YMCA on Wellington Street, London, Ontario

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Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

A glossy print of the west side of Wellington Street just south of Queens Avenue, showing the YMCA building and the Bicycle & Motor Sales Co. building to the left of it. A portion of the London Public Library can be seen in the background just past the YMCA.
A portable sign with the words "STOP! WALKING / BUY A RED BIRD Bicycle" stands near the sidewalk in front of the bicycle shop. Another sign above the entrance to the shop invites people to "BUY A BRANTFORD BICYCLE SAVE TIME - SAVE MONEY".

Notes

This photograph is similar to another of our collection's digitized photographs showing the YMCA building on Wellington Street.

This YMCA building was designed by the local firm of Moore and Henry and opened on January 1, 1897. On January 4, 1981, arson caused a $1-million dollar fire in this building. On July 30, 1981 ground was broken for a new Central YMCA-YWCA on the corner of King and Waterloo Streets and this new building opened January 5, 1983. The building on Wellington street has been demolished.

The London Room's index card for this photograph indicates that it was taken ca. 1914. There is no inscription or indication of who the photographer was.

The map shows the location on Wellington Street where this YMCA building once stood.

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