Portfolio

1920 aerial view of the area around Howard Smith Paper Mill (Domtar Fine Paper) in Cornwall Town.

Aerial Views

Cornwall and area as seen from above.

Roosevelt International Bridge.

Bridge Diasters

Cornwall has long been an internation crossing, though not without incident.

The Capitol Theatre - Lining up to see the show.

The Capitol Theatre

One of the last two 'atmospheric' theatres in the country, demolished in the name of 'progress'.

St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Cornwall, Ontario

Churches

Many churches in the area.

The Court House

Courthouse

With some modern photos of the interior renovation.

Colourized Stormont Cotton Mill, Cornwall, Ontario

Factories

The glory days, before we all switched to a service based economy.

Firefighters with their hoses are seen here at the front of the buildings, Cornwall, Ontario 1933

Fires

The city has had more than its fair share of fires.

Hotel Dieu Hospital & General Hospital combined as Cornwall Community Hospital

Hospitals

Now amalgamated into the "Cornwall Community Hospital".

Cornwall Motor Hotel

Modern Resorts

Every time I check into a motel I think of the room rates on many of these cards.

Royal Hotel, Montreal Road, Cornwall

Montreal Road

Hotels, movies, small business.

Commemorative paintings on the sides of several local buildings, Corner of Pitt & Second Street, Cornwall, Ontario

Murals

Commemorative paintings on the sides of several local buildings.

Windmill Fort, Cornwall, Ontario

Old Fort & Library

We had a Carnegie Library at one point.

A unique view of the rear of the Algonquin Hotel on Stanley Island, near Cornwall, Ontario

Old Time Resorts

Simple cabins to the grand Algonquin.

Fire at the Nazareth Orphanage. Cornwall, Ontario

Orphanage

Another loss to fire.

The Armouries, Conwall, Ontario

Parks & Militaria

Central Park, Canadian Legion, the Armouries

Cornwall Flyers, O.D.H.A. Champions 1937-1938, Cornwall, Ontario

People

An assortment — parades, bands, officials and more.

Second Street. Cornwall, Ontario

Pitt & Second Streets

Quite a bit has changed.

Close-up of C.W. Lant and his store, Cornwall, Ontario

Pitt Street

Second street may have been the main drag because of Highway 2 but this was the commercial centre.

Interior of the Royal York Cafe, 205 Pitt Street, Cornwall, Ontario

Restaurants

Chain restaurants? Never heard of them.

Cornwall Commercial College. Cornwall, Ontario

Schools

New depth to the phrase, "Old School".

The Seaway International Bridge. Cornwall, Ontario

The Seaway

The "Boom" was short-lived.

Second Street near Augustus Street. Cornwall, Ontario

Second Street

Old Highway 2, the main drag.

The Canal. Cornwall, Ontario

Ships & Canals

The tourism industry would be booming if the rapids were still here.

Souvenir Booklet. Cornwall, Ontario

Tourist Cards

“Tacky” is not a new idea.

Electric Engine #7. Cornwall, Ontario

Trains

Including the lengthy but accurately named Cornwall Street Railway Light and Power Corporation.

The tug Myra at work at Lock 21. Cornwall, Ontario

Waterfront

Cornwall has lots of it though like many other communities, we’re only just starting to reclaim it from industry.

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