Vintage shots from days gone by!

Calais Street Railway Car#4 on King Street, St. Stephen, New Brunswick, ca. 1900

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May all these heroes rest in peace....

 

Highway 401 at Wellington Rd...1956

 

Stretch of unopened 401 between Windsor and Tilbury, 1956

 

Traffic congestion in 1958 along the 401 at Keele Street, Toronto ON

 

Aerial view of 401( tunnel Route) looking east from Howard Ave, Windsor ON

 

Link to large picture to show more detail

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One of my Uncles was on a destroyer in the drydock photo above, but I can't remember which one it was. Thankfully, he only lost a finger... imagine what a day that was. Its time to toast all our heroes again. Gary

 

Dundas Street in London ON...1951

 

Highway #2 outside of Chatham ON, 1951

 

Postcard showing an aerial view of the construction of the Gardiner Expressway (Hwy 2) in Toronto at Jameson Avenue (ca. 1959)

 

Postcard view of King Street through Iroquois (ca. 1945). This portion of Hwy 2 was flooded in July 1958 to make way for the St. Lawrence Seaway project. While the buildings were all demolished, the roadway still exists

 

What remains of Iroquois ON is the remains of highway #2 ...

 

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