artifact |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Documentary Artifact |
| Médium : | Paper, Photographic |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2002.63.1 |
| Culture : | Canadian |
| Date de début de production : | 1895 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1905 |
| Date absolue : | circa 1902 |
| Description : | Panoramic Black and White photograph of north side of St. George's Square. In the foreground is the Blacksmith Statue with the street car tracks around it. The Post Office stands in the centre - with the addition to the building but the clock has not been put in yet - that was put in 1905. The Bank of Montreal stands to the left and beside it is the Tovell building which houses Kelso's Printing Office, Tovell Harnesses and the Royal Templars of Temperance hall. The East side of Upper Wyndham is visible up to the Wellington Hotel. The businesses visible (from the Wellington hotel to the Square) are: Geo. Williams, G.B. Ryan and Co., Grant and Armstrong, C.L. Nelles, R.E. Nelson, and Traders Bank. Douglas St. is visible and so is St. George's Church. On the east side of the Square is the Victoria Hotel, Alex Stewart Drugs, CIBC, Quebec St., Christadelphian's Hall, C.W. Parker Dentist, and Metropolitan Bank. There are people walking on the street and sidewalk and there are a few carriages on the roads. Also in the lower right of the photo is someone picking up garbage off of the street. |
| Fonctions : | St. George's Square- located at mid-point in the length of Wyndham St. it is an open space providing focus for the Central business district. It is geometrically aligned with Quebec St which crosses Wyndham at angle of 110 degrees rather than the conventional 90 degree angle corner. In 1884 J.B. Armstrong, local prominent carriage manufacturer, donated the Blacksmith fountain, to the city as a centrepiece for the square and a symbol of industry. It is the statue of a blacksmith cast in metal alloy, standing on a basin supported by a rococo cast iron pedestal. It remained there until 1922 when it moved to Priory Square on Macdonell St. to facilitate for the streetcars in St George's Square. It's position there overlooks the site where Guelph's founder, John Galt is said to have felled the first tree. It was restored in 1991 by local firm Alloy Welding. Tovell Building- In 1882-83, Joseph Tovell built a 4 storey building with the ground floor serving as his business (harness and leather merchant) and later as the Royal Bank (1906-72). This building and a neighbouring structure to north were known as Tovell Block. The building was demolished in 1974. Post Office- Old Wellington Hotel demolished in 1876 to make way for Post Office- Built under supervision of Victor Stewart. Third Storey added in 1902. This post office became a customs building when the present day Post Office opened in 1936. The Post Office/Customs Building in Square was demolished in 1960 after much controversy, and now the Bank of Nova Scotia stands at this sight. |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Guelph |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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