Postcard Memories

In 1876, Fralick opened a soda water manufacturing facility on Tecumseth Street and operated a factory until his death in 1904

The dairy opened in 1939 and eventually was sold to the Borden's, who continued to operate the dairy until it closed in 1981

Colborne Street building's bricks were decorated with broken glass and marbles; most of the glass was supplied by the neighbourhood children

In early 1900s, U.S. visitor had his car shipped from Chicago so he could use it while summering at Klondike Hotel at the Atherley Narrows

Part of the facade facing West Street still features the original three windows on the second floor

J. H. Ross began making canoes, sailboats and skiffs in a shed just north of the dock at the bottom of the village’s main street in 1890

The corner of Mississaga and West has changed a lot since the mid 1950s, but the bus terminal is now back at this original location in the downtown

Long before it blossomed into the iconic Mariposa Market, the Newton-Croxall Ltd. Furniture Store was a downtown staple in the 1940s

Alvin Sykes, slight in stature, would easily throw 100-bag of potatoes over his shoulder and deliver it to your door from 1935 until store closed in 1967

The forerunner to Canada Day, Dominion Day was marked with a parade that delighted people throughout the town