London Room Digital Collections

Richmond Street at York Street, looking towards the northeast corner, London, Ontario

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
A black and white photograph featuring the Grigg House Hotel. To the left in the picture, a horse and wagon can be seen heading north beside the street railway tracks up a muddy and wet Richmond Street. Several warmly dressed passersby stand on the York Street side of the hotel. There may be traces of snow on the ground. The first building to the east of the hotel is A.M. Smith and Co. Wholesale Grocers.
Notes
The inscription, which does not appear on the digital copy, was added below the original photograph in 1939.
PG L40
Inscriptions
The Grigg House, north-east corner of York and Richmond Sts. Erected and opened 1879. Left foreground, looking north on Richmond St. Right foreground, looking east on York St. About 1890-5.
Date of Original
ca. 1890 - 1895
Dimensions
Width: 25.2 cm
Height: 20.1 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 24.4cm
Image Height: 18.4cm
Local identifier
32104033409873
Collection
James Egan Collection
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.9814971252259 Longitude: -81.2484240531921
Creative Commons licence
Attribution only [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
Ivey Family London Room, London Public Library, London, Ontario, Canada
Reproduction Notes
London Room Photograph Archives - PG L40
Contact
London Public Library
Email:research.request@lpl.ca
Website:
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London, ON N6A 6H9

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