Fires

The city has had more than its fair share.

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This diagram shows the buildings (colored gray) which were destroyed in the Great Fire of August 7, ...
Starting with the F.W. Woolworth’s store (next to the red/brown brick Royal Bank) all of the stores, ...
Someone, (schoolboys are suspected) started a fire along the board fence behind Cornwall Motor Sales. ...
The photographer (at left, wearing suspenders) is using a tripod with his camera to photograph the fire. ...
The few hoses available, seem to have little impact on the fire’s progress. ...
A devastating day for businesses and for the families who made their homes in apartments above the ...
Crowds were kept away from the scene–at Second Street and Third Street. ...
Crowds were kept away from the scene–at Second Street and Third Street. ...
The day of the fire was also the August Civic Holiday, that, and the fact that it was a daytime fire, kept ...
This photo is taken from the clock tower of the Post Office. Visible through the smoke is St. Columban’s ...
Another view shows only brick chimneys remained standing. At the bottom left, firemen ...
Here is an earlier glimpse of Pitt Street looking south towards the river. On the right is the Post Office ...
A man with a dog is perched on some lumber to stay out of the water at the back of the buildings. ...
Notice the woman at left, wrapped in a blanket. ...
Following the fire only the Post Office and Royal Bank (the first two buildings on the left) remained. ...
This postcard is postmarked 17 Oct 1912. The dresses and hats of the ladies in this colorized ...
The City Hall, Police Station, and Fire Hall were all located in this landmark building on Pitt Street ...
Cornwall’s City Hall, Fire Hall, and Police Station. The large doors were for fire vehicles. The upstairs was ...
A later photo showing the Fire Department still located in the building. The top portion of ...
Rebuilding the block during the depression years of the 1930s took considerable time. ...
Many of these early postcards lacked the trolley rails and electrical wires that filled the view. The ...
An interesting view post-1933 which includes the East side of Pitt Street. Kyte’s Stationers ...
The hotel was situated on Water Street west of the Court House. The artist has sketched a bit of the ...
This photo was probably taken the day after the Windsor Hotel fire. A small crowd has gathered to view ...
Located on the East side of Pitt Street between First & Second Streets (where the new Arts Centre is ...
Notice the four men standing in the doorway. The large window on the right is painted “Drug Store” and ...
Rossmore House Fire—Friday, April 29, 1910, was the night Halley’s Comet was expected to appear in ...
The Rossmore faced Pitt Street but "cornered" to Second Street. This may be the “rear” of the Hotel on
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