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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The eastern entrance to the canal. Cornwall, Ontario

Eastern Entrance to the Canal

A fine old postcard of Cornwall’s lower wharf, showing both sailing and steam vessels. The Canada ...
The foot of the Cornwall Canal. Ontario.

The foot of the Cornwall Canal.

It becomes a game, when viewing old postcards, to find the children. In this case, there is one ...
Entree du canal a Cornwall. Ontario

Entree du canal a Cornwall.

Cornwall is a bilingual city having both English and French. While the writer wrote juin 6 (June 6) ...
Cornwall Canal near Cumberland Street. Ontario

Cornwall Canal near Cumberland Street.

This card is postmarked 1905, although the photo was taken earlier. The houses to the left are near ...
Swing Bridge over the canal near Adolphus Street. Cornwall, Ontario

Swing Bridge over the canal near Adolphus Street.

The overhead sign on the Bridge says “South Bound Traffic First” Two young boys post for the ...
Looking West towards the swing bridge and Roosevelt Bridge in the distance. Cornwall, Ontario

Looking West towards swing bridge and Roosevelt Bridge in the distance.

Stormont Mill on the left of the canal. In the far background is the international bridge. The bridge ...
Aerial view of the swing bridge, canal, and the north arm of the St. Lawrence River. Cornwall, Ontario

Aerial view of the swing bridge, canal, and the north arm of the St. Lawrence River.

The swing bridge could be turned to let ships through the canal. The canal had two extra water ...
Aerial View of Cornwall Canal. Cornwall, Ontario

Aerial View of Cornwall Canal.

Taken from the roof of the Stormont Cottons buildings on the South canal bank. Note the swing ...
Frozen Canal. Cornwall, Ontario

Frozen Canal.

This is a photograph taken about 1969 from the Seaway International Bridge looking east. Streets ...
Looking towards the east end of Cornwall. Ontario

Looking towards the east end of Cornwall.

Cornwall Canal to the left and the St. Lawrence River to the right. Taken from the roof of the Stormont ...
View from the foot of Pitt Street looking east. Cornwall, Ontario

View from the foot of Pitt Street looking east.

Taken at the bottom of Pitt Street, the barrels (on the left) are in front of the Customs building. ...
The St. Lawrence Brewery Ltd. Cornwall, Ontario

The St. Lawrence Brewery Ltd.

Here is a GREAT postcard showing the tall St. Lawrence Breweries Ltd, building (on the right) which ...
St. Lawrence Brewery Ltd. Label. Cornwall, Ontario

St. Lawrence Brewery Ltd. Label.

This handsome beer bottle label advertises St. Lawrence Brewery Limited Pale Ale as a “Mild ...
Interesting notes on the Cornwall Canal. Cornwall, Ontario

Interesting notes on the Cornwall Canal.

The average canal depth was about 16 ft. The draft of most "canallers" was about 12 to 14 ft. The ...
Cornwall Canal at Howard Smith Paper Mill. Cornwall, Ontario

Cornwall Canal at Howard Smith Paper Mill.

Looking East towards Howard Smith, crossing the canal are the control weir and safety barrier ...
Domtar in winter of 1969. Cornwall, Ontario

Domtar in winter of 1969.

Photograph taken in 1969 looking west from the Seaway International Bridge towards Domtar, gives ...
Earlier ships at Howard Smith Paper Mill / Domtar, Cornwall, Ontario

Earlier ships at Howard Smith Paper Mill / Domtar

Looking east from Howard Smith, the tall stack on the South (right-hand) river bank is the old pump ...
Lock 21 at Dickinson’s Landing. Cornwall, Ontario

Lock 21 at Dickinson’s Landing.

Note the Long Sault rapids in the background. ...
Lock 21 at Dickinson’s Landing. Cornwall, Ontario

Lock 21 at Dickinson’s Landing.

The same postcard as the previous one, colourize. It is a good example of the reissue of a black and ...
Up the canal and down the river. Cornwall, Ontario

Up the canal and down the river.

Sometimes the drudgery of being a technician in the darkroom of a postcard company ...
The Dry Docks formerly Lock 16. Cornwall, Ontario

The Dry Docks formerly Lock 16

The tall shaft (with the “box” on top) is the elevator shaft in the West Cottons complex. To the right ...
Colourized version of the previous card. Cornwall, Ontario

Colourized version of the previous card.

Colourized version of the previous card. Cornwall, Ontario ...
Very busy dry docks. Cornwall, Ontario

Very busy dry docks

The building in the distance at the center top left, with the tall chimney is the Canada Cottons ...
Very busy dry docks. Cornwall, Ontario

Black & white version of the previous card.

The building in the distance at the center top left, with the tall chimney is the Canada Cottons ...
The space between the photographer and this first lock was known to Cornwall children as the “Boardy Bottom”. Cornwall, Ontario

Boardy Bottom

Notice the dry dock photo (above this one.) It is taken from the East side looking west and shows ...
Map of the Cornwall Canada and River. Cornwall, Ontario

Map of the Cornwall Canada and River.

This map of the canal area and the St. Lawrence River shows where the dry docks were located ...
A ship rising in the lock. Cornwall, Ontario

A ship rising in the lock.

The photographer was standing on top and in the centre of one of the locks to capture this great ...
A ship rising in the lock. Cornwall, Ontario

A ship rising in the lock.

The glare on the power tower at the right is from the setting sun. ...
The tug Myra at work at Lock 21. Cornwall, Ontario

The tug Myra at work at Lock 21

This is Lock 21 with its telltale high, north, canal bank just east of Dickinson's Landing. ...
The tug Myra at work at Lock 21, Cornwall, Ontario

The tug Myra at work at Lock 21

The tug Myra pulling the same ship (as the previous card) in Lock 21. The tall canal bank is just ...
Lock 21, Cornwall, Ontario

Lock 21

Memory Shared: As children we used to bicycle to Lock 21 to 'get a ride' on the lock as the ships maneuvered ...
Power House and Locks, Cornwall Canal. Ontario. Canada

Power House and Locks, Cornwall Canal.

Looking northeast, the locks were “V” shaped with the “V” facing upstream to withstand the pressure ...
Canal to be filled in when Ontario–New York power project is completed.

Canal to be filled in when Ontario–New York power project is completed.

Caption on back of card: “Cornwall Canada–a view showing a boat proceeding through ...
The swing bridge at the bottom of Augustus Street. Cornwall, Ontario

The swing bridge at the bottom of Augustus Street.

The smaller lower building next to the bridge was a flour mill run by William Mack in the 1890s ...
The Motor Vessel Farrandoc at Cornwall. Ontario

The Motor Vessel Farrandoc at Cornwall.

In 1926, MV Farrandoc was built by Federal Steel and Barge Company in London Connecticut. ...
Motor Vessel (MV) Huron in transit in lock 17 or 15. Cornwall, Ontario

Motor Vessel (MV) Huron in transit in Lock 17 or 15.

Many boats and ships passed through the locks at Cornwall. The building at right was the main ...
Canada Steamship Lines at Lock 21. Cornwall, Ontario

Canada Steamship Lines at Lock 21.

Cornwall Civic Complex and Arena.

Cornwall Civic Complex and Arena.

The civic complex was built over the former Cornwall Canal with its back to the St. Lawrence ...
Nav Centre / NavCan. Cornwall, Ontario

Nav Centre / NavCan.

The former Transport Canada Training Institute on the North side of Hwy 2, East, later known as the Nav ...
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